colinmartin

hi guys

I could do with some help ,I have just replaced my coolant expansion tank and now when I start the car and leave it idling at the lights for example it cuts out it seams to take a long time to start and when it finally does it throws up pcm problem ,.if I turn it off and start it again it seems fine ,I have also had a hot starting problem for awhile  ,if I leave it and start after 10 mins  it will go through the full starting cycle without starting ,again if it starts and I switch it off again and restart its fine .any ideas .I have just gone through the whole car and ( I thought ) managed to fix every single small problem  ( its sods law )

any ideas?

hi guys I have just purchased a new rubber set of floor mats and I need to change the fixings that are in the floor from the twist type to the thin round type ,does anyone have a part number I cant seem to find them (black )

thanks

ok the diaphragm is torn inside the oil separator valve causing all these issues does anyone know where I might be able to get a replacement instead of purchasing the whole rocker cover from the Porsche stealers,

update I can hear air leaking from pcv valve high pitched.. and its throwing out p2189 p2187 and 0507 ,ok I have had a look on the internet and it seems it might be my pcv valve ,can  someone  post the procedure how to remove it pls..

hi im hoping its not the head gasket ,I had a misfire on number 3 cylinder so I changed all the coil packs and sparkplugs put it all back together it ran fine for 1 day now every time I start the car I get a big puff of white smoke on from the left side exhaust ,it stops after a couple of seconds I have checked the water which I topped up with about a small glass full ( it has been at least a couple of months since I checked it ) .I have noticed a little oil coming from the sensor on top of the same side rocker ,not sure how to take it off so I will look on the site .is there anything I might have knocked off while changing the coils that might cause this? I have just moved across the country and my mechanic is around 500 miles away ..

any help gratefully recieved

the easy way to check is let it drop in your hand ,if its condensation it will be very cold..

^{if you have 4 zone a/c its condensation . I had the same question awhile ago, nothing to worry about.}

ok thanks yes I do have 4 zone .nice to know nothing wrong for a change :)

hi

I have liquid dripping from the rear left hand side behind the rear wheel arch I think its washer fluid what is the easiest way to see the washer tube for the rear wash/wipe ,it seems to drip whether I use the rear washers or not..

just changed my front seal had the same symptoms as you, took day and a half at the mechanics not cheap good luck..

thanks for the info good to know.....

2003 ctt

hi guys

I am having a weird problem with the heater/ac I turn it on seems to work ok but when I pull the wash wipe the blower starts running faster ,it seems to stay good until I restart the car and again same problem,I am guessing it might be a problem with an earth ? does anyone have a good idea where I should be looking?

hi

I have tried just about everyone I can find on Google and no one seems to be able to supply even just the oil seals, they all want to either sell me new or reconditioned turbos, is it really that hard to get parts for ours?

thanks I will give them a try..

good morning guys

I am looking for a supplier for a rebuild kit for my 2003 cayenne tt I have a turbo specialist in Romania that can rebuild it but I have to supply the parts . any help gratefully received ..

hi guys I am in the process of ordering some parts from my transmission and I noticed one of the carpet mat clips is missing its the type that turns half way ,I am looking at the Porsche parts pdf but I don't seem to see it listed anywhere ,the only one I can see looks like the later type, any help as always gratefully received ,the colour is I think steel grey..

I changed my coolant pipes about a year ago I haven't had any problems since. Does anyone have the Porsche part numbers for the seals it would make my life easier ordering them from Romania.thanks

could you tell the name of the seal that I need thanks

please help

I have what looks like transmission oil leaking from in front of transmission belly pan there are 2 small holes and its dripping from the first one ..

2003 ctt

hi guys I have been toying with the idea of changing my steering wheel to a later type paddle shift like the picture below , I have to be honest I don't really like the tiptronic buttons but do like the paddle shift ,currently I don't have radio or phone buttons on the airbag so I don't have to worry about losing them, does anyone have any insight?

hi guys I repainted my car about 6months ago it was a full re-spray windows out ,and to tell you the truth it came out really nice, at the same time it was painted I had the satin window and door trim painted matt black which in my opinion looks much nicer ,the painter used an etching primer first but it is starting to chip off as i use the car wash regularly ,I even had the painter re paint all of it as I didn't believe they had done the job correctly ,and its still chipping off .has anyone got any other suggestions ? I was scared of vinyl as the car wash uses a pressure washer and I don't want it to peel off ,was the car ever made with black moldings, I could really do with some help as the car doesn't look its best..

thanks for the reply wvicary I have checked fuse 11 and 12 both are fine , when you said it powers those items were you talking about the booster faults or the other faults?..

2003 tt

high guys I have just connected up my car to a friends durametric reader and it has thrown out these codes

p0418 sec air injection control

p1917 additional water pump relay

p2259 sec air injection control

p1428 brake booster output

there was another brake booster one but I deleted it before writing it down but I think it says brake booster first stage

I have been getting a light for brake booster keep coming on , I have tried sucking on the vacuum pipe which seems ok and I have swopped brake boosters with a friend to see who light came on first to give me an idea if it was booster or vacuum ,any ideas on what and where I should check?

Just a quick update and warning to others ,I changed the front tires to match the rears and the clunking has completely gone ,which has saved me some serious money, in future I will always change all 4 at once, it seems the difference in tire pattern was causing all the problems...

does anyone else have any insight?