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Geoff, if you haven't already purchased, my local tire guy told me about a new Continental tire called the Extend Contact DWS. The 19" is priced right at $235 per tire here in DFW. He compares it favorably with the Michelin. Tim in Ft Worth
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I stated earlier that I have used Amsoil 20W-50 in my 300hp Nissan turbo motor, but I did not say how long. I have used it for over 10 years now ( I am not a distributor...I order directly from the warehouse) and am very happy with it. I also use the 0W-30 in my MGB and have used it for close to 8 years now. I am totally sold on their products, especially the oil filters, as well as Wix, but that is another thread for another time. I am going to switch to Amsoil for my CTT unless I find some damning evidence of catastrophic failures. Motul is great but very expensive and harder to find in DFW than Amsoil. I have not found a direct shipper for Motul. I should also state that the only reason I strayed away from Amsoil is that I won a $50 Motul gift certificate at a local car show. Tim in Ft Worth
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Ignited replied to retool's topic in 9PA, 9PA1 (Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo, Cayenne Turbo S)
is your engine misfiring? It wouldn't hurt to check the coils while they are out. All 8 of mine had hairline cracks where the spark plug goes into the coil housing. You need to look closely; mine were hard to spot at first and the indie shop that did my coolant tube replacement failed to spot the cracks (??!!!!) when they had them out. I did change to NGK and noticed my wallet is a little heavier. Fuel mileage is better (15.2 vs 13.8) , but it would be with any new plug, I bet! It still launches like a missle. I have a '04 CTT. Tim -
Good to see another Datsun/Porsche turbo guy on this board, Doug. I still have my old 280 but now it also has a turbo motor in it. I got addicted to the spool-up and bypass sounds, and of course the power! I don't think the discussion of oil viscosity here applies to turbo engines. I was told to use the 20-50 Amsoil in my Z and the 0-40 in my CTT. I would love to use the Amsoil in both cars but have not researched it for Porsche. Sorry, I know nothing about Royal Purple. Tim in Ft Worth
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Motul 8100X-CESS and X-Clean are P-approved, but are only API SL and SM respectively. SL is bare minimum IMO. Motul X-Max is not on the P-list. I have been using very expensive unapproved, but terrific Motul 300V, but will probably go to Castrol Syntec this year. From their website: SAE 5W–40: is engineered specifically to meet the Volkswagen engine warranty requirements, exceeding VW 502 00 and 505 00. Exceeds all car and light truck manufacturer’s warranty requirements for the protection for gasoline, diesel and turbocharged engines where API SL, SJ, SH, CF or CD is recommended. Exceeds European ACEA: A3, B3, B4, MB 229.3, MB 229.1, BMW LL-98, Porsche A40. Meets the engine protection requirements of Volvo, BMW, Mercedes Benz and ILSAC GF-3 for API Certified Gasoline Engine Oils. Mike, the Motul product I was talking about is the 8100 E-tech 0W40. I went out to the garage to grab a bottle. It says it's ACEA ratings are A3/B3/B4 and API is SJ/CF. THe Porsche approval is 229.3 I hope this clears up more of my original thought. So Motul may not be acceptable for all Porsches. Anyone know? Tim
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thanks for the correction to ACEA, JFP. I mis-identified the rating in my original post. I'll correct it for future reference. Tim
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Has anyone noticed that Motul lubricants carry the Porsche-approved designation? I have used both Motul 0-40 and Amsoil 20-50 in my Nissan turbo car for years and just noticed the Motul actually carries the ACEA approval. For those of us who love throwing gobs of money at our cars here is yet another way to do that. I have been looking for something other than Mobil 1 and found it by accident in my own garage! Tim in Ft Worth
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all true. I called PNCA about the cracked coils. Thank God nothing melted/burned. They said too bad, so sad. Out of warranty when I called. No telling how long the coil problem went unresolved by previous owner. I had the intermittant misfire ... hard to detect. One indie said it might be a broken vacuum line he found while doing the coolant tube repair. I asked him to replace the coils while he had it apart but he balked. Probably wanted to charge more later when I found the misfire was still there. Tim in Ft Worth
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What they charge will make you glad you have a warranty, Andy!! The shaft (presumably Porsche, not VW) was $775. Labor varies and mine was done as a rush job on a Saturday afternoon and included the time and gas to go get the part. With tax it came to a little over $1K. Next time I will know to ask for the VW part. I had a private shop do the job. Thanks, StealthTT!! Tim
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Got my fingers crossed for you, Andy. Sorry to hear you want to sell. It is a magnificient automobile when everything is working right. Are the wheels proprietary to the Cayenne? They don't fit other models? I don't know about wheel balancing...when I bought mine it had brand new Pirelli P-Zeros with fresh balancing all the way around. I love driving it in the worst Texas weather...rock solid. Tim
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hey carrerac3, get them to put it on a lift (be sure they turn off the suspension first!!) and they will find the problem. It is the rubber carrier bearing near the middle of the drive shaft. That is the part they call the cardan. They will find that it is worn. You are very fortunate to have an extended warranty on you ctt!! Where are you located?? Tim
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if you have an '04 model you have the problem. It is a defect from the factory. The cardan shaft will fail. Some vehicles exhibit the trouble sooner than others depending on how much you like to hammer the boost guage. If your Cayenne is not glass-smooth over normal roads, if it even hints at any vibration, your shaft is failing. The dealer calls it a wear-out item. You should still take the time to report it to PCNA. Even though it is out of warranty the factory needs to be aware of our discontent with their unwillingness to back up their customer satifaction claims.
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Had to replace entire driveshaft today at 57,800 mi on my '04 CTT. The center carrier bearing failed. The pounding/vibration started back on Tuesday. Last month it was the coolant tube failure. Are you still gathering addresses/names for the vibration problem from 2004-2005? I got the answer...the email bounced back. Tim