Cautionary Tale of Oil Leak (timing cover)
#392
- I've seen a few posts where Macan owners suffered a 2nd incident of timing cover leaks after undergoing a previous warranty repair. Are these isolated incidents or is this a situation where failure will possibly occur again after a certain amount of age and mileage"
#393
I was ready to buy a 1 owner, 2016 with <50k miles on it but not being CPO is scaring me now. Only thing fixed under warranty so far has been the transfer case.
I read through most of this thread and doesn't seem like we can confidently say the issue won't pop up again for a once repaired car.
I guess back to finding CPO cars.
I read through most of this thread and doesn't seem like we can confidently say the issue won't pop up again for a once repaired car.
I guess back to finding CPO cars.
#394
Links?
This is the longest thread about the issue and no single user has reported a 2nd incident after a warranty fix.
#395
Other than that, the factory warrantied engine out repair is bulletproof.
#397
Macan S 2016 oil leak
First I want to thank everyone for posting. I wouldn’t have been able to get my transfer case fixed on my Macan S under warranty without them. My dealer said I was crazy that my transmission was fine. Now my question is, has anyone had an oil leak occur after getting the fuel pump recall done on their Macan? I was told by my dealership that their techs didn’t know how to do it and had to go to a class in Germany. First red flag right. Now at 25k miles, they are telling me in order to fix it the price will be $8700 and my car is six years old so it’s not under warranty. I’ve been reading that the fuel pump mounts to the timing case cover is this correct. And if so could this be the cause of my oil leak?
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Viphoto (08-15-2022)
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First I want to thank everyone for posting. I wouldn’t have been able to get my transfer case fixed on my Macan S under warranty without them. My dealer said I was crazy that my transmission was fine. Now my question is, has anyone had an oil leak occur after getting the fuel pump recall done on their Macan? I was told by my dealership that their techs didn’t know how to do it and had to go to a class in Germany. First red flag right. Now at 25k miles, they are telling me in order to fix it the price will be $8700 and my car is six years old so it’s not under warranty. I’ve been reading that the fuel pump mounts to the timing case cover is this correct. And if so could this be the cause of my oil leak?
The bottom of our Macan’s motor is just as dirty and oily this year as it was the last two(?) years after the cover fix. It appears to not have sprung a new leak (**).Don’t expect a tech loosing money on warranty reimbursement to clean.
My tech used a loctite gasket sealer. Something in the 5000 series. 5900? 5700? It’s black. Seems to work.
(*) Maybe a very special piece of Flex Tape… but that’s the idea.
(**) But the transfer case replaced at the same time is acting up.
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TracyQ (02-28-2022)
#399
Mine was in for the repair a couple weeks ago, multiple broken bolts. Came back to me with a vibration at idle and various rpms while driving. Waiting to hear from a regional rep because the dealer insists its normal. But I digress...
The main point that may be of interest to those reading this thread - in my conversations with the service manager, I asked what the difference between the old bolts and new bolts is. His reply: "As far as we know, nothing. It's possible they made a change, as Porsche engineers don't like to admit they made mistakes, but there has been no communication to us that the bolt has changed."
So I consequently asked "so these bolts could break all over again". His reply was YES.
The main point that may be of interest to those reading this thread - in my conversations with the service manager, I asked what the difference between the old bolts and new bolts is. His reply: "As far as we know, nothing. It's possible they made a change, as Porsche engineers don't like to admit they made mistakes, but there has been no communication to us that the bolt has changed."
So I consequently asked "so these bolts could break all over again". His reply was YES.
Was looking for a used Macan S 2018 but I'm glad I read this post as that is out of the question now.
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I contacted my SA at the Porsche dealer I use for my service and inquired about the cost of the new timing cover fix approach. She said;Parts and labor is approx. $1250-1350+tax for the replacement bolts/hardware needed.
#401
are you sure she didn't give you the quote for the I4 model?
#403
Mine is leaking again.
It was leaking at around 20,000 miles 4 years ago and was repaired under warranty. Now at 32,000 miles, during an oil change it was discovered that it is close to dripping now as my car was giving a warning that the oil is pretty much depleted, so something was off. The car is out of warranty and the repair would cost me close to $3,000. What do you guys think? I don't think Porsche would cover this at this point. What a crappy job that they did and poor quality overall.
It was leaking at around 20,000 miles 4 years ago and was repaired under warranty. Now at 32,000 miles, during an oil change it was discovered that it is close to dripping now as my car was giving a warning that the oil is pretty much depleted, so something was off. The car is out of warranty and the repair would cost me close to $3,000. What do you guys think? I don't think Porsche would cover this at this point. What a crappy job that they did and poor quality overall.
#404
Mine is leaking again.
It was leaking at around 20,000 miles 4 years ago and was repaired under warranty. Now at 32,000 miles, during an oil change it was discovered that it is close to dripping now as my car was giving a warning that the oil is pretty much depleted, so something was off. The car is out of warranty and the repair would cost me close to $3,000. What do you guys think? I don't think Porsche would cover this at this point. What a crappy job that they did and poor quality overall.
It was leaking at around 20,000 miles 4 years ago and was repaired under warranty. Now at 32,000 miles, during an oil change it was discovered that it is close to dripping now as my car was giving a warning that the oil is pretty much depleted, so something was off. The car is out of warranty and the repair would cost me close to $3,000. What do you guys think? I don't think Porsche would cover this at this point. What a crappy job that they did and poor quality overall.