Cayenne Crankshaft or Rear Main Seal RMS failure leaking?

[DH01]

Have you tried Renntech.org ? US but seem to be genuinely clued up. .
Cayennes are properly appreciated in The Land of The Free !

[nigelonich]

Its good yes. Might be a faulty crankcase breather valve stuck shut but ill have a further look.

[Pope]

Failed coolant pipes in the vee can lead to oil leaks from the engine or transmission (rear main or torque convertor seal) has the car had the vee pipe mod?

[nigelonich]

They have been done by an OPC going by the history which is full OPC. Is going to get fixed this weekend so Ill update. This should help the CT market as they become new entrants to the barge market. Solving problems efficiently is what PH is all about.

I did fix all the nav, cd and changer issues by pressing 1,4 & 8 together which was an easy fix!

Quite taken by it so far and happy to fix it as it was so reasonably priced.

[unclepezza]

nigelonich said:

Actually, what is the Vee Pipe Mod? is it changing them to a different material and how does it make the RMS or TCS fail?

V pipe mod is a switch to aluminium pipes, the original plastic pipes become brittle and can develop cracks. If the pipes suffer a major failure it's not uncommon for the coolant to dump itself over the engine, the antifreeze then gets to work on the seals and starter motor.

[nigelonich]

unclepezza said:

V pipe mod is a switch to aluminium pipes, the original plastic pipes become brittle and can develop cracks. If the pipes suffer a major failure it's not uncommon for the coolant to dump itself over the engine, the antifreeze then gets to work on the seals and starter motor.

I see.

Edited by nigelonich on Monday 4th August 19:33

[DH01]

nigelonich said:

I see. Its had that done by OPC but I have no idea if they used metal or plastic. Ill update how I get on but I expect its going to be pain£ul.

They should have replaced the original plastic pipes with upgraded Ally ones but OPC can be a law unto themselves !
It's not an especially skilled job to change them , well within the remit of a competent local garage . Worth considering as it's properly labour intensive .

http://www.topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements...
We get the joy of just paying !

Edited by DH01 on Tuesday 4th March 17:52

[nigelonich]

DH01 said:

They should have replaced the original plastic pipes with upgraded Ally ones but OPC can be a law unto themselves !
It's not an especially skilled job to change them , well within the remit of a competent local garage . Worth considering as it's properly labour intensive .

http://www.topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements...
We get the joy of just paying !

Edited by DH01 on Tuesday 4th March 17:52

shame as the previous owner paid £1000 to get this fault resolved in 2011 at an OPC. I cant tell if the pipes are metal or plastic at the moment. However, I dont have a coolant problem. Its engine oil.

[thegoose]

nigelonich said:

shame as the previous owner paid £1000 to get this fault resolved in 2011 at an OPC. I cant tell if the pipes are metal or plastic at the moment. However, I dont have a coolant problem. Its engine oil.

They will be metal. The plastic ones were superseded by metal ones - Porsche updated the design to metal to solve the problem it won't admit existed.

[hadenough!]

There's also a short rubber hose at the end of the pipes, it makes sense to change this at the same time...ask me how I know...