pascalemod

I recently replaced oil in the pdk gearbox (and seal) and replaced the thermostat and HPFP (which failed). So few jobs at once, done at the Porsche dealer.

Now the car has some only what i can describe as non-organic smell coming through the vents after the start of the car. Once warmed up there is no smell (or Im used to it? But seems unlikely as im sensitive to smells).. It was not there before the change.

Can any of the jobs mentioned be the culprit?

Typically the car has that Porsche smell as I get into it. But im not liking this new sharpish smell from the vents that I never noticed before the repairs...

thoughts?

cosm3os

Gear oil smell is strong and takes awhile to move on.

ejabour

So true.

I worked at a racing school as a mechanic at one point and to quote one of my french-candadian co-workers, "The gear oil smells like the pig ****, no?!"

pascalemod

OK, so this isnt uncommon. I guess car needs a track day in spring to shake this off.

Ironman88

Good to know this.

I'm planning to have my PDK gear oil changed soon - so I'll know what to expect...

lexhair

Next week for me. I won't freak now.

ManoTexas

I had no smell from pdk fuild change on either 911 or panny.

Ironman88

Was it PDK clutch fluid change or gear fluid change?

Wayne Smith

The oil is contained in an enclosed space. It won't smell unless it got spilled and was not cleaned up. If that's the case it will probably take some time to "burn" off the casings.

BucketList

I had my PDK oil changed 15K ago, no smell and the gear oil changed 5k ago and also no smell. Maybe they changed your cabin air filter with oily hands...

Ironman88

...or maybe the mechanic slipped a half-eaten tunafish sandwich under one of the seats...

ManoTexas

pdk 60,000 mile change whichever that is!

Ironman88

PDK clutch fluid change

Wayne Smith

Many years ago I was working on some machinery in a shop to the east of Denver in the summer heat. The metal building reached 120 F in the afternoon. The night shift didn't get along with the day shift. The operator hid dead fish in a brown grocery bag placed behind and under the machine. Throughout the day the smell got worse, as you might imagine. It took a couple days to isolate the problem.