Streetcrawler

This seems like a decent idea for $100, at $550 I'd rather have a new shaft.

Someone above mentioned that this company has tested ONE for "12 months" and unknown mileage?! That hardly seems like enough testing to say it's better than a factory set up known to last 60-100K+ before the newer revised part numbers.

Yep. Have not spent too much time on this yet.

Sorry. No magical tips other than to lube the fitting.

As strange as it may seem I have gotten into the habit of using the waterless hand cleaner like Purell. It lubes the hose like soap but evaporates very quickly for a snug fit. (used it years ago on a Jeep trail fix because that was all we had available and discovered that it seems to work well)

Do Cayennes really need winter tires?

Hidden objects under the snow and road chemicals can destroy a nice set of large, expensive summer wheels.

Quick picture of my 22" summers. You can see how the rim could easily rub up agianst a curb line hiding in snow.

My 18" turbo wheels for winter. MUCH larger sidewall for deep snow interactions.

you can also get $20 brake pads for a mustang, hardly a comparison

Not really a good comparison on several levels.

First, Mustangs and the Brakes used on them are produced at a massively different scale. Littlerally millions of those brakes in use.

Secondly, we are talking about exhaust tubing here. Available at any auto parts store and every muffler shop on every street corner in the world. Stuff hat fits every car on earth. Nothing about it is more special on a Porsche than any other car.

What is younr center display like now?

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One of my lower front control arm bushings is torn. Its the rear frame end.

I know most just replace the entire control arm.

From looking at parts catalogs and the control arms them self it looks like the bushings can simply be pressed out and a new one pressed in.

There is at least one aftermarket company making a bushing for about $48 each.

The Porsche part number is 955-341-242 with about 5 versions. Some list as "Hydrolic" some as "Rubber" some as for "Turbo S) (IE8A) and some for (IE81) or "everything else". The Prosche part numbers vary in price from $30-$60 each depending on which version you want.

Unfortunately they don't give physical specs or even good pictures of the parts. I'd be really curious to know why the "Turbo S" is singled out as different. Is it just a firmer, maybe more durable rubber bushing that may provide a more sporting ride? Or is the control arm itself different with a different size hole in the arm? (the "Turbo S" arm is an assembly, so hard to tell if the arm is differnet or just the bushings. Part # FWIW 955-341-018)

Anyone?

2004 Cayenne Turbo.

Have a torque converter pump seal leak. Need the part number and maybe any numbers for special tools or additional parts I may need to DIY.

Thanks.

Found this interesting link on engine oil consumption from BMW.

http://www.perfectmarketaudio.com/BMW%20Oil.pdf

There appear to be a lot of variables in it. I would imagine that the Cayenne has relatively loose piston ring tolerance until the engine is fully warmed up.

So several years ago I made a Micro Suede headliner for a classic Chevy truck I built.

I had a fair amount of the material left and figured I would try it out in the CTT. I only had enough to do the rear section. When I have some more time I will pull the entire headliner out and do it. Should look pretty close to the Alcantara and will only run me about $100 in material. (the non alcantara was driving me nuts).

Couple of minor flaws in it. Obviously I only have the rear section done right now. Not bad for stuff I had laying around from other projects.

Looks like the button for the electronic sway bar disconnect on the advanced off road package.

I'd be very interested in 18" steel wheels for heavy off road use -- with Cayenne-specific bolt patterns and offset. None exist -- nothing for Cayenne, Touraeg, Q7, anything.

Might be an easy one. I have a couple of good friends that are wheel manufacturers for the offroad world.

Mostly higher end stuff and beadlocks but might be doable.

Just curious. I have been deeply envolved with the off road industry for about 15 years.

Have the connections to design and produce some parts if there was any interest.

I have some cool ideas for all of the following

-Real rock rails

-Winch mount-front.

-Aux light mounts.

-CB antenna mounts

-Transfer case skids

-Roof racks

-Bumper protection.

-Tow points.

Ignited posted a picture of the whole breather assembly in post #5 above. It's just a plastic breather hose that connects that T fitting to the valve covers. Look close at his picture and you can see the white T fitting at the end of the hose, that is the same fitting in my picture above.

Curious why nobody has just gutted the secondry cats?

Did this on my Audi and my R1 and it works great. The secondary pipes on the Cayenne just unbolt and the cat is right at th end for aery gutting. Would take a touch of labor but a totally free way to do it.

Just google "piggie pipes" and you will see picture of what the Audi guys do. I used these on a 500hp/600tq Audi and they flowed fine.

I just changed out my plastic coolant pipes for aluminum. Part of the kit is this plastic T into a vent hose at the back of the motor. Mine was broken and I could not find a single crack in my plastic coolant pipes.

This is a strange little T since it is plastic but connects two halves of a rubber hose with pressure crimped fittings onto steel lines. I almost replaced it with a metal one but it just did not make sense. Maybe, somehow, this little T is really the problem?!

You can see in the picture the gap in the rubber hose below the T. This is where it fits in. Notice the type of hose it is on either side of the T.

I know of one over on Rennlist that has about 170K+ on it.

I see no reason why a modern Porsche or any other car should not last 500K+ with good treatment.

Most of the "wear" items are already worn. Most real issues show up in the first 30-50k. After that it is just taking care of it.

The 06 really is not going to do anything for you that your 04 doesn't.

I have owned several 300K mile cars that people around me thought were 50K mile cars.

I don't see a Porsche compatabile harness on the Parrot site. Do you have a part number for what you installed?

So, how does it get the music signal into the factory stereo?

Does it mute the stereo when a call comes in? Just curious how this integrates into the factory unit?

Thanks.

Do you realize your steering wheel is on the wrong side? :drive:

Do you have pictures of the install?

Sorry I should have been more specific, US models did not come with it. ROW did

I shopped for my CTT for about 6 months. Looking at literally hundreds of them online and in person. Very very few have the cloth headliner and not alcantara. I was also mostly looking at 04 too since they would float to the top of the searches due to price.

My 04 CTT does not have it. I plan on making one myself. It really changes the feel of the ctt.

It should fit over the rear brakes. Which means if you get a flat in the front move a good rear tire to the front and put the space saver on the rear axle.