911 Carrera, 718 Boxster & 718 Cayman RECALL
Discussion
Yesterday, I found a link on the German "Porsche Fan Forum" (PFF.de) that pointed to this Press release on the 'Porsche.com/germany' website (link: http://www.porsche.com/germany/about...many&id...
It states the following:
"Porsche is checking worldwide 16,429 vehicles of the models 911 Carrera as well as 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman, 2,576 of which in Germany. On the affected vehicles the screws connecting the fuel collection pipes could possibly come loose. The service departments will replace the mounting bolts with optimized screws. This is merely a precautionary measure."
The last sentence sounds rather soothing, since additional sources in the German automobile press indicate, that, if these screws fail, fuel can run out over the potentially very hot engine block and constitute a fire hazard.
I called Porsche USA in Atlanta, and they confirmed this. The recall reached them this past Monday, and they are presently preparing the recall letters (my car, a 2017 991.2 is part of the recall).
They did not have an exact date as to when the bolt replacement can start, since they are still waiting for the required parts.
On the German Porsche Fan Forum I learned that this is not a quick and simple measure; the required worktime at German shops is indicated with 6 hours.
I wonder if they need to drop the engine to get to those bolts??? Maybe someone with reliable mechanical insight can explain the potential work involved in more detail.
If anybody wants to check if this applies to their vehicle, this recall has the number: AH01
Greetings, Rainer
It states the following:
"Porsche is checking worldwide 16,429 vehicles of the models 911 Carrera as well as 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman, 2,576 of which in Germany. On the affected vehicles the screws connecting the fuel collection pipes could possibly come loose. The service departments will replace the mounting bolts with optimized screws. This is merely a precautionary measure."
The last sentence sounds rather soothing, since additional sources in the German automobile press indicate, that, if these screws fail, fuel can run out over the potentially very hot engine block and constitute a fire hazard.
I called Porsche USA in Atlanta, and they confirmed this. The recall reached them this past Monday, and they are presently preparing the recall letters (my car, a 2017 991.2 is part of the recall).
They did not have an exact date as to when the bolt replacement can start, since they are still waiting for the required parts.
On the German Porsche Fan Forum I learned that this is not a quick and simple measure; the required worktime at German shops is indicated with 6 hours.
I wonder if they need to drop the engine to get to those bolts??? Maybe someone with reliable mechanical insight can explain the potential work involved in more detail.
If anybody wants to check if this applies to their vehicle, this recall has the number: AH01
Greetings, Rainer
Had my March 2016 registered 991.2 Carrera booked in this week for a software update as received a letter to do so, but job was postponed as they need to do the above mentioned bolts, which was not indicated in the letter. However, as the parts are on back order not sure yet when it's going to be done, and they didn't indicate how big a job it will be. Threads on 911UK and Porsche club GB indicate a 2 day job in total for software and bolts with the engine needing to be dropped to do the bolts.
AH01 has been live for a few weeks now; as above the bolts are being supplied in a sequenced manner so cars are booked in accordingly. Engine drop is a bit of a misnomer- it is merely lowered from its mounts to facilitate the bolt replacement - less than 45mm. Time is listed as upto 4.5 hours.
For information on current / required recalls enter your VIN here:
https://recall.porsche.com/prod/pag/vinrecalllooku...
For information on current / required recalls enter your VIN here:
https://recall.porsche.com/prod/pag/vinrecalllooku...
Edited by Pope on Sunday 12th March 18:57
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