Coolant Line Failures- NHTSA
06-16-2013, 06:40 PM
#152
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Guys- I'm at the point with this that we should fix our lines - file complaints- and expect some compensation in the future as far as some financial reimbursement. Safety first issue. I contacted the investigator from NHTSA He is not allowed to give me a count of complaints. I wish more PCA regions were pro active. I see some changes in the Tech forms for track events - an alert- which means to me a real problem - but these things take time- Deadline for Porsche approaching to disclose everything to NHTSA July 11.
Last edited by Gofishracing; 07-10-2013 at 08:03 AM.
06-16-2013, 07:02 PM
#153
Absolutely. I'm taking the opportunity of the plenum recall to go ahead and re-glue the coolant fittings and have a trusted master Porsche tech go over the car nut and bolt.
06-24-2013, 04:39 PM
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07-03-2013, 08:17 AM
#158
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We were led to believe the the newer cars had been upgraded at the factory (longer couplings, better adhesive), but it's hard to tell whether this is an urban legend or not since there hasn't been an official announcement.
Thanks,
07-03-2013, 04:46 PM
#160
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Hard to say, remember, nothing was said officially. It was kind of implied that the 2010 - 11's and up Mezgers had been 'fixed' ???
Some P dealers made some affirmations, but unfortunately they are surprisingly not always in the know about these things... or in denial... or under gag orders.
Some P dealers made some affirmations, but unfortunately they are surprisingly not always in the know about these things... or in denial... or under gag orders.
07-04-2013, 01:06 AM
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I know this is not 100% related but I had a 2008 cayenne s towed in last Saturday to me that had one coolant fitting blow out on him and it caused a 3 car wreck. So this is probably going to be a problem on the cayennes as well.....
07-07-2013, 12:58 PM
#162
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Could you be more specific? Do you know what failed (hose, coupling, front, back)? If a coupling, do yo know which one?
We were led to believe the the newer cars had been upgraded at the factory (longer couplings, better adhesive), but it's hard to tell whether this is an urban legend or not since there hasn't been an official announcement.
Thanks,
We were led to believe the the newer cars had been upgraded at the factory (longer couplings, better adhesive), but it's hard to tell whether this is an urban legend or not since there hasn't been an official announcement.
Thanks,
The failure was at a coupling, the main hose pulled out of one end of the coupling. Fortunately it didn't result in any issue other than inconvenience and a lost track day.
07-10-2013, 03:16 AM
#165
Just had FJ's do the plenum update/recall work. They took an extra minute or three to "nut and bolt" the car and found a bit of an old rat's nest (literally) but no harm done other than a thorough clean up and none of the coolant lines or fittings would budge at all, with no evidence of leaks. I'm running waterwetter, so I'm optimistic short term, but longer term, it will have to be resealed and every "at risk" hose or connector replaced. It is, after all, a three year old car ... then again, my equally "tracked and treasured" 993 (modified turbo, now running zeroed hybrids) has turned more miles, delivers more power and torque and has not needed such careful tendering.
As for the plenum recall, it seems to be VIN-specific and it is a perhaps an RS thing. IIRC, Alex noted the flap failure has caused more than one engine demise he's seen.
As for the plenum recall, it seems to be VIN-specific and it is a perhaps an RS thing. IIRC, Alex noted the flap failure has caused more than one engine demise he's seen.