evansaero

Where are you located?

Richmond,VA

Just added it

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I always leave the key in the ignition while in the garage...Maybe i should stop

For real :eek:

I thought if you did that you still have power to the radio and gauges.

If I turn off the car and leave the keys in the ignition the radio and gauges stay on.

If I remove the key and don't lock it the gauges stay on

I did open and close the door

My cosmoline covered engine pan (original engine).

Orient Express's second engine replacement (clean and shiny).

It is the original engine. I guess the only thing left is the DME

Thanks

I'll post pics later

Your manual or original paperwork may have the original engine serial number on it - mine does. You can then check it against the serial number of the engine presently in the car. Most owners never remove the brown cosmoline on the bottom of the car and engine from the factory - but none of the replacement engines I've seen ever have cosmoline on them. They are clean and shiny.

The DME replacement records would (legally) have to be in the car's history. Any dealer should be able to pull up a full vehicle history from your VIN.

Well checked the manual and all the paperwork I have for it. For some reason I don't have that info or at the very least I don't know where to look for it.

Now for the brown cosmoline; where should I look for it?

I looked under the car and all I see is black road grime. On the top of the engine it is Black and shiny and I can see the word porsche on it

My engine hours and airbag hours are about 100 hours different. Airbag is 100 hours more. But, I use my PST2 on the car a lot to answer questions here - so I have a lot of "key on" time.

Your airbag hours are 3.5 times engine hours. I wonder if the DME and/or engine was changed?

Or, I wonder if someone had a habit of leaving the key in the ignition (car off) - that still activates the airbag circuit.

Is there a way to find out if the DME or engine was replaced without taking it back to the dealer?

OK. So I went to the dealer today an had them read the air bag and engine hours.

Engine Hours: 1575

Air Bag Hours: 5473

P-car has 50,000 miles

Can someone tell me how this can be?

The dealer did not tell me about an engine change

That sucks...

It happened to me at the dealership and they had to jack the car up and remove the lt or rt front wheel and use the emerg release cable.

I can't remember which one and I did not watch them do it.

Well I have a 00' C4

If you have the manual out there is section on this.

I don't have pictures but should not be hard to find.

1) Open engine lid

2) Attach + side to a metal tounge.. (It has a + symbol on it and is located right side of compartment toward the top )

3) Attach - side to a large bolt (Located right side of where the lid latch is)

That will give you enough power to release the latch for the bonnet

Good luck :cheers:

Had RMS replaced and within a couple hundred miles I have a 2 tablespoon size oil leak on the floor. At least it won't cost me anything being that porsche gives a 2 year warranty from time of replacement.

I haven't taken it back in yet and have driven about 300 miles and had to add half a bottle of oil to bring it up to the same level as before..

Does that seem to be to much or can I cont on until I can get it back into the shop? :renntech: