Cayman 987.1 Rear headlight leveling sensor and Suspension question?

[Darkstar32]

So i had the Cayman 2.7 into the OPC a few months ago for a free health check with the Porsche Club, never really found much apart from a small oil leak and the rear leveling sensor seems to be melted but still working, so i will have this changed hopefully by myself, when the weather is warmer, however even the OPC could not find a relevent service procedure or part numbers, has anyone got any info on this part? also looking through the service history and receipts the car has had Minor and Major services and a few odds and ends, but nothing I can see around suspension or bush replacement, and given the car is from 2007, just seems odd. Nothing came up on the inspection, but i would have suspected the bushes etc to be going pretty solid after this time, only 86k but still think thats a long time on the same suspension set-up, any comments on both questions gratefully accepted

 

[marc_tt]

Would normally expect a 2007 Cayman to have had some replacement bushes / arms by now.

Thinking, visit a local MOT tester with the motorised 'shaking' plates where you park the front tyres on and then it shakes the front steering and suspension set up revealing play and wear in your system. Then repeat with rear axle.

This should quickly reveal the state of your suspension bushes and joints.

 

[Scrounger]

Looks like it could be part 18 in the diagram

2007 (987 Cayman) Cross member Wishbone Diagram (401-000)

Quickly find Cross member Wishbone parts for the Porsche 2007 (987 Cayman) using the exploded parts diagram at Eurospares.

www.eurospares.co.uk

Dan

 

[Motorhead]

There are two level sensors on the 987.1, one for the front and one for the rear, which share the same part number 997 631 121 00.

If you need to replace the links [braces] the respective part numbers front and rear are 997 341 375 01 and 987 331 375 00.

I would imagine that the Porsche technician just carried out a cursory visual inspection of the suspension whereas an MOT inspector probably will be more likely to use a pry bar to check for play. However, if the last MOT didn’t include any advisories in that respect you’d have to think that all’s okay?

Jeff

 

[ianthow]

nothing I can see around suspension or bush replacement, and given the car is from 2007, just seems odd. Nothing came up on the inspection, but i would have suspected the bushes etc to be going pretty solid after this time, only 86k but still think thats a long time on the same suspension set-up, any comments on both questions gratefully accepted

Douglas,
Experience with my 2010 Cayman is that the suspension on these cars is remarkably durable. At around 85K, the front shocks began leaking so I had the OPC replace these. The OPC is usually pretty good at recommending anything else that is on the way out. Nothing drastic other than the top bump rubbers (I was expecting they might also suggest new springs). I did ask them to change the rear wishbones as the inner bushes were extruding slightly, not sloppy or mentioned in MOTs. This extrusion is common.
Background info, R2 organises club clinics at the OPC where they run owners through a quick underbody inspection and this extrusion had been mentioned at every inspection for several years prior to replacement.
The car has now completed 97K, the suspension remains tight, stable and responsive.

 

[ianthow]

however even the OPC could not find a relevent service procedure or part numbers, has anyone got any info on this part?

Shocked that the OPC couldn't come up with the part, it is in the official parts list (attached). Parts lists for all models no longer in production used to be available to download from the Porsche Classic web page, https://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/classic/originalpartscatalogue/, but everything after 986/996 disappeared a couple of years ago. I had previously downloaded copies of the parts lists for all of the post 2004 911/Boxster/Cayman models.