Cayenne 958 3.0tdi
Discussion
A week ago I wasn't looking for a new car!
This one came about after needing to borrow a horse trailer last weekend as my wife hadn't renewed the insurance on the lorry (a '95 iveco 7.5t so a bit of an old sl*g) and I bet her she'd wish she had a trailer again.. I won the bet! But as there's now three jockeys in the household we "need" a huge trailer! Our faithful old gen3 CRV wouldn't be up to this and it was beginning to look and feel a bit tired even though rightly or wrongly I love the old bus!
I started looking at pickup trucks but they're ultimately really compromised for most jobs other than 'work'.. so what else has 3500kg towing capacity, isn't ~£700 year to tax, isn't a LR product and would generally appeal to me.. A 958 Cayenne!
Seeing as I'd already doubled my budget I was only realistically going to go for the 3.0tdi even though a 4.2 would have been nice and from the research I'd done I think they're a relatively safe bet..
I found 'my' car on eBay from a trader in High Wycombe, 2 owner car, full Porsche history, kept within extended warranty throughout it's life too. I wanted something straightforward and I think I've got it as it appears to be a very vanilla spec 958 which I love!
Non metallic paint
18's
No sunroof
No air suspension
Black leather
Rubber mats and boot liner
Factory removable towbar (but never used!)
No Bluetooth
Id like to find a VIN decoder to get the full build spec confirmed but might see if the local dealership can help with that, whilst I've got the print out of the history I'd like a bit more detail on some of the services.
First fill up.
Back home with the old Honda
Plans are to see whether it's had transmission/transfer box/diff oil changed, sort out the Bluetooth-seen the Mr 12v kit so might fit that as seems to be well regarded/complete and just get to know it for the time being.
The trip back from High Wycombe to mid Norfolk was lovely, I'm really pleased with the buy, it's got such a sense of solidness and heft to it and appears to be pretty decent on Diesel. The CRV was mid/high thirties, doesn't feel like I'll be any worse off in the Porsche.
With a new Caterham arriving in March, I feel 2026's garage is strong!
This one came about after needing to borrow a horse trailer last weekend as my wife hadn't renewed the insurance on the lorry (a '95 iveco 7.5t so a bit of an old sl*g) and I bet her she'd wish she had a trailer again.. I won the bet! But as there's now three jockeys in the household we "need" a huge trailer! Our faithful old gen3 CRV wouldn't be up to this and it was beginning to look and feel a bit tired even though rightly or wrongly I love the old bus!
I started looking at pickup trucks but they're ultimately really compromised for most jobs other than 'work'.. so what else has 3500kg towing capacity, isn't ~£700 year to tax, isn't a LR product and would generally appeal to me.. A 958 Cayenne!
Seeing as I'd already doubled my budget I was only realistically going to go for the 3.0tdi even though a 4.2 would have been nice and from the research I'd done I think they're a relatively safe bet..
I found 'my' car on eBay from a trader in High Wycombe, 2 owner car, full Porsche history, kept within extended warranty throughout it's life too. I wanted something straightforward and I think I've got it as it appears to be a very vanilla spec 958 which I love!
Non metallic paint
18's
No sunroof
No air suspension
Black leather
Rubber mats and boot liner
Factory removable towbar (but never used!)
No Bluetooth
Id like to find a VIN decoder to get the full build spec confirmed but might see if the local dealership can help with that, whilst I've got the print out of the history I'd like a bit more detail on some of the services.
First fill up.
Back home with the old Honda
Plans are to see whether it's had transmission/transfer box/diff oil changed, sort out the Bluetooth-seen the Mr 12v kit so might fit that as seems to be well regarded/complete and just get to know it for the time being.
The trip back from High Wycombe to mid Norfolk was lovely, I'm really pleased with the buy, it's got such a sense of solidness and heft to it and appears to be pretty decent on Diesel. The CRV was mid/high thirties, doesn't feel like I'll be any worse off in the Porsche.
With a new Caterham arriving in March, I feel 2026's garage is strong!
I have one too, similar era. Now had it 4 yrs and gone from 100k to 215k miles currently. No major disasters to report.
The engines are well established workhorses to be found in many VW and Audi. But the Porsche interior is much better finished, IMO.
I DIY 5k oil changes, changed the front and rear diff oils once, changed the gearbox oil/filter twice. Trransfer case oil changed every 20k.
Also DIY'd Injector seals also changed after smelling strong fumes in the engine bay.
Door lock actuator changed, alarm siren changed after they failed. These are well documented weak points and swapped over easily on a sunday afternoon.
DPF/EGR issues have been solved by getting it coded it out.
If you get a coolant leak, there is a very well known weakpoint with a plastic flange on the oil cooler. Not had it on this car, but had it on a 3.0D Macan. DIYable too, but means removing the manifold and cooler to get to it deep in the V of the engine.
There is a good forum over on Rennlist which has documented most of the common issues.
Any VW/Audi specialist can easily do work on these, you might just have to twist their arm as mine was a bit frightened first. They did alternator and started motor for me, which is identical procedure to Touareg.
The engines are well established workhorses to be found in many VW and Audi. But the Porsche interior is much better finished, IMO.
I DIY 5k oil changes, changed the front and rear diff oils once, changed the gearbox oil/filter twice. Trransfer case oil changed every 20k.
Also DIY'd Injector seals also changed after smelling strong fumes in the engine bay.
Door lock actuator changed, alarm siren changed after they failed. These are well documented weak points and swapped over easily on a sunday afternoon.
DPF/EGR issues have been solved by getting it coded it out.
If you get a coolant leak, there is a very well known weakpoint with a plastic flange on the oil cooler. Not had it on this car, but had it on a 3.0D Macan. DIYable too, but means removing the manifold and cooler to get to it deep in the V of the engine.
There is a good forum over on Rennlist which has documented most of the common issues.
Any VW/Audi specialist can easily do work on these, you might just have to twist their arm as mine was a bit frightened first. They did alternator and started motor for me, which is identical procedure to Touareg.
Similar year / spec to MrsRNP's (I also have a 955). I DIY service both of ours - have a search for £500 Cayenne in my posting history/readers cars.
Change the front diff oil ASAP, it has a small amount of oil and the Porsche schedule to change is far too long, as a result the diff pinion bearing wears/becomes noisy.
Remove and discard the rubber duckbills inside the front wheel arch (you only need to remove 3 or 4 fasteners to be able to reach up and remove them). Leaf's block them resulting in water soaking the footwell carpets which take ages to dry and can damage the wiring loom underneath.
Jet wash/hoover behind the front shocks/struts - there's a box shaped recess on top of the chassis leg with a drain hole to the rear. This clogs with stones/dirt and causes the chassis leg to rust.
IMPORTANT! Change the fuel filter every 10k (or better). The HPFP is susceptible to foreign objects/wear. If it breaks down the swarf contaminates the whole fuel system including injectors & fuel tank. Suck the filter bowl empty with a turkey baster - note any silver swarf.
Good cars, plenty of info out there as they fall outside of main dealer servicing, plenty of OEM parts available from Autodoc.
Change the front diff oil ASAP, it has a small amount of oil and the Porsche schedule to change is far too long, as a result the diff pinion bearing wears/becomes noisy.
Remove and discard the rubber duckbills inside the front wheel arch (you only need to remove 3 or 4 fasteners to be able to reach up and remove them). Leaf's block them resulting in water soaking the footwell carpets which take ages to dry and can damage the wiring loom underneath.
Jet wash/hoover behind the front shocks/struts - there's a box shaped recess on top of the chassis leg with a drain hole to the rear. This clogs with stones/dirt and causes the chassis leg to rust.
IMPORTANT! Change the fuel filter every 10k (or better). The HPFP is susceptible to foreign objects/wear. If it breaks down the swarf contaminates the whole fuel system including injectors & fuel tank. Suck the filter bowl empty with a turkey baster - note any silver swarf.
Good cars, plenty of info out there as they fall outside of main dealer servicing, plenty of OEM parts available from Autodoc.
Willber said:
Like this a lot! Ive been looking at them on autotrader and especially like the non-bling spec.
Just remember this model 958.1 (2010-2014) is not ULEZ compliant.There is a facelift model circa 2015 which made these ULEZ compliant and the VED came down a little to 173g/km.
RustyNissanPrairie said:
Similar year / spec to MrsRNP's (I also have a 955). I DIY service both of ours - have a search for £500 Cayenne in my posting history/readers cars.
Change the front diff oil ASAP, it has a small amount of oil and the Porsche schedule to change is far too long, as a result the diff pinion bearing wears/becomes noisy.
Remove and discard the rubber duckbills inside the front wheel arch (you only need to remove 3 or 4 fasteners to be able to reach up and remove them). Leaf's block them resulting in water soaking the footwell carpets which take ages to dry and can damage the wiring loom underneath.
Jet wash/hoover behind the front shocks/struts - there's a box shaped recess on top of the chassis leg with a drain hole to the rear. This clogs with stones/dirt and causes the chassis leg to rust.
IMPORTANT! Change the fuel filter every 10k (or better). The HPFP is susceptible to foreign objects/wear. If it breaks down the swarf contaminates the whole fuel system including injectors & fuel tank. Suck the filter bowl empty with a turkey baster - note any silver swarf.
Good cars, plenty of info out there as they fall outside of main dealer servicing, plenty of OEM parts available from Autodoc.
Great, thanks for the info- will take a look at those few pointers. I have read your thread also!Change the front diff oil ASAP, it has a small amount of oil and the Porsche schedule to change is far too long, as a result the diff pinion bearing wears/becomes noisy.
Remove and discard the rubber duckbills inside the front wheel arch (you only need to remove 3 or 4 fasteners to be able to reach up and remove them). Leaf's block them resulting in water soaking the footwell carpets which take ages to dry and can damage the wiring loom underneath.
Jet wash/hoover behind the front shocks/struts - there's a box shaped recess on top of the chassis leg with a drain hole to the rear. This clogs with stones/dirt and causes the chassis leg to rust.
IMPORTANT! Change the fuel filter every 10k (or better). The HPFP is susceptible to foreign objects/wear. If it breaks down the swarf contaminates the whole fuel system including injectors & fuel tank. Suck the filter bowl empty with a turkey baster - note any silver swarf.
Good cars, plenty of info out there as they fall outside of main dealer servicing, plenty of OEM parts available from Autodoc.
Mark-r0xn8 said:
Just remember this model 958.1 (2010-2014) is not ULEZ compliant.
There is a facelift model circa 2015 which made these ULEZ compliant and the VED came down a little to 173g/km.
Yes, aware of ULEZ factor. Luckily I live in the middle of Norfolk, have not had to pay ULEZ once yet - long may this continue!There is a facelift model circa 2015 which made these ULEZ compliant and the VED came down a little to 173g/km.
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