error message: Bring car to workshop
symptom: PDK no longer works (no gear, except Neutral can be selected)
Durametric readout:: Error 1731 shift rod 1 displacement sensors
Does this translate to: I need a new PDK?

 

Didn't you just have a thread a few days ago about a dead battery? Could be related.

 

The two local area Porsche dealers both told me they can replace electronics and other external components on the PDK. The transmission must be replaced when there is internal damage, which is very uncommon. Both dealers have repaired PDKs, but only one PDK has been replaced by either in 9 years and that was on a new car, due to manufacturing defect.

 

Hello,

Can you also help me about this issue: https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...t-sensors.html

How you fixed it? Is this happend because of low voltage (Battery Replacement required?)
Required to replace any sensors? If so, Which sensors? Name or Part number?
Required to replace any other part? Please let me know .

Please reply as soon as possible.

Thank you for your help.

 

 

I found solution for this case,

Porsche Panamera Uses ZF Transmission, for P1731 , P1732 , P1733 , P1734 fault codes not required to replace gearbox (PDK) or transmission control unit, Just simply replace following part:

- Sensor Pack (Position Sensor with Speed and Temperature Sensors)
- Part#: 97031708500 or 97031708530 (Make sure for compatibility with your VIN) , Estimated Price is 500 USD.

But before any replacement, make sure your battery life is good, because Porsche is one of the most sensitive cars to over/under voltage situations. So much technology is packed into them, that bad or going battery can and does make funny things with totally unrelated systems.
Everything in the car is controlled by microprocessors and when the voltages get low you get weird signals that can be misinterpreted by the other processors.
If not worked, then try to replace with above sensor pack.

Sensors images and location in PDK :

https://maktrans.net/image/data/Phot...pdk-base-2.png
https://maktrans.net/image/cache/dat...08-573x429.jpg

 

rsche boxster spyder 987.2 whit same problems im chile
Hello I have a porsche boxster spyder 987.2 in chile with the same sensor problem can't shift out of 1st gear
In the porsche delership they told me they can only replace the gearbox it costs 10k and they cand not fix them.
I want to know what you did with the car finally
​​​​​How we fix it
Thank you very much for the post
Error ob2 code is p1731

 

My car issue has been resolved, with same error 1731.
I just - replaced Sensor Pack (Position Sensor with Speed and Temperature Sensors), I know part number for panamera 4s-2011,
- Part#: 97031708500 or 97031708530 (Make sure for compatibility with your VIN) , Estimated Price is 500 USD.

Maybe different part number, but same name for your car.

 

Replacing" Sensor Pack" (Position Sensor with Speed and Temperature Sensors) will resolve P1731 ERROR code in 90% of cases.
For panamera 4S 2011, its - Part#: 97031708500 or 97031708530 (Make sure for compatibility with your VIN) , Estimated Price is 500 USD.

Try to find part number for your car,

 

Thanks alot im goin to buy the sensor today
I have another question
When you remove this sensor
​​​You can replace the sensor under the car drop the transmission pan or you need to drop the entire transmisión???

 

Sorry to have to tell you this but the Panamera part will not work as it's completely different. In the Panamera the shift rod sensor is a replaceable part, that is not the case in the 997/987. Porsche will not sell you the 997/987 part and neither will ZF (transmission manufacturer). I contacted both.

This is one of those failures that Porsche says you must replace the PDK. There are a couple of Chinese websites claiming to have remanufactured replacements, I contacted them and they were out of stock. You must drop the transmission and split the transmission case open to get to the sensor. The sensor may be repairable if you can open up the housing and replace the internal electronics as that is probably what the Chinese suppliers are doing. It uses four Hall Effect sensors.

See my sticky on repairing a PDK transmission as I talk about this part extensively, show where it's located, and have links to the Chinese sites.

 

I just want to say thanks for all your work on the pdk. I don't own a pdk..... yet. But it's something I have looked into for the wife. My luck, I'd run into one of these issues. Your work has made me less, or even not, nervous at all, about owning a higher mileage pdk.

Cw

 

Thanks CW, I appreciate it. I've had 911's for nearly 30 years now but always MT. My knees are not what they used to be so I decided to go with the PDK last year and it has far exceeded my expectations. It's still a blast to drive, shifts amazingly fast and precise, but also enjoyable when stuck in ten miles of LA stop and go traffic (unlike the MT). Highly recommended despite Porsche's game playing with parts.

 

hi i think i found the sensor for 987.2 in sunset porsche parts .. do you think it is compatible?

https://www.sunsetporscheparts.com/o...or-97031708530

because it is the same part number of the Panamera

 

That part has a 970 part number (Panamera), can you point me to to where it says it also works with a 987 so I can dig a little deeper? Believe me I'd love to be wrong but I'm 99.9% sure that part will not work with the 997 or 987. The Panamera PDK is completely different from the PDK unit used on the 911/Cayman/Boxster, and most parts are different.

Here's what the Panamera distance sensor (PN 970.317.085.30) looks like:



And here is what the 911/Cayman/Boxster distance sensor looks like:



Here's a cutaway view of the 997/987 PDK showing the distance sensor (black rectangle):




There may be electrical components internal to the two that are similar but the units themselves are different and not interchangeable.