Any way to tell (visually) the camshaft bolt fix has been completed?
07-08-2019, 11:53 AM
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Any way to tell (visually) the camshaft bolt fix has been completed?
Apparently the Germans did not have a recall for the camshaft bolts (https://www.kba-online.de/gpsg/startServlet?adress=gpsg). Just curious how I would tell if I opened up the engine a bit (i.e., different bolt type, etc).
Porsche will only tell me if the vehicle I am looking at has had recalls complete. For those that had this work done prior to the recall, what did it cost/how many hours of labor?
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For more information, click below on the KBA reference number:
KBA Reference number Short description Monitoring of the recall by the Federal Motor Vehicle Authority Year of construction from date of publication to date of publication
3796 Faulty exhaust gas turbochargers can lead to reduced engine performance and leakage of engine oil. yes 2010 2012 02.05.2014
5081 Escaping fuel at the fuel manifolds of the engine can lead to vehicle fire. No 2010 2012 24.07.2015
5946 A circlip on the pedestal bearing pedestal may become loose and affect the brake pedal operation. yes 2010 2016 03.23.2016
9035 Selected gear ratio is not set correctly in the gearbox, which could cause the vehicle to roll away when the parking brake is not activated. No 2002 2016 08.07.2019
For more information, click below on the KBA reference number:
KBA Reference number Short description Monitoring of the recall by the Federal Motor Vehicle Authority Year of construction from date of publication to date of publication
3796 Faulty exhaust gas turbochargers can lead to reduced engine performance and leakage of engine oil. yes 2010 2012 02.05.2014
5081 Escaping fuel at the fuel manifolds of the engine can lead to vehicle fire. No 2010 2012 24.07.2015
5946 A circlip on the pedestal bearing pedestal may become loose and affect the brake pedal operation. yes 2010 2016 03.23.2016
9035 Selected gear ratio is not set correctly in the gearbox, which could cause the vehicle to roll away when the parking brake is not activated. No 2002 2016 08.07.2019
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07-08-2019, 09:04 PM
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Matt - have you read the buyers guide to the 958 that we have as a sticky? It is very clearly shown there how to identify the bad bolts vs the good bolts. All you have to do is remove the oil filler cap and find a dental mirror. That shouldn't be very hard.
07-09-2019, 03:17 AM
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07-09-2019, 09:59 PM
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Not a big surprise. Is there anything TUV can do about dangerous failures in an auto that has the potential to cause harm to individuals? You might get one going if TUV has any power like that since the same engine is subject to recalls in US, Canada, China and Japan. That pretty much makes the argument that your German car suffers the same potential to cause harm to occupants.