Brake pipe corrosion
Discussion
I have just had my Cayman S MOT'd.
Thankfully it passed but the tester issued an advisory notice saying there was some corrosion on one of the rear brake pipes. He showed me the area and all I could see was a couple of white spots/patches. He told me this is how it starts and that they are safe at the moment but I should think about getting them replaced before next years MOT.
The car is a late 2007 with full Porsche service history and under warranty. I have just contacted Leeds Porsche and enquired if this would be covered by their warranty and was told it wasn't as it was a corrosion issues and not a broken part.
The warranty is due for renewal at the end of next month and I am now thinking I will not bother renewing it. Especially as the car needs some new rear discs and pads. I think it will be better to let the warranty lapse and enter the independant network.
Thoughts anyone??
Thankfully it passed but the tester issued an advisory notice saying there was some corrosion on one of the rear brake pipes. He showed me the area and all I could see was a couple of white spots/patches. He told me this is how it starts and that they are safe at the moment but I should think about getting them replaced before next years MOT.
The car is a late 2007 with full Porsche service history and under warranty. I have just contacted Leeds Porsche and enquired if this would be covered by their warranty and was told it wasn't as it was a corrosion issues and not a broken part.
The warranty is due for renewal at the end of next month and I am now thinking I will not bother renewing it. Especially as the car needs some new rear discs and pads. I think it will be better to let the warranty lapse and enter the independant network.
Thoughts anyone??
I would say that a car's track-record is a good measure of how things will continue to go.
i.e. if it has been high-maintenance then it will ALWAYS continue to be high-maintenance (an I steer well clear of all cars that have had lots of work done - same policy with women now) - so if you are lucky and your car falls into a different category - save your money (literally in a Cayman rainy-day-slush-fund) and go with an indy!
Assuming of course you are not thinking of selling it any time soon - as it is a fairly young car and everyone knows that buyers of young-pigs are extremely anal - OPC service-record + OPC warranty etc etc.
khushy
i.e. if it has been high-maintenance then it will ALWAYS continue to be high-maintenance (an I steer well clear of all cars that have had lots of work done - same policy with women now) - so if you are lucky and your car falls into a different category - save your money (literally in a Cayman rainy-day-slush-fund) and go with an indy!
Assuming of course you are not thinking of selling it any time soon - as it is a fairly young car and everyone knows that buyers of young-pigs are extremely anal - OPC service-record + OPC warranty etc etc.
khushy
Edited by khushy on Tuesday 20th December 10:38
I think you've answered your own question. Clearly you have some work to be done on the car and to maintain an opc warranty that is likely to be fairly expensive. I would opt out into the indy network for the jobs that need doing and possibly look into something like the Hartech warranty.
khushy said:
I would say that a car's track-record is a good measure of how things will continue to go.
i.e. if it has been high-maintenance then it will ALWAYS continue to be high-maintenance (an I steer well clear of all cars that have had lots of work done - same policy with women now) - so if you are lucky and your car falls into a different category - save your money (literally in a Cayman rainy-day-slush-fund) and go with an indy!
Assuming of course you are not thinking of selling it any time soon - as it is a fairly young car and everyone knows that buyers of young-pigs are extremely anal - OPC service-record + OPC warranty etc etc.
khushy
i.e. if it has been high-maintenance then it will ALWAYS continue to be high-maintenance (an I steer well clear of all cars that have had lots of work done - same policy with women now) - so if you are lucky and your car falls into a different category - save your money (literally in a Cayman rainy-day-slush-fund) and go with an indy!
Assuming of course you are not thinking of selling it any time soon - as it is a fairly young car and everyone knows that buyers of young-pigs are extremely anal - OPC service-record + OPC warranty etc etc.
khushy
Edited by khushy on Tuesday 20th December 10:38
olicana said:
I have just had my Cayman S MOT'd.
Thankfully it passed but the tester issued an advisory notice saying there was some corrosion on one of the rear brake pipes. He showed me the area and all I could see was a couple of white spots/patches. He told me this is how it starts and that they are safe at the moment but I should think about getting them replaced before next years MOT.
The car is a late 2007 with full Porsche service history and under warranty. I have just contacted Leeds Porsche and enquired if this would be covered by their warranty and was told it wasn't as it was a corrosion issues and not a broken part.
The warranty is due for renewal at the end of next month and I am now thinking I will not bother renewing it. Especially as the car needs some new rear discs and pads. I think it will be better to let the warranty lapse and enter the independant network.
Thoughts anyone??
IMO a 2007 car unless very badly treated should not require new pipes. Give the area a light rub with fine emery,sometimes its just the coating on the pipes oxidising and not the pipes themselves. If the pipe has no pits in the surface apply a coat of waxoil, grease or even engine oil to the pipe and it will be good to go again. Check the pipe every now and again and re-seal if necessary. Or just paint the cleaned area with a preservative type paint. How a about a few pictures of the offending pipe??Thankfully it passed but the tester issued an advisory notice saying there was some corrosion on one of the rear brake pipes. He showed me the area and all I could see was a couple of white spots/patches. He told me this is how it starts and that they are safe at the moment but I should think about getting them replaced before next years MOT.
The car is a late 2007 with full Porsche service history and under warranty. I have just contacted Leeds Porsche and enquired if this would be covered by their warranty and was told it wasn't as it was a corrosion issues and not a broken part.
The warranty is due for renewal at the end of next month and I am now thinking I will not bother renewing it. Especially as the car needs some new rear discs and pads. I think it will be better to let the warranty lapse and enter the independant network.
Thoughts anyone??
Sorry I cant post a picture as The chap who Mot'd the car showed me it while if was up on a ramp. I would have to jack the car up and mess around on the floor to have any chance of getting a pic.
Ive just had a quote for new rear discs and pads from Leeds OPC and they were wanting to charge me £797.10
I can get them done at Strasse for £372.
Now bear in mind the cost to renew the warranty is £1000 (including a 111 but not Porsche assist) I think I must be mad to renew the warranty.
While the car was on the ramp I checked the RMS and could see no signs of it leaking oil. That was the thing that was worrying me as I have had that replaced 3 times in 3 years!!
Ive just had a quote for new rear discs and pads from Leeds OPC and they were wanting to charge me £797.10
I can get them done at Strasse for £372.
Now bear in mind the cost to renew the warranty is £1000 (including a 111 but not Porsche assist) I think I must be mad to renew the warranty.
While the car was on the ramp I checked the RMS and could see no signs of it leaking oil. That was the thing that was worrying me as I have had that replaced 3 times in 3 years!!
That is surprising about the brake pipes - my 330Ci failed when it was about 7.5 years old and I was seriously unimpressed. It had FSH, warranty etc and average miles (was my daily driver) but the brake pipes had never been mentioned even as an advisory previously and then it failed the MOT because of brake pipe corrosion. My BMW dealer tried to appease me by telling me whey often have failures on much younger cars yet the brake pipes on my humble Corsa outlasted my BMW and were much cheaper to replace.
Bit worrying to hear that the Cayman isn't immune to brake pipe corrosion - although my 2007 Boxster isn't a daily driver and will only venture out occasionally during the winter months and on carefully selected days, I have no idea what it was subjected to by the previous owner and what condition my car is underneath :-(
Bit worrying to hear that the Cayman isn't immune to brake pipe corrosion - although my 2007 Boxster isn't a daily driver and will only venture out occasionally during the winter months and on carefully selected days, I have no idea what it was subjected to by the previous owner and what condition my car is underneath :-(
A bit of an update. I have just had a call from Leeds OPC and they have offered to get the car in before the warranty runs out and check it over to make sure the car is spot on for me.
I was totally straight with them and told them that I was intending getting the brakes etc done at an indy and they were still very plesant and said come in anyway.
I have to say I have used Leeds for the past two years and this typifies them, they have always been spot on whenever I have dealt with them. It's just a shame they are so expensive.
I will update further after it has had its health check.
I was totally straight with them and told them that I was intending getting the brakes etc done at an indy and they were still very plesant and said come in anyway.
I have to say I have used Leeds for the past two years and this typifies them, they have always been spot on whenever I have dealt with them. It's just a shame they are so expensive.
I will update further after it has had its health check.
olicana said:
A bit of an update. I have just had a call from Leeds OPC and they have offered to get the car in before the warranty runs out and check it over to make sure the car is spot on for me.
I was totally straight with them and told them that I was intending getting the brakes etc done at an indy and they were still very plesant and said come in anyway.
I have to say I have used Leeds for the past two years and this typifies them, they have always been spot on whenever I have dealt with them. It's just a shame they are so expensive.
I will update further after it has had its health check.
maybe they will negotiate on price. Tell them what Strasse will do it for and see what they come back with. Wouldn't surprise me if they match it, or be very close to it, if it means they keep your custom.I was totally straight with them and told them that I was intending getting the brakes etc done at an indy and they were still very plesant and said come in anyway.
I have to say I have used Leeds for the past two years and this typifies them, they have always been spot on whenever I have dealt with them. It's just a shame they are so expensive.
I will update further after it has had its health check.
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