skiahh

If the block is leaking oil, I suspect it's covered.

Streetmasters

My ‘13 had the same timing chain cover leak at 45,000 miles last month and was covered by the CPO warranty which would have otherwise been around 8k.

Will this type of leak happen multiple times throughout the life of the vehicle or is this a one and done fix?

Id like to keep my CD long term but not if I risk having to do this major fix on my own.

I still have the startup rattle and will need to research if this is bad or just normal for CDs.

lelandr

Hi All,

An update about my wife's CD. I spoke with the local Porsche dealer, and they have told me that any & all oil leaks are covered under the diesel warranty extension. It is at the dealer now having the repairs made. In our case, they just made the decision to fully reseal the motor, so every seal is being replaced. I was over there today and it is really in a million pieces.

I must say that I am very impressed with Porsche for this level of service for a car of this age (2013 w/ 90k miles). Although this should be the expectation, it is nice to see that it has gone so easily.

chassis

Congratulations. This is how customers should be supported. I have experienced similar excellent support from VW on another vehicles.

Mercedes is a completely different, and much worse, story. There are few, if any, stories on mbworld of M-B going above and beyond for customers. The same has been my experience with M-B, lack of support for obvious defects.

lordkenyon

Old thread, but thought it might be helpful for other Cayenne Diesel owners to know it is still being covered under the extended warranty. Just got mine (2013) back from the dealer after a month there (Covid, plus parts back order plus the tech injured himself...so long visit) and this was precisely the repair performed. Three pages of parts, mostly gaskets, seals, etc. replaced and alignment. Best part was the a/c recharge since the freon had to be purged to pull the engine.

Kris Murphy

You're lucky at 1 month. Mine was 3 months. They did give me a Panamera Gran Turismo 4S as a loaner thought (of course that wouldn't tow my track car). It was the first one the dealer had done. Best news is that it is leaking again.

Stew Jones

Its really interesting to hear about other peoples experiences with this common issue. I recently purchased a CD 2011 privately and have since discovered the oil 'weep', not a huge leak or oil consumption but it will inevitably get worse. Unfortunately for me the vehicle is long out of Porsche warranty and the last 2 services has been done by an independent Porsche specialist meaning a good will gesture from them is highly unlikely. Im stuck what to do next my options are:
1. Find a third party warranty that i can put in place now and then claim on when the 'weep' becomes a 'leak' - riddled with complexity as id have to be sure the warranty would cover as much as possible considering so much needs replacing.
2. Keep driving and forget about it for now, keep an eye on it and just save up some cash in the interim for when it does become and issue.
3. Part exchange the car in against something else to move it on - i dont make a habit of this and im aware its not the right thing to do morally but it gets me out of a sticky situation.

Does anyone have any experience of claiming for this job with a 3rd party warranty within the UK/USA? It would be really helpful to further understand the feasibility of my options! After that i can make a game plan.....such a shame as i really like the car.

xc17pilot

My '14 CD with emissions fix had oil seepage at 95,000 and oil dripping at 100,000; see the difference in just 5,000 miles. I had discussed with my trusted service manager at local dealership at the 95,000 mi visit to document the concern and this is getting fixed in 2 weeks under warranty, parts being ordered now. I'm the original owner. Will report back with degree of repairs needed.


Leaking "drip" at 100,250 mi

"Seep" at 95,000 mi

911-997

that leak is one of the worst I have ever seen. I am surprised that it turned to a leak from seepage in just 5K miles

xc17pilot

Looks pretty comparable to vwbrd's post on 1/7/20, but mine also had oil dripping from somewhere above the oil pan gasket.

AndrewWK

I know it's been said before, but, yes, all oil leaks would be covered under the extended emissions warranty. Both my diesels had the leak and both were fixed under the warranty.

BFGF

For these type of oil leak, is it only able to tell when you jack up the vehicle, take off the under panel and look at the housing? I think my 2015 CD with only 30k miles is burning quite a bit of oil. It burn through about one notch on the PCM engine oil gauge for every 3000 miles. Or is that normal?

vwbrd

I would imagine you would have to at least drop the belly pan. My leak (pictured above) never dripped a drop in my garage. I was getting it changed every 5k miles at my indy and he took the picture. I never checked the oil gauge, but it never flashed a warning.

Kris Murphy

You do not have to drop the pan to see the leak. The leak will not hit the ground (because it hits the pan), but you can see the leak without lowering the pan. I can squeeze under the car and see it without jacking the car up. Your results may vary.

sky1

Glad it was covered for both of you. Any recommendations on which dealer to take a diesel to for the extended emissions warranty in orange county area?