Just thought that I'd flag this up since there's not much happening on this part of the forum.
When I took my CS in for its first service in October, I was informed by the OPC service rep that it would require a high pressure fuel pump replacement due to the fact that a batch of fuel pumps had been identified with "a bearing fault". I hadn't experienced any problems myself but understand that typical symptoms include sluggush start-up and, in the extreme, CEL/Reduced Engine Power warning and limp home mode (if you're lucky!). There are plenty of instances of HPFP failure being reported on various forums for 997/987 Gen2 cars (including our own 997 forum under Technical Articles).
I mention this because the OPC hadn't notified me in advance and, although my car was still under warranty (just!), pump replacement takes about 4.5 hours and the unit costs about £500, so it might be worth checking with your OPC to see whether or not you're affected as I suspect that it's not an official recall. For reference, mine's a MY10 S registered in October 2009.
Incidentally, I had to have the clutch interlock microswitch replaced too - a not uncommon problem I believe on Porsches with "proper" gearboxes..!!
Hope that's of interest.
Jeff
When I took my CS in for its first service in October, I was informed by the OPC service rep that it would require a high pressure fuel pump replacement due to the fact that a batch of fuel pumps had been identified with "a bearing fault". I hadn't experienced any problems myself but understand that typical symptoms include sluggush start-up and, in the extreme, CEL/Reduced Engine Power warning and limp home mode (if you're lucky!). There are plenty of instances of HPFP failure being reported on various forums for 997/987 Gen2 cars (including our own 997 forum under Technical Articles).
I mention this because the OPC hadn't notified me in advance and, although my car was still under warranty (just!), pump replacement takes about 4.5 hours and the unit costs about £500, so it might be worth checking with your OPC to see whether or not you're affected as I suspect that it's not an official recall. For reference, mine's a MY10 S registered in October 2009.
Incidentally, I had to have the clutch interlock microswitch replaced too - a not uncommon problem I believe on Porsches with "proper" gearboxes..!!
Hope that's of interest.
Jeff