Nick_USA

Stuttgart. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is rearranging the fuel line in the engine compartment of 18,856 vehicles of the Cayenne model worldwide. This affects vehicles which were produced between November 30, 2006 and January 18, 2008.

There is the possibility with these vehicles that the slight movements of the engine when traveling could cause a fuel line to come in contact with the engine compartment cladding. This could cause a knocking sound and abrasion markings could occur on the fuel line itself. Up to now, there have been five known complaints worldwide, but only one instance in which any abrasion markings appeared on the fuel line. In order to avoid any further problems, Porsche is going to change the layout of the fuel line in the vehicles concerned.

Time in the workshop is about 40 minutes. For the customers, who will be advised of this shortly, the procedure is free of charge.

How come you guys want to spend money on a cd changer when a $30-$50 mp3 player will play 3-6 times as many albums?

Some people prefer a stock solution even if the non-stock option provides in some cases better functionality and is cheaper.

If you are interested in the possibility of getting a Quaife ATB Differential built for the 987 Tiptronic, hop over to this link on Cayman Club and let them know: LSD for Tiptronic, Interest Only

Well I know you are desperate to have one for sure ........ I have just ordered one for my manual 3.4 Boxster and I can appreciate why you would want one given the customer satisfaction of this 'Manual' version. I hope they will make one for the Tip. - Nick (also Nick_USA) on Cayman Club and region 1 coordinator.

Here are some sound clips from a 'Green' Cayman S......

and

Has anyone been able to get one of these? Both dealers I called said that they were "terminally back ordered" and that they hadn't been able to get one in months. One said that they had NEVER gotten one.

If you want one ask your dealer to order it from Germany.

Hi - need some help... i connected the speakers and can hear sound from it. However, i don't see a fader option in my pcm... does that sound strange ? I would have expected to be able to control the front/rear fade now that the rear speakers are connected....

Any thoughts would be much appreciated!

Answered here:

PCM Link

but in summary you need someone with either a PST2 or PIWIS to re-code the PCM MMI functions.

Hi - sorry to drag up this old thread, but i've just added rear speakers to my 2004 boxster (986) and have a similar problem (rear speakers not recognised: ie. no fader option)... did you have any luck with this ?

You need someone with either a PST2 or PIWIS to change the car type from 'Cabrio' to 'Coupe' in the PCM MMI settings. Yes I did get this to work...... You then get the fader to work on the sound settings and not just the balance.

Hello,

The reverse lights and park assist don't work suddenly on my 04 C4S TIPTRONIC.

Where is the sensor located ? Is it on the gearbox, or on the tiptronic lever ?

I checked the fuses and all seem well. Is there a relay I should check somewhere ?

What else should I check ?

PLEASE HELP URGENTLY

It's more than likely to be the switch on the gearbox.

Bumping this back up to ask if any one knows how to remove the cowling around the steering wheel to get to the OEM mic locations. Gonna try this mic location if (1) i can figure out how to get it apart (2) see if there is enough room underneath to fit the tooki mic.

If 1 and 2 work, i'll post pics

bob

1. Extend out the steering column to allow better access.

2. Unscrew fastrening screws on the steering column trim panel and remove the upper part of the steering column trim panel.

3. Fit the microphone into the upper part of the trim panel and secure.

4. Route the wiring round to the PCM tooki unit.

5. Refit trim panel and adjust steering column.

No it is not something that a dealer would do.

I believe the TSB says 3 hours labor and that's what the dealer charged me. 3 hours times the dealer's hourly rate. I don't remember exactly but it was the 300-400 range

If you are a member here you can access the TSB and it'll say what the dealer is supposed to charge (# of hours)

as mentioned earlier, the cayman club has a pictorial if you are DIY

Thank you!The Dealer where I bought the parts gave me a copy of the TSB, so I knew going in the time estimate. That is the primary reason I'm so annoyed with my local Dealer. They never bothered to look! Just out of curiousity, how can I access the Cayman Club? My appointment to install is tomorrow. Maybe it will help me to better understand what they are doing.

Don

Here...

Cayman Club

the articles in question are....

PCM Install part 1

and

PCM Install part 2

PASM isn't something that Porsche made easy for an after market install as while you can get the sensors and shocks there is a different wiring loom for the car. I have never known someone to try this. Sports Chrono minus the display on the dash has been added by a software upload to the DME, it would be a permanent version although there was talk of adding the button but Porsche in their wisdom made this harder when on a recent upgrade to the PIWIS removed the ability to change this on a car without the option. The DME upgrade can be found online check out the company softronic on the web. Not only does the upgrade add the Sports Chrono setting (on request) it also adds mapping for the higher octane fuels plus some extra hp don't ask me how much ask the company how much. I recall the cost was around $895.

Great news and write up for all to see....

A question for you, as the car was taxed and registered in the US surely you could have driven it using this for a period of time whilst you deal with the import. In my opinion would be no different than a German driving his car across from Europe on vacation then heading back after. I suppose the trick here would be to get a US insurance company to provide cover for the UK.

With shipping did you disconnect the battery or if not did the keys go with the car?

Today I contacted my Porsche dealer to ask if I could buy an updated navigation CD for my PCM system. My car was supplied in June 2006. I was not entirely surprised, but so disappointed, to hear that in the UK a new CD disc would cost more than 400 UK pounds ( $800 USD) I have deferred a purchase for a year or two. Meanwhile, has anyone tried to copy the latest Porsche nav CD and might make it available?

Apparently you can, not that anyone would ever do that ;), and even if I knew someone who has, the disc they may have copied would have been the US version.

Missed the post.... yep it's a real shame.... maybe one day!!!!

Is there or has there ever been Renntech decals?

If not do we think we should have some?

My 2 cents.... If your car is still under warranty then you should stick to what is recommended....after that it's up to you. But I wouldn't like to have a warranty claim rejected because I didn't have an approved oil in the car.

Hi all - as per title -

anyone know the part number for the RS front lower lip ?

I know the std GT3 / Aerokit part is 997.595.983.92

but I can't find th part number for the RS lip

Thanks

David

The lower lip is 997 505 996 90 and you will have to drill the GT3 part.

However, the spoiler with the holes pre-drilled for the lower lip is 997 505 983 93

You do not refit the plastic cube on the short shifter install. The ball runs on its own in the slot with a little grease.

So i removed my cd changer but once removed my speakers dont work...I plug it back in and its fine....any ideas how to take the CD Changer out and have my speakers working?

Marco

The fibre optic cable is a 'ring' ie to work it must either route through the changer or 1. the cable replaced or 2. a loop back cable added. The later I think you can get but it isn't a porsche part.

mic location

A question for you, why didn't you install it in the steering column? I have checked and the suround is removed by undoing 2 screws and removing the suround.

Some interest in setting up a group buy. I'd be happy to help. Who is interested?

...and the price of the group buy would be?

in this diagram, it shows that the rear speaker is phase reversed. is this just for the one speaker that is marked, or both of the rear speakers? what purpose does this serve. i was under the impression that running speakers out of phase was a bad thing. is that just old school thinking?

OK you did ask.....

A dynamic decorrelator for surround sound signals is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mono detection circuit is used to detect the extent to which a left rear surround input signal and a right rear surround input signal are similar. To the extent that the surround input signals are similar, the signals are decorrelated. Decorrelation is performed by a pair of allpass filters that introduce complementary phase shifts in the left rear surround input signal and the right rear surround input signal. The complementary phase shifts are sufficient to prevent the surround signals from collapsing to the front of the listener when they are rendered using a pair of front speakers.

Sounds like a leaky nozzle - isn't that covered under warranty?

Loren, that is true, however, the guy appears to be in the UK and they do not get a 4 year from new warranty like we do in the US.

The nozzle is in two parts the tip which can be removed (unlikely to be this as its just a spray nozzle) and the lower stalk which comes up on operation part # 997 628 133 00.

To remove this and it does need the bumper removed:

Press both retaining lugs of spray nozzle together and remove it from front apron

Release quick connecting lock of water connection and pull away from the spray nozzle

Insert spray nozzle in front apron until it engages

Push water hose onto spray nozzle until it is felt to engage

How is the Mic that comes with the unit? Can people hear you over the road/engine noise?

The microphone that comes with the Tooki seems to work very well for me, according to feedback from people I've called from the car. Of course, I have a coupe.

On the advice of my installer, my mic is mounted near the center of the car just to the left of the Homelink panel above the inside rearview mirror.

I assume it would also work in the 'stock' position. It's just a pain perhaps to remove the plastic trim around the steering wheel.