991.2 GTS Turbo Failure Issue
Discussion
Grantstown said:
I think you should embrace improvement and get the car sorted out. Weissach is quite new. They’re probably great, but personally I’d have my car trailered to Litchfield for this job if I was you.
Porsche won’t come up with a solution for this I suspect, but the independent sector will.
I spoke with Litchfield this week. They dont' have a proper fix for it at all, they are making a manifold but nothing turbo related at all. I wish they would do though it would give so much peace of mind. Porsche won’t come up with a solution for this I suspect, but the independent sector will.
They said reasons that cause it:
Seal Gap on the turbo failing
Exposed turbos being near to the ground
OIl return line clogging up
Back pressure from the exhaust.
But I think in a majority of cases it's the oil return lines. They have a oil catch can which can help but doesn't fully resolve it
I've finally got my car back after 3 months this weekend. Drives much better than I previously remember! Does anybody know what is involved in a 111 point check and getting a warranty put back onto it & the costs involved?
Also if anyone is interested the link below sends you to the Service Bulletin & repair method by Porsche OPC's for this issue:
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0f0OdUrzJtN2iTt...
Also if anyone is interested the link below sends you to the Service Bulletin & repair method by Porsche OPC's for this issue:
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/0f0OdUrzJtN2iTt...
rjh_36093 said:
Grantstown said:
I think you should embrace improvement and get the car sorted out. Weissach is quite new. They’re probably great, but personally I’d have my car trailered to Litchfield for this job if I was you.
Porsche won’t come up with a solution for this I suspect, but the independent sector will.
I spoke with Litchfield this week. They dont' have a proper fix for it at all, they are making a manifold but nothing turbo related at all. I wish they would do though it would give so much peace of mind. Porsche won’t come up with a solution for this I suspect, but the independent sector will.
They said reasons that cause it:
Seal Gap on the turbo failing
Exposed turbos being near to the ground
OIl return line clogging up
Back pressure from the exhaust.
But I think in a majority of cases it's the oil return lines. They have a oil catch can which can help but doesn't fully resolve it
I wonder if winter salt as a rot accelerator is less of an issue on the Continent ?
When I had my GT4 tuned by Jens Ehressman in Dusseldorf he was surprised at how much more corrosion there was on the fittings of my car than he saw on vehicles used more locally ... ??
The problem I guess is cooling vs. being open to the elements ...
When I had my GT4 tuned by Jens Ehressman in Dusseldorf he was surprised at how much more corrosion there was on the fittings of my car than he saw on vehicles used more locally ... ??
The problem I guess is cooling vs. being open to the elements ...
ChrisW. said:
I wonder if winter salt as a rot accelerator is less of an issue on the Continent ?
When I had my GT4 tuned by Jens Ehressman in Dusseldorf he was surprised at how much more corrosion there was on the fittings of my car than he saw on vehicles used more locally ... ??
The problem I guess is cooling vs. being open to the elements ...
The amount of salt on our roads is absolutely ridiculous….I live in Bucks…they have 50 gritters that go out !!! Imagine if they spent even 20% of that budget on pot hole repairs. Winter tyres and no salt on the roads…we all know what would be better for the environment.When I had my GT4 tuned by Jens Ehressman in Dusseldorf he was surprised at how much more corrosion there was on the fittings of my car than he saw on vehicles used more locally ... ??
The problem I guess is cooling vs. being open to the elements ...
rjh_36093 said:
... Does anybody know what is involved in a 111 point check and getting a warranty put back onto it & the costs involved?
From my experience, the 111 point check is something you can ask any OPC to carry out on a car that fits the criteria of age, mileage, etc.Whether it's a fixed price across the board or not you'll have to find out, but at Stratstone Bolton it's £216 inc VAT. You'll receive a report with either traffic lights for condition, or boxes with a more simple 'go/no-go'. It's quite comprehensive but really only a necessity to allow for warranty extension. I suspect a good indy would do something far more comprehensive if you could find someone to do it.
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