My First Water Pumper
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My First Water Pumper
Hello everybody,
I would like to introduce myself. My name is Doug and I have been a PCA member for about 10 years. I have been a VW/Porsche enthusiast for 33 years. All of the vintage era. All of which are aircooled of course. I currently own two 914s and one 63 bus. That all changed over the weekend. My wife and I bought a used 2012 CTT with 59k on the clock. It has PDCC and PTV PLUS. It is the most amazing car we have ever owned for sure. I have always maintained my own vehicles, and plan to do so with the CTT. I am not afraid to buy or make specific tools for the tasks.
So far I have ordered the enthusiast version of Durametric. I found the 11000 page workshop manual that is almost impossible to use. And bought a 5 year subscription to alldata for the car. What I really need is a PDF version of the workshop manual that is broken up into sections for ease of use, But i cant find it anywhere. Feel free to PM me if you can help.
I haven't been able to find a detailed 60k miles service schedule so I made my own. If you guys see anything I have missed on my list please let me know and I will add it to the list. The carfax shows the car is a one owner car with all the service work done by a Porsche dealership (accept for the brakes. GRRRR...) But I have no details on what has and what hasn't been done so I am starting from scratch. My goal is to do EVERTHING a dealer would do with no stone unturned.
This is what I have so far in no particular order,
1. Change engine oil
2. Change engine oil filter
3. Change front differential oil
4. Change rear differential oil
5. Change transfer case oil
6. Change transmission filter
7. Change transmission fluid
8. Change air filters
9. Change cabin filter
10. Flush Brake system
11. Replace spark plugs
12. Replace PDCC rezzy
12a. Flush PDCC system
13. Clean cowl drains
14.Check t-stat housing for leaks
15. Check crossover pipe for leaks
16. Check brake linings
17. Check codes
18. Rotate tires
19. Check power steering (possibly flush)
20. Fill tires with nitrogen
21. Replace wiper blades
22. Serpentine belt, idlers, and tensioner
23. Check A/C condensation drain line
24. Reset service intervals
25. Replace power steering rezzy
25a. Flush power steering system
26. Flush cooling system
27. Lube pano roof?
28. Check coils for cracks
29. Install new transfer case vent line #958-301-047-11
I'm sure I have missed things specific to the CTT so if you guys see anything and I will update my list. It sucks to buy a car and immediately put it up on jackstands but I am in no hurry and would rather be safe than sorry.
I would like to introduce myself. My name is Doug and I have been a PCA member for about 10 years. I have been a VW/Porsche enthusiast for 33 years. All of the vintage era. All of which are aircooled of course. I currently own two 914s and one 63 bus. That all changed over the weekend. My wife and I bought a used 2012 CTT with 59k on the clock. It has PDCC and PTV PLUS. It is the most amazing car we have ever owned for sure. I have always maintained my own vehicles, and plan to do so with the CTT. I am not afraid to buy or make specific tools for the tasks.
So far I have ordered the enthusiast version of Durametric. I found the 11000 page workshop manual that is almost impossible to use. And bought a 5 year subscription to alldata for the car. What I really need is a PDF version of the workshop manual that is broken up into sections for ease of use, But i cant find it anywhere. Feel free to PM me if you can help.
I haven't been able to find a detailed 60k miles service schedule so I made my own. If you guys see anything I have missed on my list please let me know and I will add it to the list. The carfax shows the car is a one owner car with all the service work done by a Porsche dealership (accept for the brakes. GRRRR...) But I have no details on what has and what hasn't been done so I am starting from scratch. My goal is to do EVERTHING a dealer would do with no stone unturned.
This is what I have so far in no particular order,
1. Change engine oil
2. Change engine oil filter
3. Change front differential oil
4. Change rear differential oil
5. Change transfer case oil
6. Change transmission filter
7. Change transmission fluid
8. Change air filters
9. Change cabin filter
10. Flush Brake system
11. Replace spark plugs
12. Replace PDCC rezzy
12a. Flush PDCC system
13. Clean cowl drains
14.Check t-stat housing for leaks
15. Check crossover pipe for leaks
16. Check brake linings
17. Check codes
18. Rotate tires
19. Check power steering (possibly flush)
20. Fill tires with nitrogen
21. Replace wiper blades
22. Serpentine belt, idlers, and tensioner
23. Check A/C condensation drain line
24. Reset service intervals
25. Replace power steering rezzy
25a. Flush power steering system
26. Flush cooling system
27. Lube pano roof?
28. Check coils for cracks
29. Install new transfer case vent line #958-301-047-11
I'm sure I have missed things specific to the CTT so if you guys see anything and I will update my list. It sucks to buy a car and immediately put it up on jackstands but I am in no hurry and would rather be safe than sorry.
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Hi Doug,
Quite the list. I can't think of anything you've missed. The 11,000 page manual is about all there is.. but - AllData does a good job of sorting out the info from in the manual to your specific model. You'll notice in the PDF manual they repeated EVERY damn procedure for every model - which is why it's 11,000 pages long.
Quite the list. I can't think of anything you've missed. The 11,000 page manual is about all there is.. but - AllData does a good job of sorting out the info from in the manual to your specific model. You'll notice in the PDF manual they repeated EVERY damn procedure for every model - which is why it's 11,000 pages long.
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Doug, great list. I too just bought a 2013 CTT. Most of the jobs on your list are also on my list. I would also change the SERP belt. It’s on my list. Last weekend I did front and rear brake pads as they were about 3mm. This weekend will be front and rear diff fluid, spark plugs and Serp belt. Already did oil and filter. In near future will be tranny fluid and tranny filter, air filters and cabin filter.
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Three Wheelin'
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Hi Doug,
Quite the list. I can't think of anything you've missed. The 11,000 page manual is about all there is.. but - AllData does a good job of sorting out the info from in the manual to your specific model. You'll notice in the PDF manual they repeated EVERY damn procedure for every model - which is why it's 11,000 pages long.
Quite the list. I can't think of anything you've missed. The 11,000 page manual is about all there is.. but - AllData does a good job of sorting out the info from in the manual to your specific model. You'll notice in the PDF manual they repeated EVERY damn procedure for every model - which is why it's 11,000 pages long.
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Three Wheelin'
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Doug, great list. I too just bought a 2013 CTT. Most of the jobs on your list are also on my list. I would also change the SERP belt. It’s on my list. Last weekend I did front and rear brake pads as they were about 3mm. This weekend will be front and rear diff fluid, spark plugs and Serp belt. Already did oil and filter. In near future will be tranny fluid and tranny filter, air filters and cabin filter.
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Three Wheelin'
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I will take a look through the DIY threads and document my travels for the ones that aren't covered. I am actually looking forward to working on this thing. It is defiantly the mos sophisticated car I have ever owned. My first introduction into fuel injection was my KTM Advententure. Then I converted my 3.6 993 engine to individual throttle bodies for one of my 914's. So I am no stranger to using a laptop to work on my vehicles. I still still need to get that lab coat to look the part.
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I’ve been getting parts from Pelican Parts, Europa Parts, SunCoast and RMEuropean. I used ALLDATA for the brake job and it was on point. Yes my whip has PDCC and PVT Plus. I think I have almost every option offered. I have a 997.2 and the CTT is much more involved when doing DIY. I know the air spring system will be a challenge in the future.
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One thing I haven't been able to find much information on is the timing chain. Maybe you guys can help me.... Is there a replacement interval on it?
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Yes, I noticed that.... I'm surprised there is no workshop manuals out there. I did see a set of hard copies on ebay for something like $1400. They were for the earlier models. My only fear about alldata is that they differ from Porsche in some way. Like an old Chilton manual. Have you guys found Alldata to be accurate? Hard to tell with nothing to cross reference. I need to dig into the Alldata a little deeper.
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One more question for the evening. I could have sworn that I read that when Porsche went to the 8 speed Tiptronic they did away with the transfer case. I haven't had the belly pans off yet to check. Is this true? My CTT is an 8 speed.
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If the coils have not been changed, you may want to do that with the plugs as preventative. At least have a couple of new ones on hand. They are cheap at sunset porsche.
You may want to check the valve cover gaskets for seepage and change those while you are doing plugs.
There are cowl drains on both sides - so make that item "plural".
Otherwise that is a fairly complete list. I did all of those things on my '11 CTT except for the transmission fluid, which had recently been done.
You may want to check the valve cover gaskets for seepage and change those while you are doing plugs.
There are cowl drains on both sides - so make that item "plural".
Otherwise that is a fairly complete list. I did all of those things on my '11 CTT except for the transmission fluid, which had recently been done.
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Burning Brakes
On the serpentine belt replacement you will also want to check the tensioner and rollers to see if they need replacement. When I did my belt at 100K all mine were fine but others have needed replacements.