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  1. Hello everyone! I am wondering if anyone may still have the instructions for removing the dash? I need to get to the heater core for replacement. Thank you!
  2. Thank you JFP in PA - I appreciate the feedback and will take that into account this time around! For clarification, you're suggesting buy it from the dealership? I believe the last one came from Amazon...would you happen to know if places like AutoHausAZ are of the same quality as the factory? Thank you again! 🙂
  3. Hello! Hope everyone is well :) I have a 2004 Cayenne S non-turbo with around 168K miles. Has anyone seen a failing water pump leak onto the pulley like this? It was replaced, along with the thermostat and starter around the time of Texas Snowmageddon of 2021 as the pulley was making all kinds of noise, no leak though. I have seen pictures of failing water pumps with coolant seen under the pulley and around the seal (along with corrosion) and with a quick google search I wasn't able to find a water pump leaking onto the pulley like this. I haven't had one leak before that I can recall and don't have anything to compare. As the throttle body and intake tubing sits above the pulley, I don't think there is anything leaking onto the pulley, which leads me to think it is the water pump. Additional symptoms compliment a failing water pump and include: engine temperature rising while the car is idle and the temperature decreases while moving. Thoughts anyone? Thank you :)
  4. Good day everyone! I have a question regarding the alternator on a 2004 Cayenne S with 165,000 miles which I bought when it had around 123,000 miles. I have a feeling that the alternator is starting to get a little worn and without the history I don’t know that it’s ever been changed. As a new alternator for this truck is well over $1500 I I’m hoping to understand a bit about the electrical system before I just start replacing things that may or may not need to be replaced. Additionally, if there’s other components outside of the alternator that could be causing the symptoms I would like to get some insight on those as well. Recently I’ve noticed the voltage gauge, which usually sits consistently at 14 V, sometimes dips as I’m coming to a stop to around 13 V and usually will go right back up to right around 14 V. I have also noticed that sometimes the needle says just below 14 V so maybe at like 13.8 or so. Using a Samsung galaxy note 8 and an ODB adapter I have watched real time voltage while sitting and recording while driving. I’ve noticed that the voltage will range anywhere from 13.1 V to 14 V without any real rhyme or reason as to when it’s fluctuating the 0.9 V…meaning that outside it sometimes dropping to about 13 V when coming to a stop, the .9 V fluctuation happens when I’m driving down the road and also stopped. There was also a couple of random times where the front passenger blinker indicated to be out on the dash, and when checking it wouldn’t blink. When I went to change it the filament was fine and when I put it back together it worked! Same thing with the drivers side brake light. Not sure that this is possibly alternator related or something else… I’m just curious if anybody on here has experienced this before or if anybody with wisdom on the Cayenne has any thoughts or opinions about what might be going on here. I feel like the alternator might need to just be replaced, but again I want a better understanding of what might be going on before I just start replacing stuff. Thank you!!
  5. This was crazy, apparently two different things happened. Fortunately, nothing major. First, the battery ended up having a dead cell. Replaced it and good as new. I was hearing that with the 2021 polar vortex seems that a lot of people had the car batteries go bad, not sure how wide spread though. Second, the sound was coming from passenger seat. The adjustment switch on the passenger front was stuck, but not enough to actually move the seat but just enough for the motor to be engaged...lol Still need to figure out the burning smell! Still take that in consideration GSpence2 - thank you!
  6. Hey everyone! I had to jump off my Cayenne this afternoon (not sure that the jumping off is related) and after doing so there was a moderately loud buzzing/humming sound that is able to be heard in the cabin. It seems to be on the passenger side, either in the dash or engine, and you can hear from the outside too. Wondering if it could be fuel pump related, I pulled up the rear passenger seat and found nothing. Tried turning off the heater and it was still there. It was consistent while driving. Even after stopping and turning off the Cayenne, and removing the key it was still there and was for a couple minutes before I decided to go inside. Also, and again not sure this is related either, but there was a burning type smell coming from the vents with the heater on...like a very similar smell like iwhen you get something caught in the vacuum. This smell went away when I turned off the heater. The noise, however, continued. Any ideas what could be?! I have attached a video of the sound. When the light comes on, the car is off and the key had been removed. My Movie - Medium.mov
  7. Turns out that it was the wiper motor that was leaking! I think coincidently the water pump is starting to go out...
  8. Hey everyone! I am sharing this experience, which is still in progress... I glanced out the window at work at my 04 Cayenne S and noticed a little puddle. This puddle was about the size of a DVD disk in front of the front passenger's side tire (note, not behind the front passenger tire), about where the wheel well meets the bumper. The puddle had a ring at the edge that was light orange. When I looked under the hood I couldn't notice anything leaking, and wasn't able to find anything meaningful. I noticed that the engine temp raised slightly this evening when I was parked and talking with someone picking up dinner. The temp went back down once we started driving (ie. air flow), which in general is abnormal for the gauge to sit anywhere other than center-mass. I would like to avoid taking it in to a shop if possible and repair it myself. I have seen/read that the reservoir can sometimes crack, or that the hose can leak, as well as the pipe under the intake manifold can leak as well. Anyone have any thoughts, or similar experiences? I'll share what I find as a I go along! Credits for the Title: Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot...fun song, and the direction of my engine if I don't get this fixed! lol update: added photo- the object that is circled in red is where I can see it dripping from when lookin through the passenger wheel well (looking towards the front of the Cayenne). It’s dripping onto the fog light.
  9. Update! So I decided to start by check the driver's side, and boy am I glad I did (since the pressured line on the passenger side is such a mess to remove)-- it seems that when getting the filter seated last night, I somehow managed to have one of the electrical connectors going to the filter (the black and red cables) came unplugged!! 🙄🙄 She's alive!! 🙂
  10. Hey everyone! About a week ago my 2004 Cayenne S (non-turbo) failed to start while at the gas pump, after getting gas. Ultimately, many hours later and after search for a used fuel pump (which I didn't end up using) I was able to remove the #14 fuse and carry on my way, no real trouble since then. I have also in the last couple of months replaced the fuel pressure valve I bought from the mothership. I have read and seen on a few different places that not only was it likely a bad fuel pump, but that the other fuel pump would likely end up going out soon + I would have to open both sides anyways to change out one of the pumps...so I decided to try and be proactive and just go a head and change them both, along with the fuel filter. I buy this kit on Amazon that comes with both for ~$145 + another ~$50 for the filter. Last night I get it all installed, it's running for about 5 minutes. I then run inside only to come out and it had turned off! I try and restart it, and it turns over but no start. Being that the fuel light was on, I catch a lift to the gas station and end up adding another 5 gallons to the tank, this time it starts strong; however, within about 1 minutes it starts struggling then dies again. I try driving it and add load to it doesn't help, still dies (which I figured it would). I have seen that connecting the hoses wrong can cause similar issues, so I am about to double check those. Outside of the pumps or even the filter themselves being bad I am hoping someone here may have some thoughts or even ideas to try before ruling a bad set of pumps and/or filter in the event that it isn't my messing up with the hoses! I appreciate you guys!! 🙂
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