Check engine light came on the other night, dropped by Pfaff today to have it checked out. They diagnosed the code, topped up my engine oil and washed the car. Total cost Zero.

TINS

 

was it the oil that caused the cel? how much did they add? where did it go? any puddles? how many km since last change? what do they charge you for an oil change when you need it? do you have obd2?
glad to hear you were driving the car today

 

I believe he called it a coil pack, told me not to worry until it happened again.
One liter of oil, no puddles, next oil change in April, they charge I believe it's around $300 bucks. Do you have obd2.
Drove it yesterday as well, tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday.
See you Friday. Are you bringing the Turbo TurboDan?

Global Warming.

 

Perks of paying 10k more then market value? I am sure glad they didn't charge you to reset a check engine light. Big score.

Also a bad coil pack can cause mis-fires. mis-fires can cause catalytic converters to go bad.

 

oil change &filter, quoted couple days ago $412 taxes in

 

JUST AN IDEA: Does your coil pack have a rubber extension piece that goes over the spark plug, if it does, check for a tear or crack in the boot(s), if it is anything like the one on my BMW that will cause a short and eventually kill the coil pack. On my BMW I replaced that extension piece for $20 instead of ~$300 dealer cost. You can temporarily use RTV to seal the cracks/tear but that should only be short term until you can source the part.

 

I had to do a double check to make sure I was in a Porsche site and note an Audi site with CEL's and coil pack problems.

Huh, P cars to.

 

yes they have the same thing. they get replaced at the same time as the coil pack.

 

It looks like you can purchase coil packs for your 996 at Autopartsway.ca , the coil pack is made by Beru and comes with the spart plug extension. It's alot cheaper than the part for my BMW.

http://www.autopartsway.ca/autoparts....6%20H6~240858

 

The bitterness from poor service/quality far outlasts the sweetness of a great price....

 

no turbo tomorrow...suv.
why does coilpack cause loss of oil?
yes I have obd2, let me know next time cel goes on.
are you bringing a camera tomorrow? bathing suit?

 

it doesn't, loss of oil is from consumption and someone to lazy to check the oil level.

 

Actually I check it regularly but did not consider it that low, guess they did.
Kudos to the Jimmy Vervitas and the service techs at Pfaff.

 

Cameras.

Pass on the speedo.

 

BYOO

Bring your own oil, it's cheaper.