harveyf

I know. Off topic but interesting all the same! I'm having quite the time with the 60,000 mile maintenance on my wife's Cayman. I thought others might want to share my experience vicariously. My longish blog post is listed below. Enjoy.

http://newhillgarage.com/2015/08/12/...nce-adventure/

harveyf

I know. Off topic but interesting all the same! I'm having quite the time with the 60,000 mile maintenance on my wife's Cayman. I thought others might want to share my experience vicariously. My longish blog post is listed below. Enjoy.

http://newhillgarage.com/2015/08/12/...nce-adventure/

odurandina

love the Cayman. Porsche detuned them for years (just like they did to the 968s) until they finally did the R's and GT4s.

the mods won't love you for this egregious defilement of Etiquette.... but they're hardly around anyway.

I think such announcements that cross over can be quite refreshing once in a while.

Bilal928S4

So where is part 2?

hacker-pschorr

odurandina

too bad with the whole lot of these horrid VAG oil burners, incl vw/P-Car/Audi, changing the plugs is absolutely critical.

great read.

thanks for sharing !!

next chapter - something juicey from our lives in BOSCH??

SpeedyC2

Harvey - shoot me an email some time about my "adventure" doing the same service on my 2008 CS.

Let's just say some incredibly bad luck has me looking to sell my S2 to cover the cost of repairing the Cayman.

Sigh...

BoulderGeek

As a 944-ista who is actively saving for a Cayman S, I am interested in all aspects of ownership of front engine and mid-engine P-cars.

I see the 944 and Cayman sharing similar places within their respective eras.

It was a good drive to work in the 944, the heater valve actually stayed closed and didn't roast me out.

linderpat

aw Hacker, he's fine with this here. The Cayman is the sexiest Porsche since the 928, and when I squint a certain way, I see the shark!

harveyf

Tonight!

Sorry to **** off the monkey. I try and contribute to Rennlist in a postive manner with my 45 years of maintenance experience. The Cayman article is a little more irreverent than instructive but there are common lessons there for all of us. I could have started off "Unlike my Porsche 928, where every electrical connection is 25 years old and thus suspect, working on my wife's Cayman was not without it's own issues common to all Porsches."

Like I said, the exciting conclusion will be posted tonight. As usual, unintended consequences and brain farts were involved.

harveyf

I try and contribute to Rennlist in a postive manner with my 45 years of maintenance experience. The Cayman article is a little more irreverent than instructive but there are common lessons there for all of us. I could have started off "Unlike my Porsche 944, where every electrical connection is 25 years old and thus suspect, working on my wife's Cayman was not without it's own issues common to all Porsches."

Like I said, the exciting conclusion will be posted tonight. As usual, unintended consequences and brain farts were involved.

Mike, I can't wait to hear your story

harveyf

BoulderGeek

The Boxster already is and the Cayman is rapidly becoming the next generation of undervalued Porsches in the used market. I could buy early Boxsters off Craigslist all day long for around $10K. The early Caymans seem to be hovering around $25k to $30K. But we have to suck it up and learn how to work on them or they will be a money pit. The gist of my article is that the routine maintenance that I performed was a little intimidating first time but the internet, including youtube, can be an increadible way for our community to learn from each other. The silly details that they don't mention in the shop manual like how to remove the covers to access the damn spark plugs. We do a very good job on this forum helping other 944 owners out and I admire that and try to help when I can. But I'm really looking forward to jumping ahead to the next generation of Pcar, when the time is right. Ok, I already have a Cayman but like I said, it's really my wifes car that I borrow every once in a while. Ever since the warrenty ran out I've been mentally preparing myself to take over maintenance and that time has come. Stay tuned, it all get's posted on my website.

morghen

Porsche ALWAYS detuned ALL the models to protect the 911.

pdxfj

Thanks for posting the article. Looking forward to the next installment.

My next "fun" car will be a Cayman S, so I am very interested in reading about the maintenance adventures/headaches.

plumbum

Great read! This will likely be my next p car as well.