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I'm sure this has been voiced before - have all 993 owners checked for factory recalls? My recently aquired 1994 cabriolet had two outstanding recalls 1) new roof locking motors, & 2) replacement wiring loom. My local OPC was pleased to check records and carry out subsequent work free of charge. Not bad service for a 14 year old car ?? I have to say that I am totally surprised that previous owners did not know of the recalls or dismissed them as unimportant - especially the wiring loom which I understand could lead to total loss!
Martin (Edinburgh)
 
Yes, I checked mine - also at Edinburgh, who were very helpful. (Mine did not need loom as was new enough for the fix at factory, but had one recall for a relay and that had been done).

Like you say, it's tough to see how the wiring loom recall was not done to all cars given they were fairly new when the recall was announced.
 
Had my wiring loom done last September at Porsche Centre East London FOC. Like you say it is suprising that these cars have been on the road so long with the recalls still not done.

The job was a pain though becasue they managed to shear some bolts anfd the car had to be kept there for four days, they did provide me a courtesy car so can't complain.
 
i have a 1997 C2S - is this likely to need the recall ? or as a later car would the wiring loom have been corrected at the factory ?
 
Early cars up to 1995 model year only needed the recall, although I'm sure Maurice has put up a FAQ somewhere about this ...

I had mine done two or three years ago at Lovetts, when there was a lot of publicity in the club and on various forums about this. Not sure if it was widely known about before that, I hadn't heard of it. Probably it took a few cars to catch light before people started taking it seriously.
 
So Porsche took ten years to issue a recall. No wonder there are still cars out there driving around without the work having been done.
 
Not sure - probably best to ring your local Porsche Centre with your VIN number as Maurice suggests. They can give you the definitive answer.
 
Thanks for the info, checked mine out and it needs the loom, so tootling along next Monday to Wilmslow OPC. They say it will only take an hour to do, short enough to wait. If an OPC can do it that quickly, must be the quickest job on a 993 you can do after replacing the wiper blades... mind you if it wasn't a freebie I suspect it might take a morning to do[:D][:D][:D]
 
I think that's going to be a very, very long hour! Porsche quotes 450 time units for the harness replacement; 100 time units = 1 hour. The actual check of the harness production date and part number will take less than an hour but will they want you to come back for the actual replacement?

For what it's worth the replacement loom can be bought for less than £100,
 
Cambridge OPC wanted mine for a day to do the work, although thinking about it that also included the Cab Roof motor recall

Pete
 
Well I've nothing else to do that afternoon. They said they'd give me a courtesy car while the work's done, so if it does need to go back at a later date for a day I'll take them up on it.

If it does take 4½hours, it's not the cost of the part - their labour cost will far exceed that.
 
I can confirm that the intial harness check and (in my case) replacement of the hood locking motors took less than a morning, although the return visit for harness replacement took 1 1/2 days including a valet. Well done Porsche Centre Edinburgh. Now if they would do my driver's door check repair on Porsche, I would be an even happier chappie.
 
My loom was definitely an overnight job. I think they quoted half a day minimum, and I wasn't going to hang around that long, no matter how good the coffee. So I took the loan car and went home. While they were in there they carried out one or two other little jobs which were chargeable, e.g. changing the V belts and replacing the wear sensor, which they said was on it's way out. So watch out for possible "mission creep" [;)]
 
The OPC told me the work is down as a 5 hour job, but as I posted earlier they had problems and sheared some bolts on the manifold, they also had problems removing the fuse box on the LH bulk head which then needed replacement (all done at their cost).

They said this was not the first time they have had problems with this job, trouble is the cars are now 10+ years old and some of the fasteners are now difficult to remove. I would anticipate them having the car at least a couple of days if they have problems.
 
OPC WIlmslow checked it and said it's a 7 hour job. I'd be surprised if they can get it done on time, with the best will in the world bolts etc get recalcitrent at 12 years old when coated in salt and corrosion. So I'm expecting a 2 day job, but as long as I have the courtesy car I don't mind. It's just had a 12K service (3 weeks ago) at 9M with a new clutch, alternator, belts, pulleys, bumper struts +many more, so I will be interested if they discover any 'mission' creep [:)][:)][:)]


 
It was Maurice. I got towed to 9M, but the recovery truck couldn't get under the arches (only 10ft clearance), so Robin nipped out and jumpstarted it. Bearing in mind the engine was completely cold, it hadn't worked for 8 hours, in the 400yds to the workshop the alternator got too hot to touch, but the rest of the engine was completely cold still. It was probably the bearing inside or the nore bearing being too loose or knackered, a bit of torque would pull it to one side and make it rub against the engine casing. So a new alternator and a new nose bearing were put on, plus the pulley upgrade.
 
Just dropped the car off at OPC Wilmslow. Should take a day but I'm hoping not, they've given me a new Boxster S as a courtesy car. Despite looking like a hairdresser's car it's fantastic to drive, got a lot more of the raw feel that the old 3.2 used to have. If I had to choose, I'd still plum for the 993 but it would be a difficult decision!
 
Sorted in a day, plus they valet'd the car. The chap said 'It looks like you use this every day and don't keep it stuck in a garage' which is a nice way of saying it looks like a bomb's gone off inside
 
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