Variocam not working?
04-07-2010 | 04:51 PM
#17
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From: boston, ma
Thanks for the advice. Bought the car at Porsche of Nashua NH back in November. It was CPO with everything on the CPO sheet checked off, but the first week I had it, the alternator died. No major problems since then. I haven't been driving it much up here in the tundra of MA, so have not changed the oil since purchase. The car had been driven by a little old man for most of its life and had only 24K miles on it - looks like new.
I could always bring it back there, but what a pain.
I could always bring it back there, but what a pain.
04-07-2010 | 04:55 PM
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Thanks for the advice. Bought the car at Porsche of Nashua NH back in November. It was CPO with everything on the CPO sheet checked off, but the first week I had it, the alternator died. No major problems since then. I haven't been driving it much up here in the tundra of MA, so have not changed the oil since purchase. The car had been driven by a little old man for most of its life and had only 24K miles on it - looks like new.
I could always bring it back there, but what a pain.
I could always bring it back there, but what a pain.
04-07-2010 | 05:15 PM
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who called it doggs!!
04-07-2010 | 09:35 PM
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Yes, you should get a shove from VC Plus at 3k or so and you should be able to feel it.
Your Porsche CPO warranty is good at "any" porsche authorized dealer. Problem solved
Congrats on the car, looks great.
-Paul
Your Porsche CPO warranty is good at "any" porsche authorized dealer. Problem solved
Congrats on the car, looks great.-Paul
Thanks for the advice. Bought the car at Porsche of Nashua NH back in November. It was CPO with everything on the CPO sheet checked off, but the first week I had it, the alternator died. No major problems since then. I haven't been driving it much up here in the tundra of MA, so have not changed the oil since purchase. The car had been driven by a little old man for most of its life and had only 24K miles on it - looks like new.
I could always bring it back there, but what a pain.
I could always bring it back there, but what a pain.
04-07-2010 | 09:43 PM
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From: Kittery, Maine
Thanks for the advice. Bought the car at Porsche of Nashua NH back in November. It was CPO with everything on the CPO sheet checked off, but the first week I had it, the alternator died. No major problems since then. I haven't been driving it much up here in the tundra of MA, so have not changed the oil since purchase. The car had been driven by a little old man for most of its life and had only 24K miles on it - looks like new.
I could always bring it back there, but what a pain.
I could always bring it back there, but what a pain.
I don't have personal experience with Porsche of Nashua, but word is they are good to deal with, is that true? There are plenty of porsche dealers in and around boston and your CPO is good at those locations as well. GL
04-08-2010 | 12:26 AM
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I have a 2003 C2 I have owned for the past 6 months. I have noticed over the last few weeks that there is no longer the shove in the back I used to experience at 3000 rpm. The engine is smooth, but just seems to zip through that range without any change-over. I'm used to feeling the cam change, but it seems to be gone. Perhaps I'm getting used to the power, but was wondering if this has ever been a known problem. There is no CEL and everything else seems fine. The upper rev range feels normal. Thanks.
04-08-2010 | 12:58 AM
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From: Aiea, HI
Driving style memory of the computer? Or is that just the tiptronic portion? There is valving of oil passages for running the variocams. If you have used a teflon additive maybe its gummed up and slow. An oil change or other method of making sure the operational mechanical portion is as clean as possible might not hurt. You can find the valve info in the service maual.
