Early Gen 2 Cayenne

[KungFuPanda]

I've always liked the Cayennes and although I had a look at a couple of Gen 1, never dipped my toe.

It seems that early 2010 Gen 2 Cayennes have dropped to an affordable (for me) level. Around £25k will get you into a 2010 3.0 diesel with under 100k miles.

Anything in particular to look out for? I remember the early ones had coolant pipes made of plastic which liked to let go an it was a circa £1500 job to replace them with alloy ones. Any such tomfoolery awaiting me for the Gen 2?

[Phooey]

KungFuPanda said:

I've always liked the Cayennes and although I had a look at a couple of Gen 1, never dipped my toe.

It seems that early 2010 Gen 2 Cayennes have dropped to an affordable (for me) level. Around £25k will get you into a 2010 3.0 diesel with under 100k miles.

Anything in particular to look out for? I remember the early ones had coolant pipes made of plastic which liked to let go an it was a circa £1500 job to replace them with alloy ones. Any such tomfoolery awaiting me for the Gen 2?

Yes, I've had a 2011/61 3.0d as my daily for the last 3+yrs. I bought it at 50k miles from an OPC and it's now done 96k. The biggest problem is oil leaks - only affects some cars but isn't uncommon. Luckily my car was under Porsche warranty because it had to have the engine out and block resealed. Big job. Apart from that - power tailgate struts don't last forever - mine replaced under warranty at approx 60k miles. A few other niggles like cornering light bulbs don't last long. Rear wash wiper pipe came loose in winter (frozen) and leaked fluid through roof lining - luckily no permanent marks but part of roof lining had to be undone to repair - again under warranty. Panoramic roof squeaked and failed to close properly once so had to go back into Porsche.

It's a great car though and will be tough to replace (unless buying another Cayenne). Only advice I can give is buy one with official Porsche extended warranty - I've just renewed mine for a further 2 years

[jackliebling]

I had a chat with my friendly service guy at Hatfield OPC. He said to steer clear of the Cayenne Diesel as (as mentioned above) they have a big problem with oil leaks which is a super expensive fix. Apparently the petrol is fine...

[5ltr-chim]

Bought my 2011 3.0D with 73K on the clock just over a year ago. Now just coming up for 108K

Faults when I bought it: One 10mm coolant pipe 2" long with a 90degree bend sprung a pinhole, one leaking rear shock. ( If buying one with steel springs & PASM, be warned replacements are exclusive to OPD and over £800 each corner)

Since then only fault has been one rear door lock - (dirty electrical connection inside mechanism).

No oil leaks but don't fill above one line below max otherwise you'll cause leaks.


Hope that helps

[Crazy4557]

I've recently bought a 2013 V8 Diesel with 50k miles. Anything to look out for with this engine/gearbox as I don't have an OPC warranty just one from a used car dealer. Have noticed the gearbox slightly jerky when you come to a halt, time for a fluid change?

[5ltr-chim]

They reckon 120K for transmission and diff fluid changes on these but no harm other than to the wallet in doing early (~£500)

The earlier ones had I believe a ZF box and from experience with the 6speed version in a BMW E64 - if the fluid & fliter on them isn't changed about every 50K they'll die by about 80.

[Cimaguy]

My 2017 Cayenne Turbo has an oil leak. I didn't notice it on the road where it's parked over night. Porsche will cover it under warranty. They have put a tracing dye in and will review it after 1000 miles. Will keep you posted.

[anonymous-user]

Mines a 2013 GTS bought approved used recently. Apart from a few niggles (window switch fell apart) I'm delighted with it. Makes a fantastic noise. Handles far better than any SUV has any right to. Drives beautifully. It's a keeper until I can save up again for another to replace it

[PomBstard]

I’m going to ask for some more views on these. I’ve got a 2011/12 Cayenne S/GTS on the shortlist for the next family jalopy - what are the main things to look out for? I’m not interested in either a Diesel or the V6.

And is an early (2011’ish) Gen 2 S/GTS that much better than a late (2009’ish) Gen 1 S/GTS?

[Cimaguy]

So the oil leak I referred to above is coming from the front timing chain cover and the engine needed a complete reseal. This is the direction provided by Porsche. It's a big job, as in the engine needs to come out. I do not know what the costs would be but I've seen £10k being floated around the net.

I shall update you all when I know more.