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We're back in Melbourne now, Cayenne performed flawlessly on the trip. Never got stuck anywhere, no CEL's, no roadside repairs needed in just over 5000km of driving which included some incredibly rough roads in very hot and remote parts of the country.
Looking forward to picking her up from the freight depot in a few weeks.
Trip report to come when I have a spare minute.
Awesome! Looking forward to hearing more about your fantastic adventures.
And now it's a baby hauler!
Back seat is starting to get pretty full...
Car continues to run great and be very reliable. No breakdowns or anything to fix yet in 2+ years of ownership. So glad I bought such a well looked after example.
After the big trip I did an oil/filter change and blew out the air filters. I also did plugs and coils as preventative maintenance but really it was unnecessary. The plugs were ok and the coils looked nearly new. I'd already bought replacements so I fitted them but kept the old ones for spares. Bit of a waste of money but at least I know they are new and will be good for years to come.
A couple of minor niggles - I noticed a small patch of clear coat peeling on the RH rear door not long after I bought it which has now grown slightly and been joined by a small one on the nose cone. Hopefully they don't grow too much and no more pop up.
At one point I left it parked for ~3 weeks, nose facing downhill. On startup I had a faint but worrying engine rattle for about 30 seconds - I was terrified bore scoring may have struck but that was 3 months ago and it's been silent since. Crossing my fingers it was a once off issue and now try to not park it nose down if it's not going to be driven for an extended period.
My unorthodox dual battery setup which sees the main AGM battery constantly being trickled charged by the lithium aux works great, never had any slow starts or low voltage issues even if I don't drive the Cayenne for a few weeks.
Trip report coming... one day, when I have time to go through all the photos and do a write-up.
Did a service on the old girl tonight as she just ticked over 240,000km
Oil/filter/drain intercooler hose (maybe 30ml came out from here)
Changed a brake light that's been out for a couple of weeks
Topped up washer fluid
Nothing else to fix, she's been running like a charm as always.
I busted out the VCDS cable to try to reset the "Service now" reminder on the dash so i can once again join the "Error Free Cayenne Club" however i wasnt able to connect to Module 17 Instrument Cluster. VCDS auto scan worked but it wasn't able to connect via CAN and threw up a few odd faults. No CEL's or faults on the dash apart from "Service now"
Here's my auto scan results. Do i have a CANBUS issue? Any ideas on how to recify or at least reset the "Service now" reminder?
Friday,26,July,2024,20:16:37:00009
VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 10 x64
VCDS Version: 22.3.1.4 (x64)
Data version: 20220407 DS337.0 www.Ross-Tech.com
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Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: None
Part No: 7L5 907 530 A
Component: Gateway CAN/CAN E1 1200
Serial number: ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
VCID: 3169A0C3AC29530770-8064
6 Faults Found:
00532 - Supply Voltage B+
001 - Upper Limit Exceeded - Intermittent
00565 - Rear A/C Control Head (Climatronic) (E265)
004 - No Signal/Communication - Intermittent
00459 - Control Module for Display and Input; Front (J523)
004 - No Signal/Communication
01315 - Transmission Control Module
004 - No Signal/Communication - Intermittent
01310 - Level Control System Control Module (J197)
004 - No Signal/Communication - Intermittent
00471 - Control Module for Elect. Regulated Dampers (J250)
004 - No Signal/Communication - Intermittent
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Address 69: Trailer Labels: 7L0-907-383-1D9.lbl
Part No SW: 7L0 907 383 M HW: 7L0 907 383 M
Component: J345 Anhaenger 0080
Revision: 4C008002 Serial number: 00000161342726
Coding: 0016387
Shop #: WSC 66304 001 24584
VCID: 3E738BFF6D77BC7FFD-806A
2 Faults Found:
02562 - Trailer; Brake Lamps
011 - Open Circuit - Intermittent - MIL ON
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 10101011
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 2
Reset counter: 40
Time Indication: 0
00335 - Control Circuit Taillights
010 - Open or Short to Plus - Intermittent - MIL ON
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 10101010
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 4
Reset counter: 40
Time Indication: 0
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Address 76: Park Assist Labels: Redir Fail!
Part No: 7L0 919 283 F
Component: 41 Einparkhilfe 1107
Shop #: WSC 00000 000 00000
VCID: 397998E374599B47C8-806C
1 Fault Found:
01341 - Control Module in Instrument Panel On Comfort CAN (J285)
008 - Implausible Signal
Trailer faults - all my trailers have LED lights and always throw up a dash error
Park assist works fine
01520 - Rain and Light Recognition Sensor (G397) - i do feel as though the headlights "auto on" most of the time, even during the day
00907 - Intervention load Management - what is this?
Other systems with implausible signal all seem to work fine - HVAC, level control, transmission, dampers etc
So overall fairly healthy but why can't i connect to the Instrument Cluster and why all the implausible signals?
05-10-2023, 11:34 PM
