991 GT3 production outsourced to Ferrari
02-14-2014, 08:27 PM
#16
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LOL! Mark, the cause is the high pressure oil pump is too ****ing close to the catalytic converter!!! 
02-15-2014, 10:43 AM
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02-16-2014, 05:26 PM
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02-16-2014, 05:39 PM
#22
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Does anyone have any insight as to why this is with GT3 and not other models? Is the oil plumbed differently for the 991 GT3 with its DFI engine versus the other 991 models?????
02-16-2014, 08:38 PM
#23
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The details would suggest an oil leak causing a fire, but is it definitely due to the oil pump?
02-16-2014, 09:12 PM
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Found this on the 991GT3 board. Go figure. Sounds like a bad batch of bolts rather than a design flaw.
Got this @ Pistonheads:
"Gents the story as I have it from PAG contact is that a substandard batch of the the oil cooler/exchanger retain bolts and brackets are the cause for this issue. The Swiss fire I believe triggered the investigation. This has only affected cars built in the 2014 production weeks. My week 47 2013 build ROW car is clear as are most of the cars that are already in customers hands. The fault has been evident in markets closest to Germany where the car has been produced and then delivered shortly after and the fire issue manifets itself almost immediately. I understand there have been a couple of incidences. The factory have put a stop sale on any car in transit to an overseas port for retro fitting of the new bolts/bracket and this will be performed over a few weeks this creating some slight delays. Porsche are having some supply chain QC related issues across all platforms right now and are working hard to ensure these do not repeat. Very few cars in customers hands will be affected and all those with affected VINs will have received a call from PAG very shortly. Its obviously not great press but a batch of faulty bolts isnt a epidemic."
"Gents the story as I have it from PAG contact is that a substandard batch of the the oil cooler/exchanger retain bolts and brackets are the cause for this issue. The Swiss fire I believe triggered the investigation. This has only affected cars built in the 2014 production weeks. My week 47 2013 build ROW car is clear as are most of the cars that are already in customers hands. The fault has been evident in markets closest to Germany where the car has been produced and then delivered shortly after and the fire issue manifets itself almost immediately. I understand there have been a couple of incidences. The factory have put a stop sale on any car in transit to an overseas port for retro fitting of the new bolts/bracket and this will be performed over a few weeks this creating some slight delays. Porsche are having some supply chain QC related issues across all platforms right now and are working hard to ensure these do not repeat. Very few cars in customers hands will be affected and all those with affected VINs will have received a call from PAG very shortly. Its obviously not great press but a batch of faulty bolts isnt a epidemic."
02-16-2014, 10:15 PM
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Uh huh... 
02-17-2014, 10:54 AM
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02-17-2014, 11:00 AM
#28
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Just a whiff...
02-17-2014, 01:52 PM
#29
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It seems like almost every new introduction of the Metzger based 911s had their issues with fire and stupidity. The 964s were recalled because Porsche put a large resistor (which had a habit of overheating) inside a plastic tube on top of the engine that would burn the car to the ground.
The 996TT had that fuel line chaffing issue and the clutch pressure line problem both resulting in the car burning to the ground before the recalls...
The 996TT had that fuel line chaffing issue and the clutch pressure line problem both resulting in the car burning to the ground before the recalls...
02-17-2014, 02:05 PM
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They recalled about 5000 991's in 2012 as well for a fuel leak:
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/n...k-4630023.html
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/n...k-4630023.html