leif997

Dropped turbo off today to trouble shoot the lack of A/C...seems a rock went right into the condensor and a new one must be purchased. Porsche will only pick up 30% so....

I will look into having grill screens made up just like the GT3's to avoid this from happening again.

You would think Porshe would not put it in such a vulnerable spot.

Live and learn...

roberga

Dirty track? :-)... Thanks for the heads up. Is is dead center right by the ACC sensor?

rombrigs

I had the exact same thing happen in the Cayenne Turbo. Porsche picked up the labor and freon. -Roger

Edgy01

This issue came up with the vulnerable 997 condensers as well. Screens should be standard.

rijowysock

where are the condensors? all i see when i look in the holes are the radiators.

wwilliams88

What you are seeing from the front of a 997 are the AC condensors. The radiators are immediately behind the AC condensors as in the cutaway shown below The module is a sandwich configuration.

wwilliams88

Found a couple of photos of a Panamera Turbo with the front grills and front bumper removed, courtesy of falb, link to thread below:

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/p...rbos-life.html

Top photo shows the bumper in place with the grills removed. Center section contains the power steering cooler, AC condensor, and the radiator in a stacked configuration. Left and right ducts are the intercoolers. If a rock enters the center section, the power steering cooler or the AC condensor are most likely to take the hit.

Bottom photo shows the bumper removed. This is the only way to access the air filter.