Cayenne Turbo - Some diy questions

[5678]

Two issues of like advice on...

Been advised that the uj on my prop shaft is leaking grease and will fail at some point. Annoyingly it's had the bearing done recently too!
I've had a read about doing it myself and other than aligning the centre bearing, it doesn't seem too bad. Has anyone done this themselves before?
Also, what's the thinking on going for genuine parts at £750 or a non genuine at £300-350? Both have a two year warranty and whilst I'm not running this on a shoestring I don't want to spend money without reason!

Second issue is that I have water ingress into the passenger footwell. We've caught it fairly early so hopefully no lasting issues. I do need to get the carpet up and get a dehumidifier in there though. Any tips on removing the passenger seat so that I can get better access? Will I need to remove the will cover etc too? I'll borrow a wet/dry vac to get as much water out as possible first too.

Cheers.

[Luke.]

Hi - re the water ingress, you need to get the drainage channels emptied. Off the top of my head, there could be up to 15 litres of water in there on each side. And once it's coming through to the carpet, you really need to get it sorted pronto. Especially as there's a shed load of electrics in there.

I went through this just a few months back. Got it sorted by La Rose Porsche in the end. But took weeks as they had to take out the interior and dry it.

[5678]

Northway have cleaned the drain holes for me this week. I'm going to take the arch liner out for a check myself too. Plan is to get the seat out and carpet up, then run a dehumidifier in there for as many days as it takes until it's not pulling water out.

[Luke.]

Niggles aside, you enjoying the car?

[5678]

Just a bit! Niggles haven't been too bad, just a few of the common problems it seems. Northway said that overall it was in pretty decent condition so it seems I did OK with what I paid for it.

Fuel is much as expected. We're doing 16mpg average at the moment.

Edited by 5678 on Wednesday 1st October 16:59

[DH01]

Easy DIY job .can be done with the arch liner in situ, just remember to find and undo all the fasteners !

[5678]

That's very helpful, thanks. Quite surprising how much he pulled out of one arch!

[DH01]

The resevoir in behind the dashboard holds something like 15 litres , I could hear the water sloshing about as I turned corners, quite odd ! Easy job to do on the driveway but be prepared for a sleeve full of water and debris.

[DH01]

Regarding P v's pattern parts I used a genuine P shaft but the local garage fitted it at a vastly different hourly rate.
The OPC quoted me £750 per axle for discs and pads but the local garage was able to do all the brakes and pads for £550 using quality named parts. I certainly can't feel a £1000 worth of difference. Mines a 4.5s not a turbo though.

[5678]

Thanks. Plan is still to do the drains and carpet tomorrow if it doesn't rain. Wet vac and dehumidifier ready!

Prop wise, I think I'll chance it on the nonP part. It's less than half the cost and has the same warranty!