Porsche Cayenne Turbo - Inlet Manifold Fault !
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I Have a porsche cayenne turbo 03 2003 with 65,000 miles & have recently had a problem with vehicle
The engine coolant symbol in red comes up on onboard computer,which when you check underneath car you see water coming out from the bottom of the engine & car unable to retain any water! This has been diagnosed via the porsche independant specialist as a inlet manifold fault! basically these set of pipes that are orginally supplied by porsche are cereamic plastic & have been told by the Porsche specialist that this part has now been replaced with new aluminium pipes!
The story unfolds that any Porsche Cayenne S or Turbo between 2003 to 2006 that has done over 50,000
miles then this is a common fault because the pipes that where originally fitted were ceramic plastic when vehicle has done over 50,000 miles then these pipes become very brittle & burst causing this problem!This is a well documented problem & is on a lot forums but not on any write ups about the porsche cayenne on problems to check if thinking of buying a Porsche Cayenne!
The new inlet manifold part to buy from Porsche is a whopping £495 plus £350 Labour to fit plus vat totaling to nearly £1000 pound beacause the orginally part that Porsche supplied was plastic & now
Porsche have changed part to aluminium so to rectify this problem happening in the future!
I have tried to have this problem repaired via my warranty company but as usual they have stated
That this is through wear & tear so is not covered! so will have to fork out nearly a £1000 due to
Manufactures inadequate parts!
Just like to know if anyone else has a similarly experience with there Porsche Cayenne?
The engine coolant symbol in red comes up on onboard computer,which when you check underneath car you see water coming out from the bottom of the engine & car unable to retain any water! This has been diagnosed via the porsche independant specialist as a inlet manifold fault! basically these set of pipes that are orginally supplied by porsche are cereamic plastic & have been told by the Porsche specialist that this part has now been replaced with new aluminium pipes!
The story unfolds that any Porsche Cayenne S or Turbo between 2003 to 2006 that has done over 50,000
miles then this is a common fault because the pipes that where originally fitted were ceramic plastic when vehicle has done over 50,000 miles then these pipes become very brittle & burst causing this problem!This is a well documented problem & is on a lot forums but not on any write ups about the porsche cayenne on problems to check if thinking of buying a Porsche Cayenne!
The new inlet manifold part to buy from Porsche is a whopping £495 plus £350 Labour to fit plus vat totaling to nearly £1000 pound beacause the orginally part that Porsche supplied was plastic & now
Porsche have changed part to aluminium so to rectify this problem happening in the future!
I have tried to have this problem repaired via my warranty company but as usual they have stated
That this is through wear & tear so is not covered! so will have to fork out nearly a £1000 due to
Manufactures inadequate parts!
Just like to know if anyone else has a similarly experience with there Porsche Cayenne?
www.sportsandclassic.com
One of the few specialists that will do any kind of work on Cayennes (and is qualified to do so properly).
One of the few specialists that will do any kind of work on Cayennes (and is qualified to do so properly).
kers.Generally speaking Porsche will consider goodwill gestures on cars up to 5 years old. Beyond that they won't. I think if you were the original owner of the car and had used the main dealers for servicing then there may possibly be some flexibility depending on the problem.
If you've bought 2nd hand, and saved a good chunk on list price new, then to some extent this comes with the territory. The problem is where do you draw the line? Many many parts get superceded by superior designed items and Porsche is to be commended for doing this. Had they not bothered and simply sold you another bit that would fail in 6 or 7 yearswe probably wouldn't be having the conversation.
Warranties rarely if ever cover corrosion / deterioration or manufacturer's defects. One of the big benefits of a manufacturer supplied warranty.
Try a goodwill claim by all means but don't hold your breath.
Keep smiling
Henry
If you've bought 2nd hand, and saved a good chunk on list price new, then to some extent this comes with the territory. The problem is where do you draw the line? Many many parts get superceded by superior designed items and Porsche is to be commended for doing this. Had they not bothered and simply sold you another bit that would fail in 6 or 7 yearswe probably wouldn't be having the conversation.
Warranties rarely if ever cover corrosion / deterioration or manufacturer's defects. One of the big benefits of a manufacturer supplied warranty.
Try a goodwill claim by all means but don't hold your breath.
Keep smiling
Henry
jadakiss said:
D900SP
Can you recommend any were in london that can do this repair @ a reasonable price?
Cheers
Sorry, I am in Seattle, USA so only know a few independant repair shops in the UK like Autofarm, Sports and Classics and Charles Ivey. Can you recommend any were in london that can do this repair @ a reasonable price?
Cheers
I would ask around, PCGB forum for recommendations and get written estimates.
Edited by D900SP on Sunday 9th May 15:48
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