Hi guys, I hardly use this these days as we moved to a quite rural place, ive always had a slight ticking noise, never really been that bothered about it.
Just had new water pump, alternator, steering rack, battery, tyres and few others cost of about 3k.
I took it for a drive the other day and I noticed first gear was a bit noisy and difficult to select.
When I moved it into first gear it was like a grrrrr noise.
Rest were okay.
Anyhow few days later I went from Scotland to Cambridge to pick up a landrover defender (yes we really are rural)
I noticed the gears were not good at all coming back and I was forced to pull over 30 miles from home.
terrible noise like bang clot, bang clot, but when I dip the clutch it stopped the noise and sounded really good just as it did when new.
lifted clutch back up, and noise started again.
I phoned Porsche and they asked to listen on phone and said instantly gear box had failed.
I took it to another guy a few miles from my house and he also agreed gear box..
btw 1st gear sound like a bag of spanners..
put it in reverse and it jumped into 1st.
anyhow managed to get home and parked it up.
Now, I love this car even though I hardly use it, and its had parts fitted when needed, but I do plan to sell it soon and get a 997 turbo for the summer.
Problem is I dont want to spend 3k on a new gearbox if its the gearbox oil as someone said or something else? can they be re-conditioned?
Has anyone else had anything like this before?
Btw car is 997s
Just had new water pump, alternator, steering rack, battery, tyres and few others cost of about 3k.
I took it for a drive the other day and I noticed first gear was a bit noisy and difficult to select.
When I moved it into first gear it was like a grrrrr noise.
Rest were okay.
Anyhow few days later I went from Scotland to Cambridge to pick up a landrover defender (yes we really are rural)

I noticed the gears were not good at all coming back and I was forced to pull over 30 miles from home.
terrible noise like bang clot, bang clot, but when I dip the clutch it stopped the noise and sounded really good just as it did when new.
lifted clutch back up, and noise started again.
I phoned Porsche and they asked to listen on phone and said instantly gear box had failed.
I took it to another guy a few miles from my house and he also agreed gear box..
btw 1st gear sound like a bag of spanners..
put it in reverse and it jumped into 1st.
anyhow managed to get home and parked it up.
Now, I love this car even though I hardly use it, and its had parts fitted when needed, but I do plan to sell it soon and get a 997 turbo for the summer.
Problem is I dont want to spend 3k on a new gearbox if its the gearbox oil as someone said or something else? can they be re-conditioned?
Has anyone else had anything like this before?
Btw car is 997s