carsrmyvice

Took delivery almost two weeks ago. Second day with the car I was given "interm service now" warning on pcm display (dash). Took the car back to dealer, they reset the interval. Same warning returns a week later. They plug it into the computer and said the root of the problem was that one of my engine cooling fans was not working which was in turn likely effecting the pcm service interval reset. Of course they did not have one in stock, so they are having one shipped overnight. Until then I have a camry loaner! Luckily I still have my bmw. Unfortunately this all happened on the first 80 degree day of the year for us in upstate ny.

Anyone had this happen yet?

Amalgam

When do the engine fans (the ones you can see opening the engine lid) turn on? Most of the time I popped the engine lid, those fans weren't working... Even while the engine is running.

Dharn55

Camry loaner? Did you buy it from a Toyota dealer?

carsrmyvice

Tell me about it. Car was bought new from a porsche dealer. They own dealerships for nearly every brand there is.

I don't know squat regarding when the fans are on and not. Just repeating what my SA told me. Told me the parts arrived today at 11 am. They where unable to finish the work by 5pm, as a result my car is with them until monday and I am driving a camry. Turns out Porsche does not service cars on sat or sun? Is this true everywhere? SA gave me a pitch about how it is a porsche thing. I was not impressed.

There was a thread about loaners recently and apparently many dealers do not offer a loaner at all! Some get panameras, some get camrys, and others get a swift kick in the **** I guess

TSpyder

It only takes a few min to replace those fans. Maybe you had a control module failure.

Spyder

MUSSBERGER

They are thermostatically controlled.

carsrmyvice

Just to give closure and clarity to the issue my 991 is now back in my possession after a few days in the shop. Turns out I misheard the SA. The problem was not with the engine fan, but with one of the two radiator fans. The SA showed me a video taken by the tech which showed how the fan was essentially seized up. He said it was a first he has seen this on the 991. This in turn was sending signals to the computer that was bugging it up in some manner. Good thing we found the problem as I can see myself putting those fans to work in the warm months ahead.

holminator

Thanks.