Cayman Air-con Leaking / Broken

Cayman Air-con Leaking / Broken

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Phil Tudhope

98 posts

225 months

Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Resurrecting an old thread here I see but found this with Google.

Just had one condenser on my 2008 Cayman replaced by Porsche Garage due to leakage - £600. Within a few days of return of car a strange hissing sound from behind dash and no aircon. Sound indicates lack of refrigerant gas.

Back to Porsche and diagnosis is the coolant pipes from compressor to condensers is leaking at the unions and whole piping needs replacing - £700.

This is a damned expensive set of faults and typical rubbish Porsche quality. I have never had an aircon failure on any other car (and I've had a lot!). Even my TVR Tuscan airon works perfectly and that is older than the Porsche.

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Disgruntled

Trev450

6,420 posts

178 months

Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Its not just the condensers and their pipework that's made from paper, but the radiators and associated metal pipes as well. I know it's a bitter pill to swallow but you are better off having the whole lot done at the same time.

Eddh

4,656 posts

198 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Phil Tudhope said:
Resurrecting an old thread here I see but found this with Google.

Just had one condenser on my 2008 Cayman replaced by Porsche Garage due to leakage - £600. Within a few days of return of car a strange hissing sound from behind dash and no aircon. Sound indicates lack of refrigerant gas.

Back to Porsche and diagnosis is the coolant pipes from compressor to condensers is leaking at the unions and whole piping needs replacing - £700.

This is a damned expensive set of faults and typical rubbish Porsche quality. I have never had an aircon failure on any other car (and I've had a lot!). Even my TVR Tuscan airon works perfectly and that is older than the Porsche.

Yours
Disgruntled
Crikey, I think that is what is wrong with my 911.

I have the hissing behind the dash, I'll be ripping it all apart and having a look myself next month though when I can be bothered. It's not hot enough to need the aircon yet biggrin

996TT02

3,325 posts

146 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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Phil Tudhope said:
Resurrecting an old thread here I see but found this with Google.

Just had one condenser on my 2008 Cayman replaced by Porsche Garage due to leakage - £600. Within a few days of return of car a strange hissing sound from behind dash and no aircon. Sound indicates lack of refrigerant gas.

Back to Porsche and diagnosis is the coolant pipes from compressor to condensers is leaking at the unions and whole piping needs replacing - £700.

This is a damned expensive set of faults and typical rubbish Porsche quality. I have never had an aircon failure on any other car (and I've had a lot!). Even my TVR Tuscan airon works perfectly and that is older than the Porsche.

Yours
Disgruntled
Not much help but you can replace both condensers for less than £150 if you DIY, only factor in the cost of a regas as an extra. £600 for just the one is extortion.

Re your current problem I'd get a second opinion at an aircon place totally unrelated to Porsche, and in the eventuality get the work done elsewhere anyway. Leaking at the unions, sort out the unions...