Hi all.
After writing off my daily driver in a flood on the M20 a few weeks ago, I'd been looking for a Cayenne to replace it with and to sit along side my 996 C2 Cabrio manual.
Last week I picked up a 4.5 Turbo in dark olive with Savannah interior and panoramic roof, which were 2 things I was looking for.
It's done 120,000 miles and has a fairly good service history, although the recent garage were clearly Ok turning a blind eye to some faults, specially at MOT time.
I'll use this as a thread covering all the jobs which need putting right.
The list of faults I've found so far include,
1. A burning oil smell when waiting at the junction, which I believe to be valve cover gaskets. New ones have been ordered from Design 911.
2. A feeling of surging and being held back. I feel this might be coil pack related, so as I'm doing the valve cover gaskets, I've ordered 8 x Beru coil packs for £180.
3. There's a clattering coming from the nearside over bumpy surfaces. I've had it up on stands and tapped around with a rubber mallet and inspected everything. I can't see anything loose, nor can replicate the fault. I'm hoping this is due to one of the 3 front suspension arms which have been flagged up on the last 2 MOT's and not resolved yet. I've ordered all 4 and hopefully this will resolve that fault.
4. The reversing camera, even though it raises OK, has no image and the rear parking sensors show double red lights immediately, even though the fronts work fine. Also, the lock on the fuel flap isn't working and the tailgate does not open on the key. I've checked fuse 31 in the right hand dash fuse box and it seems fine. The tailgate opens from the handle and soft closes OK. For now, I've ordered a 6 volt reversing camera from Ali Express, as all Ebay ones seem to be 12V. I'm going to dismantle the existing unit and try to graft a new camera into it. The owner claims it worked until he let the battery run flat. I only have basic Durametric, which doesn't seem to read anything but the ECU.
5. The panoramic roof opens OK and closes almost OK. At the very last stage, the middle section raises, then changes it's mind and drops again. I presume it thinks something is obstructing it so the safety reverse is kicking in. I can raise it by turning the ignition off and back on, then pressing the dial upwards for 5 seconds and it forces it to close. I didn't realise you could do this as it doesn't feel like the knob can be pressed, but it does move about 2mm and will force a close if pressed and held. I'll try greasing up the mechanism.
6. The "Air Suspension Faulty" message comes up and even though it raises and lowers, it does take time and the compressor runs for a few minutes to catch up if you play with it. I'll start with a compressor rebuild kit as they're only £20.
7. "4WD system fault" occasionally flags up on start up. I've also seen dipped beam come and go on the drive. I suspect this is down to a poor battery. The owner let it run flat, which is never good for a battery. I've had it on charge overnight, so will see how it goes. If it is shot, which they usually are, if let to run totally flat, I'll get a 110aH replacement from Tayna batteries for £100.
8. Cosmetic faults. The paint was minging, so I machine cut it with G10 paste, washed again and polished with some decent Autoglym polish. It looks much better now and a lot of the car wash scratches have gone. The rear centre console vents have been kicked to within an inch or their life by kids, so a Savannah replacement is coming from Germany. The head unit knobs are sticky as the rubber is breaking down, so I bit the bullet and paid almost £40 for a new set. The parcel shelf, was actually a dog guard, so I've ordered a second hand Savannah parcel shelf.
On top of that, I gave the interior leather a good clean with Maguires Gold leather cleaner and protector, plus binned the stinky, cheap after shave air freshener, the seller had put in to mask the smell of burning oil.
9. Tyres. Bit of a mis match here and one of the rears looks a but dubious as an MOT pass, with a big chunk missing from the sidewall. When I've sorted out the engine bits and got it running properly, I'll probably Black Circles 4 new tyres. The wheels are staggered from what I can see, yet the car has 274/40 20 tyres all round. The rears look pulled in a bit, so I'll go with 295/40 R20's on the rear, which I believe is standard fitment.
I paid £7797, which Might be a bit over the odds with the faults listed, but it had the spec I wanted, which doesn't come around often and these are faults I can fix. The seller has given me invoices for well over £4K of work in the last couple of years, including Intercooler and pipes etc, plus it's apparently just been serviced, which I presume is just oil and filter. It had plugs last year.
I took the plate off covering the cardan shaft centre bearing and even though there's movement, the rubber wasn't torn, just had a few surface cracks. I'll keep an eye on this and go with the £380 EPS lifetime fix if needed.
Let the journey begin.
:thumb:
After writing off my daily driver in a flood on the M20 a few weeks ago, I'd been looking for a Cayenne to replace it with and to sit along side my 996 C2 Cabrio manual.
Last week I picked up a 4.5 Turbo in dark olive with Savannah interior and panoramic roof, which were 2 things I was looking for.
It's done 120,000 miles and has a fairly good service history, although the recent garage were clearly Ok turning a blind eye to some faults, specially at MOT time.
I'll use this as a thread covering all the jobs which need putting right.
The list of faults I've found so far include,
1. A burning oil smell when waiting at the junction, which I believe to be valve cover gaskets. New ones have been ordered from Design 911.
2. A feeling of surging and being held back. I feel this might be coil pack related, so as I'm doing the valve cover gaskets, I've ordered 8 x Beru coil packs for £180.
3. There's a clattering coming from the nearside over bumpy surfaces. I've had it up on stands and tapped around with a rubber mallet and inspected everything. I can't see anything loose, nor can replicate the fault. I'm hoping this is due to one of the 3 front suspension arms which have been flagged up on the last 2 MOT's and not resolved yet. I've ordered all 4 and hopefully this will resolve that fault.
4. The reversing camera, even though it raises OK, has no image and the rear parking sensors show double red lights immediately, even though the fronts work fine. Also, the lock on the fuel flap isn't working and the tailgate does not open on the key. I've checked fuse 31 in the right hand dash fuse box and it seems fine. The tailgate opens from the handle and soft closes OK. For now, I've ordered a 6 volt reversing camera from Ali Express, as all Ebay ones seem to be 12V. I'm going to dismantle the existing unit and try to graft a new camera into it. The owner claims it worked until he let the battery run flat. I only have basic Durametric, which doesn't seem to read anything but the ECU.
5. The panoramic roof opens OK and closes almost OK. At the very last stage, the middle section raises, then changes it's mind and drops again. I presume it thinks something is obstructing it so the safety reverse is kicking in. I can raise it by turning the ignition off and back on, then pressing the dial upwards for 5 seconds and it forces it to close. I didn't realise you could do this as it doesn't feel like the knob can be pressed, but it does move about 2mm and will force a close if pressed and held. I'll try greasing up the mechanism.
6. The "Air Suspension Faulty" message comes up and even though it raises and lowers, it does take time and the compressor runs for a few minutes to catch up if you play with it. I'll start with a compressor rebuild kit as they're only £20.
7. "4WD system fault" occasionally flags up on start up. I've also seen dipped beam come and go on the drive. I suspect this is down to a poor battery. The owner let it run flat, which is never good for a battery. I've had it on charge overnight, so will see how it goes. If it is shot, which they usually are, if let to run totally flat, I'll get a 110aH replacement from Tayna batteries for £100.
8. Cosmetic faults. The paint was minging, so I machine cut it with G10 paste, washed again and polished with some decent Autoglym polish. It looks much better now and a lot of the car wash scratches have gone. The rear centre console vents have been kicked to within an inch or their life by kids, so a Savannah replacement is coming from Germany. The head unit knobs are sticky as the rubber is breaking down, so I bit the bullet and paid almost £40 for a new set. The parcel shelf, was actually a dog guard, so I've ordered a second hand Savannah parcel shelf.
On top of that, I gave the interior leather a good clean with Maguires Gold leather cleaner and protector, plus binned the stinky, cheap after shave air freshener, the seller had put in to mask the smell of burning oil.
9. Tyres. Bit of a mis match here and one of the rears looks a but dubious as an MOT pass, with a big chunk missing from the sidewall. When I've sorted out the engine bits and got it running properly, I'll probably Black Circles 4 new tyres. The wheels are staggered from what I can see, yet the car has 274/40 20 tyres all round. The rears look pulled in a bit, so I'll go with 295/40 R20's on the rear, which I believe is standard fitment.
I paid £7797, which Might be a bit over the odds with the faults listed, but it had the spec I wanted, which doesn't come around often and these are faults I can fix. The seller has given me invoices for well over £4K of work in the last couple of years, including Intercooler and pipes etc, plus it's apparently just been serviced, which I presume is just oil and filter. It had plugs last year.
I took the plate off covering the cardan shaft centre bearing and even though there's movement, the rubber wasn't torn, just had a few surface cracks. I'll keep an eye on this and go with the £380 EPS lifetime fix if needed.
Let the journey begin.
:thumb:
