Transsiberia

Interesting. My TS came with the running boards which can definitely be used as a step to place things on the roof and not the sliders though the under part of the running board has extensive underbody protection.

I only take mine out to dirt road once in a while, definitely nothing really rough. I was thinking about getting these rocker guards as an alternative to the full running board which maybe a bit large for my taste. My wife is short and practically has to climb into the seat, kinda fun to watch sometimes especially when I raise the suspension on purpose. She would question if the truck got taller and I'd answer may be you got shorter, she still doesn't know the suspension is manually adjustable.

The ones in the photo will not provide any step capability at all. I have them on my Transsyberia; and they are strictly rock sliders, not steps.

Rocker guards serve a purpose. The ones displayed extend for 4 to 6 inches (guesstimate) under the body and protect the areas from hard rock hits and scraping as you go over rough terrain. If you are looking at these there are also running boards that have the same protection that come on the Transsiberia but are also functional to step in and out. Do you take your Cayenne over rough terrain?

Happy New Year everyone

What do you guys think of the Rocker Guard part # 955 044 801 07 ? Do they really serve any purpose? Are they like smaller running boards. It looks like you can't step on them but I have never saw one up close.

Lou

The makeover into the way the factory should have modified this vehicle is almost done. Waiting on headlight washer covers which need to be mounted after painting. What do you think??

I am new to this forum so I don't know if this problem has been previously posted. I have an 09 Cayenne S which has very annoying problem with alarm malfunction. Intermittenly when I lock doors the alarm sounds. This happens at least once every day. I had it to dealer who so far can't fix it. They told me Porsche is aware there's a problem and are trying to work on a solution. Does anyone else have this happening and if so has it been fixed.

Have you disabled the interior alarm from the main menu?? I have a friend with an '09 S who had a radar detector that was hooked to the ignition and the interior alarm would go off once a day when shutting off and locking. He also had the lights on a 15 second delay which when he disabled the interior alarm was all fixed. He then removed the detector and enabled the alarm and no problem.

Check all heat shields as the new bypass can cause new resonances that cause structures to vibrate differently than before. Had this on a Kleemann MB G55 exhaust set up. Was the heat shield under the drivers seat., Very annoying and easily fixed.

Well to start off with , 1 quart of oil every 600 miles is far from normal. My father has been in the service station business all his life and I might add I have been in it all my life. Never have I come across a car that uses this much oil. Yes I did change the weight but I have owned many amg mercedes and never once have I ever had one that burned one drop of oil. My whole point is the weight of the oil, why did it make such a drastic reduction in oil use. Im going to stick with it. The truck has never run better, you guys can be negative thats fine. Thats what the forum is all about :) :) :)

My '05 AMG G55 burned a quart every 6 wks. My 95 C36 burned a quart every 2 mos. My 92 e500 burned a quart every 2 mos. All were said to be "normal". I did change the weight on the C36 as you did and noticed an almost immediate higher temp on the gauge. My SWB 99 G500 has never burned any thing. All are/were running Mobil 1. Most interesting is my new TS does not burn anything thus far using Mobil 1. Only point is be careful. Weight change may work but I would be concerned about the other issues such as temp and lubricity at extremes. Good luck and be careful as an engine is so expensive and a quart of oil is cheap.

Have you noticed any change in oil pressure or engine temperature?

I am confused by the original title of this post. You say that you changed brands but really that is not the most salient feature. You changed oil weight. This can account for your decrease in consumption as much or more than the change in brand. I would be concerned about robbing Paul to pay Peter meaning that though you may avoid small amount of oil loss you may be robbing the needed lubricity for the motor longevity. Be careful and make sure that YOU are focused on the most important issue - i.e., the change in oil weight.

G forever? I have owned 4 Gwagons and still own a 99 SWB G500. I had a '05 55 that I traded on a Cayenne TS. The only flaw in your logic is the MB=forever part. Those days have come and gone. The first US G wagon (non Europa) were 2002. I had two 02's. They both were "forever" vehicles (two homes). They both were gone due to poor service and disasterous electronics. My '05 was better and it was fun. But after it split its right header and required a new one which took 6 weeks (I eventually put an aftermarket Kleemann setup on because I was tired of waiting) and then it ate its tranny at 46K after just meticulous care I gave up. Just for reference my SWB has 80K on it and NEVER broke. I drove them all the same way. MB has a problem. I can say after the first 9 weeks with my Cayenne that it is a no brainer. Do not even pretend to get the G for any reason other than extreme off roading as it is not in the same class in all other respects.

Have not had this problem with my '10 TS. You may have to first cue in the state and then the zip. I had no problem with address you gave as the zip does not change so it will not give me Dorchester over Boston (wrong zip)??

As the owner of a Cayenne TS for 6 weeks I took a look at this and here is my take. Most is just too simplistic to be any more than marketing (fuel consumption increasing during spirited driving --- please) but there is some useful information buried in there specifically regarding key function and headlight condensation. So overall it is a little helpful but there was a lot of crap that they could have left out (soft performance oriented tires, tire pressure and noisy brakes for instance). JMHO.

Only for later models so limited

Here is a booklet that Porsche publshes and the dealers should give out to buyers of the Cayenne. I thought you would like to check this out.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks for the response. That is the way I am leaning also.

Why?

Not Porsche approved, either.

You are doing it the right way now, with OEM filters and fresh oil at 7,500. This is all you really need to do. Same the money, and don't buy the additives.

Just took the Transsyberia in for its first oil change. I laughed out loud when I read that the first oil change was due at 20k. Found a great dealer that did the oil change as I waited (Porsche of Nanuet - NFI). Now I would like to hear some thoughts on the use of Lucas Synthetic Oil Treatment which I used in all my MB products. I change oil and filter every 7500 with synthetic and OEM filter. As this is a normally aspirated engine does anyone think the additional oil treatment has a benefit and if so do they use Lucas or a different product. Thoughts are appreciated.

Nokian WRG2 SUV. One hellacious tire and you will never get stuck. Also look at Michelin Latitude Alpin in same size. Excellent tire but soft and will be gone in 20K.

I have a 2005 Cayenne turbo with the original continental 255/55R18 tires on it. I knew when I made the purchase I would need to replace these soon but figure they would last 6-12 months. wrong! I blame it on the turbo. Anyway I am looking for suggestions for tires. I do some spirited driving and would like somthing that holds good but that I can use in the rain and some snow (northern VA/D.C. area) if need be. I am trying to stay away from the summer only tires as I do not have room to store a second set of winter shoes for the car. I have looked at tirerack but I get as many 2 and 3 ratings as I do 8 and 9s. Also there seems to be an almost total lack reviews from the tubo owners except some bad reviews. Any ideas?

Also I have owned Porches before but not a Cayenne do I need to be worried with road force balancing like I did with my 996 and boxster?

Thanks

I understand there is no way to turn off the traction control.

I have a button on my dash that disables traction control. Red triangle, top dead center button above the display for radio/nav. I'd expect you have the same, but no guarantees.

I have had the same experience with my Cayenne but have a remedy that is simple and comes from years of light off roading with my GWagens. Use two feet. One lightly on the brake and the other controling the throttle. THis will defeat most of the antislip and allows for better throttle modulation even with the electric nannies. Only problem is added brake wear and occassional rotor overheating. which becomes clear with a small amount of sponginess on brake pedal. I have not had to do this with my Transsyberia though as I believe the algorithms for slip are different and better.