dvu

Hello all,

Got my allocation for 911 carrera with delivery in July. Have read mixed things on rattle from extended range fuel tank. Any of those with 2023 or 2024 911’s have an issue with the extended fuel tank rattle?

thx, duc

9ElevenFan

Extra cost, more weight, increased risk of rattle. Unless you plan to drive far distances (often), I would not get this option.

aggie57

My experience over 4 years is that you don't need the larger tank for road trips because your mileage improves considerably at highway speeds, 400+ miles per fill. It's more relevant around town or maybe at the track because then mileage is way less and it reduces how often you need to fill up.

Having said that I would order the larger tank even with the rattles if I was buying again now (it wasn't available in 2019 when I ordered my car). If it rattles, warranty covers you.

dvu

Yeah, I don't see it being on a lot of long trips. Thx for the advice.

duc

RatherJaded

Agreed…

I optioned it on my 2024 and looking back now I wish I had not. I will never use the full potential as I do not intend to travel long distances in my 992 as I have another vehicle for that.

Edit: Of course if one does option it, it does not mean that you have got to fill it up every time. Simply just fill it to what the standard tank would be at 16.9 gallons.

dvu

Thx. I would agree on warranty. But i've read a few post where folks had issues with the dealers getting rattles fixed. Let's face it, we all hate rattles. Having said that most of the post on the rattle were on 2020-2022 models, so wasn't sure if it was even still a issue for 2023+

duc

dvu

is it 17 gallons vs 23 gallons? Something like that?

aggie57

No problem, I've heard the same about dealers not wanting to fix it under warranty but if you dig around in Rennlist I'm pretty sure the TSB ("Technical Service Bulletin") is listed somewhere, which essentially says known issue etc. Can't speak for 23-34 MY's sorry, my car is MY20.

RatherJaded

Per Porsche 16.9 (standard tank) vs 23.7 (extended tank). 6.8 extra gallons via the extended tank.

remington

My '23 hasn't had that rattle, I love the range and I'd do it again.

dg108

No rattles here on my '24, would order again.

adrianp89

'22 with no rattles. I always order the biggest tank. I hate going to the gas station and plus if a natural disaster occurs, I can make it 700 miles before needing gas.

Master Deep

2021 and love the larger tank. 600+ mile highway cruising range. I would always order it again if it’s an option.

AZTechGuy

I'm happy with the extra gallons on my '23. No rattles. I do drive many distances and not having to fill up that often was for my own convenience.
I don't think the weight will really matter for most as unless you're racing and trying to dial in lap times, it's futile. There's also many things you can do to reduce weight - not just fuel.

As for the issues with it, there's so many things that can go wrong on these cars that if something does become an issue, that's what the warranty is for. Don't let that stop you.

CZS

I optioned it on my 2023 C2S. No rattles thus far but I honestly wouldn't option it next time around. Just not necessary for the way I drive the car.