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RedSpiseeBalls
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440 posts
29 months
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The passengers side on the cayman has recently developed a creaking/squidging sound as the rear wheel runs over any pot-hole/manhole cover in the road.
Easy to associate it to the cars suspension that "needs oiling" ...
Is this something anyone else has experienced or knows what is? (The cars less than a year old.)
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khushy
3,395 posts
89 months
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shirley - your first act, should be to contact your OPC?
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RedSpiseeBalls
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440 posts
29 months
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Already have  Just asking the question though to see if any1 else has experienced this?
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911god
1,918 posts
55 months
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RedSpiseeBalls said: The passengers side on the cayman has recently developed a creaking/squidging sound as the rear wheel runs over any pot-hole/manhole cover in the road.
Easy to associate it to the cars suspension that "needs oiling" ...
Is this something anyone else has experienced or knows what is? (The cars less than a year old.) FWIW my gt3 is going into opc Colchester Saturday as I've a creaking noise under the drivers side front somewhere that opc solihull failed to repair when I returned the car to them after i purchased it off the main website. That problem was one of many but let's not get into that. Having read up on it today it's, apparently, a fairly common thing and is something to do with suspension mounts or the likes. My car only does it after its been running for a while and predominantly in the wet for some bizarre reason. This time I've told the opc I don't want the car back till its sorted as its a tad unnerving. If u google the problem you will find various explanations which this time I've linked to the opc. I'll let u know the upshot!
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RedSpiseeBalls
Original Poster
440 posts
29 months
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@911God sounds like a very common issue...
what do you reckon is the likely response the OPC is going to give me?
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khushy
3,395 posts
89 months
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RedSpiseeBalls
Original Poster
440 posts
29 months
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khushy said: "Jim'll Fix It" LOL... more mean't is it something they will recognise without dismissing away and if so is it covered by warranty?
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khushy
3,395 posts
89 months
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you tell me the next set of lotto numbers and I will gladly repay the favour - in the time its taken you to ask the question and read the drivel written in reply, you could have already had your answer!
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RedSpiseeBalls
Original Poster
440 posts
29 months
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khushy said: you tell me the next set of lotto numbers and I will gladly repay the favour - in the time its taken you to ask the question and read the drivel written in reply, you could have already had your answer! Woah relax, no need to spam the thread or be overly aggressive... Forum search is down, hence why I have asked the question to fellow Porsche owners who might have experience with this issue at an OPC (and I thought 911god reply was quite helpful)... I dont really see what your issue is.
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911god
1,918 posts
55 months
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Any decent opc will do their level best to help. I called Colchester this am and the car is booked in and a courtesy car is ready for me this saturday. Weather the item is covered under warranty is another matter and they wont commit until they have investigated although my gripe will be that thhe problem existed back in November last year when Solihull deleiverd the car so im sure they will look at it favouably. However u look at it you have no option other than to get it looked at and given u have a warranty an OPC has to be your first port of call
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ukgatecrasher
50 posts
59 months
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It was the lower control arm bushes that caused the creaking on mine, not an expensive fix at £120 each fitted ( local garage not OPC), apparently the rubber bushes dry out.
Take no notice of some of the bell ends on here who have such a sad life they only reply with useless drivel.
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RudeDog
1,249 posts
44 months
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I had a very similar problem with my Cayman last year. I took it to the OPC and they replaced the lower front suspension arm because they said one of the bushes had gone dry. If my car had been under warranty they might have just replaced the bush, I was paying so they replaced the whole suspension arm.
Either way, it was a relatively straightforward fix.
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911god
1,918 posts
55 months
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I also suspect it's a pretty straight forward fix but it's just locating the actual part rather than replacing all manner of bits. Bloody annoying thou
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RedSpiseeBalls
Original Poster
440 posts
29 months
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@911God, taking it to see them tomrrow AM too (not Colchester though), apparently a technican goes with you on a drive. I will update as to what happens, I hope it is just the bushes drying out. Thanks guys, very helpful info all round
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911god
1,918 posts
55 months
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RedSpiseeBalls said: @911God, taking it to see them tomrrow AM too (not Colchester though), apparently a technican goes with you on a drive. I will update as to what happens, I hope it is just the bushes drying out. Thanks guys, very helpful info all round Yup i got a technician with me too saturday. keep us posted and we can compare notes cheers
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RedSpiseeBalls
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440 posts
29 months
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As the noise seems to happen when the cars not been driven for a while, when with the technician it wasnt occurring.
That said the cars still booked in for 3 days with them (in about 3 weeks) so they can test/monitor it when its with them for a little while.
Will update again then
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uknick
217 posts
54 months
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RudeDog said: I had a very similar problem with my Cayman last year. I took it to the OPC and they replaced the lower front suspension arm because they said one of the bushes had gone dry. If my car had been under warranty they might have just replaced the bush, I was paying so they replaced the whole suspension arm.
Either way, it was a relatively straightforward fix. How old/mileage was your car?
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RudeDog
1,249 posts
44 months
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uknick said: RudeDog said: I had a very similar problem with my Cayman last year. I took it to the OPC and they replaced the lower front suspension arm because they said one of the bushes had gone dry. If my car had been under warranty they might have just replaced the bush, I was paying so they replaced the whole suspension arm.
Either way, it was a relatively straightforward fix. How old/mileage was your car? At the time, it would have been about 4 1/2 years old with about 45k on the clock.
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March2008
286 posts
59 months
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I have similar noises from CS. On rough broken surfaces, not pot holes, the car makes horrendous noise, like all the tyre noise and suspension components are getting shaken like mad. OPC inspected but said the car was perfect, took technician out, he couldn't pin point noise, next option was chassis microphones.
The actual ride quality is perfect, it's just bloody noisy and annoying.
Anyone else have similar issues?
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1point7bar
1,091 posts
18 months
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RudeDog said: I had a very similar problem with my Cayman last year. I took it to the OPC and they replaced the lower front suspension arm because they said one of the bushes had gone dry. If my car had been under warranty they might have just replaced the bush, I was paying so they replaced the whole suspension arm.
Either way, it was a relatively straightforward fix. I think the bush is factory installed in the wishbones.
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