Cayman 718 GPF Failure

[Cyclemotor1958]

Hi Guys & Girls

Without prejudice

I would like to share with you the Patent information I found on the internet concerning the loading of a particulate filter on Porsche GPF cars.

It takes time to read through this info, your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Dave

 

[Cyclemotor1958]

Hi, me again

Forgot to send you this photo of the rare soot regeneration message we have never seen on any of the faulty cars we have dealt with so far.

Dave

 

[911hillclimber]

Yes, "got your money, buyer beware"

People buy on lease, easy.
People buy the dream, easy or a while, but then....
People suffer due to poor engineering and this attitude.

Little wonder the company/brand is in dire straights, not because of this issue of course, but just the attitude throughout the organisation that makes this a real pain for those now lumbered with these cars.
I don't think the people at the top hear about this lot, they pay others to sort it all while they stare at the share prices.

Making as much money as possible is all that matters, and not just at Porsche.

I hope you keep looking for a crack somewhere to get 'into' Porsche and get things sorted.

 

[Cyclemotor1958]

Hi 911Hillclimber,

Without prejudice

Thanks for the feedback, if you get a chance to look at the patent document you may appreciate why these cars software makes no sense at all.
We have a differential pressure sensor that doesn't even put on the soot regeneration message.
And remember its the only sensor on the GPF that does anything.
The rest is nonsense
Dave

 

[Cyclemotor1958]

Hi Guys & Girls

Without prejudice

Please have a look at this video I've just watched this afternoon, its mid way through the video.

I was doing these roof drain check years ago when I was running a Porsche independent workshop, mainly because the Dealers weren't.

You can get to these without taking the outer panel off, just remove the outer inner wheel arch screws to remove the two funnels either side and modify them.

The flap on the funnels is only there to stop slight road noise coming into the cabin, unfortunately it closes with silt and dirt and makes a plug to block the drains.

Porsche have known about this for years, as roof drains issues started since the 986 Boxster, and 996 911 onwards on every Cabriolet model thats been produced.

This is another example of our manufacturer not reacting to issues that can happen to their customers cars. And what about their Dealers, they will have seen this damage before, yet they cant be bothered to prevent it.

This is another example of a manufacturing defect that relies on preventative inspections to be carried out, or else.

And sadly the customer has no idea, that this fault is easily preventable.

In my opinion the Dealer that didn't check these drains should be responsible for the costs to replace the parts that have failed due to the water damage.

Dave