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Hi Paul,
I spoke to the tech who was doing the work @ length about how he was going to undertake this repair, & I was told that the bolts were a new design/spec, & they would be tightened up to an amended torque setting. I was also told that the reason the bolts sheared in the first place was due to being over tightened when the engine was built.
 
Hi Stephen,
Thanks for confirming. I've spoken with the OPC today. They confirmed the fasteners have been replaced. And as you say, with an updated specification of fastner.
However, my collection is further delayed due to them replacing the engine heat shield, which is on order from Germany.
 
I had this a couple of years ago. Guildford told me engine out, then when I took it in it wasn't engine out. Doesn't the factory know about their cars?? They were going to charge me £3500. Problem arises because the bolts are aluminium. ALUMINIUM for C*****s sake!! What are they trying to do, save weight in a 2 tonne Macan. Errgh?
Anyhow, they put in steel bolts and charged me about £400. I'm an accountant but I could have told them not to use aluminium bolts.
 
Second_MLC said:
Hi all,
This is my first post, and sadly may end up being a very expensive one…??
I recently bought a 2016 Macan GTS, and after a recent PDK service, my independent specialist informed me of an oil leak on the timing chain cover. The vehicle was bought outside of the Porsche network, as the previous owner had only serviced the vehicle at the OPC for the first service.
I have contacted my local OPC who have informed me they can diagnose the problem formally for a fee, but despite this being a well-known issue, as the vehicle is nearly 7 years old, it seems unlikely, Porsche would assume any of the costs to repair this manufacturing defect.
Does anyone have any experience of OPC paying or at least contributing to fixing this issue under similar circumstances (the car having been maintained outside of the Porsche network) ?
Many thanks in advance ????
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Not a response showing an OPC contribution but a solution no the less. I had my 2016 Macan Turbo in for a major service on Monday with Hull OPC. Overall, very easy to deal with them and good level of communication. They applied a 10% discount onto my service quote due to my TIPEC membership. They provided my with a Hybrid Panamera (73 plate with 2k miles) as a courtesy car (available for £103k in their website) and coffee on arrival and collection. Big thanks to Lucy, Grace and the team. Only blip, hence my post, was the discovery of oil leaking from the timing case bolts. They e-mailed with a report including a quote to repair plus they called to make sure I was aware of the E-mail and the issue. I went with their quote and had the work completed. The bill for the oil leak, excluding major service fees, was £425 which was made of £4.56 (+vat) for two bolts and two washers - the difference between the quote and materials was made up of 2-hours of labour plus vat. The reason for sharing as I believe this fault was previously dealt with by removing the engine and involved significant cost to the owner if out of warranty. Very pleased with the Hull OPC and happy to recommend.
 
Please read back to my previous post in this thread. I confirm what Iain77 says. But make sure all the aluminum bolts are replaced with steel, aluminium not fit for this purpose as Porsche should well know. Yes Porsche used to think it was an engine out job. Durrr.
 
Please read back to my previous post in this thread. I confirm what Iain77 says. But make sure all the aluminum bolts are replaced with steel, aluminium not fit for this purpose as Porsche should well know. Yes Porsche used to think it was an engine out job. Durrr.
 
Please read back to my previous post in this thread. I confirm what Iain77 says. But make sure all the aluminum bolts are replaced with steel, aluminium not fit for this purpose as Porsche should well know. Yes Porsche used to think it was an engine out job. Durrr.
 
Please read back to my previous post in this thread. I confirm what Iain77 says. But make sure all the aluminum bolts are replaced with steel, aluminium not fit for this purpose as Porsche should well know. Yes Porsche used to think it was an engine out job. Durrr
 
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