Chris D

Registered it on the classic register at OPC Nottingham this morning. 

Simply filled in a form and they took a copy of my V5 and drivers licence. They said porsche gb will be in touch. 

Is that about right?? 

18 hours ago, timbobalobox said:

I've got a full spare set from my daft project I've been working on if you want it?  You can have it FOC - message me direct if it's of interest 👍

Yes please! Will do. Thank you.

Just to clarify. This is the headlamp washer pump. Inside the bumper x 2. Not the screen wash pump.

I'm TIPEC East Mids.

Great bunch of people. Various cars from older 944s & 986/7 to 911 GT3s and 718 GT4RSs etc. Zero snobbery.

We have a monthly coffee meet all year round plus evening pub meets in the summer. OPC breakfast clubs & Christmas meals (paid for). Drives to the coast etc. Free monthly magazine and loads of discounts at OPC, my local indy, zunsport etc etc.

£60 for 2 years. I've had my money's worth in 4 months.

Hi all

The OS headlamp washer pump is leaking on my Boxster S.

It only leaks when used which isn't often. But when it is used, it tends to dump half of the content of the screenwash bottle on the floor. This was pretty worrying when it first happened as my screenwash is the same colour as the coolant.

Anyway, has anyone had to replace a headlamp washer pump? My indy suggests it's a replacement fix only. I'm more than capable of doing this. Bumper has been off before. Is this easy enough and what was the rough cost to replace. Am I best to get a replacement from OPC / Des911 (have TIPEC discount) or is there an aftermarket alternative?

Ta

TIPEC coffee and cars meet up first thing. 

Came back and noticed the spoiler was loose. Essentially, one of the retaining pins that fixes the bracket in place at the mechanism had come out. Bumper off job but thanks to YouTube it was easy enough. Just took my time. Job jobbed and cleaned it all out at the same time. 

Then, drive out to a country pub for a roast dinner. Tucked up back in the garage. 

Washed mine yesterday. Long overdue but first time in about 2 weeks I've been able to. 

Booked onto a center gravity porsche clinic in Jan.  

I swapped the brake wear sensors over today. I changed the rear pads a few weeks back but couldnt get the old sensors out of the pads without breaking them. Cut, twisted, taped and zip tied temporarily. Ordered a new pair. £5 each or something like that from ebay.

Fitment was simple enough. Took less than 10 mins per side including jacking it up and whipping the wheels off & on.

Kept the old ones. Soldered, doubled over and heat shrunk.

Bagged for later. Will fit these if I ever swap over to pads that don't come with the slots for the sensors (i.e.fancy Pagids etc).

Had my seats and door cards refurbished / restored.

Used a mobile leather restoration guy near me. Dropped the car at his workshop on Monday. Picked it up yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/mobileleatherrepairs/posts/pfbid02gnjxC1KZT9UGf4Pb7P8nZQ58LUqm6wHQmjSi6D8QZaDAzEfCxsutAtmCJLBM8nkXl

2 hours ago, daz05 said:

@Chris D thanks for sharing, I see the problem you have a large gap between services, maybe I'm missing something but that gap is 4.5yrs, you have no chance of the OPC putting a warranty on that and you are lucky that Porsche would entertain it with 4.5 yr old oil.

In your position I would pay for the big service because it's due and get it covered when the time is right, no need to do it now maybe when your own warranty expires.

Out of interest was that sold to you as full service history because it most certainly isn't, service requirement is within 2 yrs maximum.  It's likely been sold via BMW because it didn't meet the OPC standard. Always ask yourself why a dealer group with a Porsche franchise wouldn't retail it directly.

No problem. You're probably quite right. I may have been blinkered by the quality and awesomeness of the car in general and not dived deep enough into the history as much as I should have done. Lesson learned. I don't recall what the advert stated now. I am where I am now so I'll just deal with it. It had a service (inc oil, belts and filters) Jan this year. During my ownership it'll have oil & filter change annually, regardless.

Incidently, I've just got back from my porsche indy / specialist. He's 15 mins away. Popped over to have a catchup and a good chat. An 8 year service with him is ~£500 taking into account he only literally last week replaced my brake fluid with RBF660. That's with all parts being OEM or direct from Porsche (Nottingham) themselves. With all things being as they are and based on the (mixed) advice from this thread alone I would say I'm likely to cut the strings from Porsche UK and use my indy going forward. Will probably book it in with my indy now, once I've had the warranty issues it's booked in for sorted. Or not 🙄😂

13 hours ago, daz05 said:

I think you've done the right thing, you bought the car from a BMW dealer and they have supplied you with a warranty product if the car breaks then it's on them to cover as per your warranty.

I know you said it had Porsche warranty on it but that does not transfer if you buy the car via a dealer (or at least if they find out). You made the error of using a dealer in the same network and that meant they couldn't help you because it was known to them.

The service history issue I can't comment on because you haven't shared but Porsche are friendly because they allow you to forget the past and pay for a big service so they have confidence of maintenance before insuring the car. BMW and the likes won't sell you a policy if you don't have the history they require.

You'll get very different treatment from Porsche if you buy approved used and keep a good relationship, have your services done and good scores in their feedback system. I enjoy going to my local dealer, i'm treated very well always get nice cars to drive and get great prices on my parts.

What is the service history out of interest maybe another dealer can help you but because you have another warranty on it I don't think they can insure you anyway, it will be in the small print.

 

Thanks. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I thought sticking with the same franchise dealership might have worked in my favour. Clearly, in this case, it had an adverse effect. Live and learn.

According to the print out, in summary:

26 Sep 14 at 1282km - VTS, PDI supply and fit plates. 9714 Tech Insp.

9 Aug 16 at 11816 mls - 9711 Minor Maint. 20k mile service & brake fluid

23 Nov 17 at 20644 mls - 9711 Minor Maint. General Minor Service

7 Jan 22 - at 38377 mls - 9711 Minor Maint. General Minor Service inc air & pollen filter, drive belts & BFC (this is the ONLY stamp in the maint book).

In between these it's had plenty of warranty diagnosis / repairs and 111 inspections for warranty renewal. Last 111 Insp was Feb 2020.

All done at a Porsche Service Centre.

As above, the PCM is stating next service due in 30k miles or Dec 2023. Either the previous owner(s) has gone cheap or Porsche have cocked up the service scheduling?

Irrespective of whether or not it needs an 8 year major service right now I think the quote I've been provided is overpriced. Will make some calls today. See what options I have. Having slept on this I've not totally discounted extending the warranty yet. Just a bit taken aback by their service costs based on searching through threads on here alone  (I'm fully aware of the brand I've bought into and the costs associated with that - I've come from owning a BMW).

Regardless of all of the above, the car is bloody mega and I love it. Just need to make sure I don't get fleeced along the way.

55 minutes ago, Carmine said:

why is the PSM repair not covered by the Sytner warranty - are coils excluded?

How did Sytner word the status of the car’s service history - was it misleading or even wrong?

 

Sytner Group Porsche (Leicester) won't honour the approved used warranty as issued by the Sytner Group BMW (Tamworth). I gave up asking questions. It was like banging my head off a wall.

I've since contacted the dealer from where I bought the car ref warranty work. Awaiting a response.

Their (leic OPC) explanation of the service history status is as above. Erattic. Services completed but either early or late. I have 3 pages of history, from new. Proper Porsche print out. All the recalls, warranty work. 111 inspections, warranty renewals etc. Service locations & dates too.

Late / Early - No consideration for c0v1d either. They say it's due a major (8 year) service. Incidently, the dash display in the car states next service due in 30k miles or Dec 2023, whichever occurs first. Last service (minor) was Jan 22 at Chester OPC, so they bloody reset it!

Proper fed up with both Leicester OPC and the lack of support from Porsche GB.

Warning. This is a bit of a rant. 

Car is an MY 2014 Cayman GTS with 41k on clock. All service history is OPC.

So, I bought this car end Jun 22. Through Sytner Group BMW in Tamworth. It was sold to Leicester (Sytner Group) OPC but due to the age they sold it via BMW Tamworth - Common thing for this group. e.g. My car was sat next to a 911, a Bentley and a McLaren etc when I viewed it. 

Unexpected but it turned out the car came with a little bit of Porsche Extended Warranty when I bought it. It expires tomorrow (29 Sep). It was £1160 for another 24 months at the time I was looking.  I'd have been content without it but in hindsight and for piece of mind it seemed a bit of a no brainer to extend it. So I tried to renew it late Aug. Point to note - if you renew after it expires you need to pay for a 111 inspection, at ~£300. Might as well get it in early then yeh?

Called my local OPC, which happened to be Leicester. This is also where the car originated from new. Should make it easier yeh? Or so I thought.

Sent them all the documents as requested. Got a phone call back later in the afternoon saying I couldn't renew it. One of the criteria for renewing is that I need to have owned the car for 90 days. At that point i was only 67 days in. Meh! Also, to add salt into the wounds, their price for 24 months jumped to £1260 on 1 Sep.

Did the math and worked out I could call back today (28 Sep) which would be either day 90 or just after. Phew. Close one. Saved myself £300 at least!

Sent all the docs again yesterday. i.e. Maint book with stamps. V5. New photo of mileage plus some service invoices and a Porsche service history print out that the dealer gave me when I bought it.

Email back. Service stamps missing from book. Yes, I know. I told you this before because I picked up on it when I bought it from you (Sytner Group) 3 months ago. Hence the Porsche service history print out YOU provided for me. I've literally given you everything I have / you gave me. Last service stamp was Jan this year btw (minor service so it turns out).

So, off they go to Porsche GB. They come back and say the service history is a bit erratic (some late, some early- but all OPC!) and they therefore won't extend it. This is despite the warranty being extended every 2 years since new. The Porsche history print out has all the data to back this up. I point this out to them. They said it shouldn't have been renewed. WTF!

So. Turns out I can renew it, BUT, it first needs an 8 year Major Service (at £1,800) to be carried out. This is made up of:
 

• Major service - £900.
  Plus:
• Plugs - £350
• Brake fluid change (just done, with RBF660) - £170
• Tyre sealant replacement - £95 (I'll never use this!)
• Covers off and check belts - £80 
• Visusal insp of mounts - £90
• Check drains - £110

Seems a bit pricey yeh?

Then £300 for the 111 inspection, because my warranty will have run out.

Then pay for the extended warranty.

Incidently, it's booked in next week for a diganosis for a PSM Failure dash warning (likely failed coil(s)). I ask is this still covered or not and if not can I used the approved used 6 month warranty that came with the car from Sytner Group.

Yes to the diagnosis. But nope to the Sytner Group Approved Used warranty. Plus, having that would have also stopped you extending the Porsche extended warranty too. Seriously, I told you this already. But now you tell me???? 

Arggghhhhhhhh FFS!

Suffice to say. They can fcuking do one now. 

Rant over......


I'm using my local Porsche indy from now on. Closer and probably a better service. Nottingham OPC trained him and he gets all his parts from them too.

On 9/8/2022 at 9:48 AM, JonSta said:

Interesting/scary. What broke?

Sorry for the delay in responding. Been out of country.

Anyway, following diagnosis it was apparent I'd spun a rod bearing, which in turn caused catastrophic damage to cylinder 5. 

Not entirely sure what the root cause was; probably a combination of things - wear and tear, oil not warmed up enough, me being a bit too agressive too early etc etc. Engine was on 104k and whilst recently (mileage wise) serviced it had been sat still for some time. It had noisy tappets so I tried to give it bit of an Italian tune up. I suspect I overdid it. I'd warmed it up but probably needed to take it steadier for longer, lower revs. Engine cut out, dashboard lit up like a christmas tree and that was that. Huge lesson learnt that day I can tell you.

Car was a good one so worth the time, effort and money to get it back on the road. Owes me a lot of money, of course. Probably just as much if not the same as it's worth when you consider the cost of a replacement engine. Expensive hobby. Such as life.

Took it for a nice blast around the Vale of Belvior. Some pretty good roads all within a 30 mile radius of where I live.

Ran the 981 CGTS the day before  - 100 miles around Rutland, rural Leicestershire & Lincolnshire. Both awesome cars.

Having had a 987 3.2 go pop on me, the easiest option (not cheapest), and final solution, was a replacement engine. 

With all the other stuff I had replaced at the same time (clutch, flywheel, belts, all coolant hoses, major service etc etc) plus the donor engine it cost nearly as much as the car was worth but, it needs for nothing for next 10 years other than oil changes / minor servicing.

Edit - I had an indy do it too btw.

It might not have been D911. I can't find the email. Away from home atm, I'm sure I have a paper receipt. Defo online and OEM parts.

Edit - Type911. Was £36 + VAT for a set. Now £38 + VAT

https://type911shop.co.uk/epages/de867ca1-377e-432e-84fd-bdccf2206766.sf/sececcb909173/?ObjectPath=/Shops/de867ca1-377e-432e-84fd-bdccf2206766/Categories/Shop/10/409/781

Design 911. I replaced mine last pad and disc change. Can't remember cost, I'll see if I can dig it out. 

My 2005 987.1 3.2 S has 4 cats. One in each manifold and one in each silencer (oem PSE). Passed MOT no issues with just the silencer cats. Got it hot before hand mind.

Ive stainless headers on mine. I do have a set of oem manifolds just in case though 

The missus was moaning about the lack of noise since I put the OEM maninfolds on. So, today I put the stainless headers back on. This time, hpwever, with 90 degree mini cat extenders for the 02 sensor (post cat). Hoping it keeps the CEL at bay. Otherwise, map time.

Good to know. My 981's warranty is up for renewal in sep 

Replaced the faded wheel centre caps with a new set. Shiney!

Still have this annoying noise. Defintely NS only and only when conducting tight right hand turns / snaking. Nothing when doing the same going left.

No signs of rubbing on either the tyres or the plastic trim inside the arches. No signs of contact on the shocks, pipework etc.

Fitted some 7 & 15mm spacers from my other boxster to see if moving them out made a difference. No change at all.

It's booked into an Indy for next week for some other work. Hoping they can diagnose it.

Just as an update.

Found the oil leak. Confirmed unrelated to the vibration. It's seeping from the tandem oil pump. There's a bolt missing and its seeping in the vicinity of the missing bolt. 

Car is being collected by the Indy on Tues next week. Noticed the other day, it isn't only during over run. Can feel vibration through the firewall when you rev it with the clutch depressed. Either way, it's gonna get seen to next week. Along with the oil leak.

Fitted my zunsport grills. They've been in a box in the garage for a few months. Wanted to zip tie them on so was a bumper off job.

That was today. Thought I had a coolant leak so whipped it off. I'm pretty confident it's the headlight washers now I've had a proper look. Another job for the list 🙄

Replaced the elastics on the roof. They were a bit stretched to say the least. 

Easy fix. £1.50 for 1m of elastic (only need 5" per side) and 20 mins of my time for both sides. I reckon half of that time was probably spent trying to get the thread through the eye of the needle 😂

Roof fabric goes into the gulley everytime now. 

Gotta love cheap fixes.