996 Turbo problem
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Hi All,
My first post - sorry that its a problem! Ok, so I was driving down the road earlier and saw steam coming from the back of my car! Jumped out & saw coolant was leaking everywhere.
Fortunately I was only about 1/2 mile from a Porsche centre so managed to get it there. Apparently my 'cooler header tank' has a leak. That will be £420 sir!
The car is 4 years old but has a OPC warranty. Porsche say this is not covered.
Has anyone ever encouted this problem? Is it worth arguing that this should be done under warranty??
Cheers
Pete
My first post - sorry that its a problem! Ok, so I was driving down the road earlier and saw steam coming from the back of my car! Jumped out & saw coolant was leaking everywhere.
Fortunately I was only about 1/2 mile from a Porsche centre so managed to get it there. Apparently my 'cooler header tank' has a leak. That will be £420 sir!
The car is 4 years old but has a OPC warranty. Porsche say this is not covered.
Has anyone ever encouted this problem? Is it worth arguing that this should be done under warranty??
Cheers
Pete
As a common problem (just ask the OPC parts department how many they've sold) it should be considered a defect of the car and covered by the warranty (same as RMS in that respect). The OPC will get paid less from the warranty claim than if they charge you full retail though 
Try asking another OPC about it or call Porsche Warranty yourself.
If you get no joy an independant will probably save you £150 on the job.
Try asking another OPC about it or call Porsche Warranty yourself.
If you get no joy an independant will probably save you £150 on the job.
If we're talking about the same thing here and many apologies if I've picked you up wrong, but this happened to me too (albeit that I was driving a much lesser car when I used to have my Boxster S).
I was about to the sell car in the next month or so (always the way!) when the same thing happened and warning lights started showing up, etc. Immediately I started thinking of a big bill. I rang the OPC Service Manager and he told me not to worry it was a common problem and (excuse my memory here) I think he told me to unscrew the lid of the expansion chamber, fill it up to half way with water (but no more than about 1 litre) and then screw the lid back on. If it happened again he told me to stop the car and let him know immediately, but he was pretty sure it was simply the seal on the lid that had become unseated (prob from pressure over time). He was right, never happened again.
I was about to the sell car in the next month or so (always the way!) when the same thing happened and warning lights started showing up, etc. Immediately I started thinking of a big bill. I rang the OPC Service Manager and he told me not to worry it was a common problem and (excuse my memory here) I think he told me to unscrew the lid of the expansion chamber, fill it up to half way with water (but no more than about 1 litre) and then screw the lid back on. If it happened again he told me to stop the car and let him know immediately, but he was pretty sure it was simply the seal on the lid that had become unseated (prob from pressure over time). He was right, never happened again.
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