I just received a letter from Porsche saying 2012 - 2016 Carreras are being recalled to install a heat shield "out of an abundance of caution" (definitely tired of seeing that phrase these days) due to the potential of cleaning rags left in the engine compartment, which may touch the exhaust and cause a fire.

Anyone have any details on exactly what this is and where the heat shield is placed.

I may just skip this one if it is something for the concourse crowd...

Thanks for any info.

Read all about it here: https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1192...ld-recall.html

i saw this and another recall pending on my 2013 C2S's carfax last year before buying it. am guessing you didn't see it on your carfax since this seems to be the first you're hearing of it?

heat shield and something with the fuel tank or pump?? (don't remember exactly). had them both done within a month of buying the car. wasn't a big deal and had a couple of "while you're in there" things done at a substantial discount (plugs and belt at roughly 50% off). they had the car all day and things went smoothly/no surprises.

I had this done about a year ago on my 2015 GTS. At that time it was not a recall, it was a service campaign.

did mine last year and saved $250 in labor on air fitters and belt service

No idea why my 2014 C4S is not on the recall list and I have not been notified....

I personally skipped it.

this is the additional shield they added to my 991.1

JW911 - That's exactly what my mechanic recommended - I'll be doing them also.

A company spend millions to do a recall to add a heat shield. If you guessed the right answer your on fire (or not) !

Me too........

@JW911 - This is not a formal recall - it is categorized as a "service bulletin" and this it will not come on up on the recall site. If you service the vehicle at a dealership, they take care of the service bulletins during regular maintenance. One of teh benefits of going to the dealership as opposed to indy who would not be aware of those. There was another one that was issued at the same time as the heat shield one having to do with the fuel system.

Actually, I have taken my 991 to the dealer a couple of times for service in early this year and last year, and they never said one word about this. Of course, my local dealer also screwed up resetting my maintenance schedule in the onboard computer, and they claimed that I needed certain maintenance items (spark plug replacement and filter replacement) that had already been done by the CPO dealer. I'm done with the "stealer" for sure.

Anyway, thanks for all the info on this guys. Re-reading the letter from Porsche, it does in fact say that it is a "Customer Satisfaction Campaign" and not a recall campaign. I think it is really just a campaign to get my car back into the dealer so they can try to sell me some more maintenance that I don't need.

Yeah, I'm skipping it.

Yeah, I would recommend staying away from the dealership: not only are they the ones that left the damn rag in the engine bay to begin with that set off this service campaign, but they may also install updates that you may not want. Additionally, no one else will really care for your car the way you would, or look for anything out of the ordinary that an observant eye will catch.

I just changed the oil myself this weekend, which took maybe 15 minutes of actual work, and 40 minutes of doing something else while the oil drained. I could also ensure that it was done properly, and everything was torqued properly, and the gaskets, and rings looked good, and inspect the oil as it drained, etc. I plan on doing the spark plugs and coils, and brake fluid, and air filters for the next service interval. I haven't looked into replacing the belt, but maybe that too?

One thing I did notice was that the gaskets around the air intake vent for the engine was rather worn and flat, so I'll buy a new set to put on next time.

@DOUGLAP1 - There is no charge for these fixes. Why not be safe than sorry? No harm done if taken care of. Of Course it’s your call and the risk is minimal at most, but if Porsche is paying for this, there has to be something to it.