Recall: 997 Turbo & 997 GT2

[Alex L]

Had mine done about 2 weeks ago - nothing major:

http://www.awe-tuning.com/media/pdf/W902service%20action.pdf

15 min job down at your OPC - they just apply lubricant to your VTGs...

 

[garyw]

Alex, did it make any difference?

I'm just before that date, but may ask anyhow..

garyw

 

[Alex L]

No noticeable difference to the turbos from a driving perspective.

However I think this is more preventitive so that VTGs don't seize up in the future.

I should have really asked how often lubrication needs to take place going forwards.

 

[chrismouzou]

hi alex

got my car booked in for saturday-good post on technical spec on turbo





chris

 

[garyw]

I've pinned this to the top for a few weeks for members to see..

garyw

 

[yan]

Thanks Alex - very useful to know about these things in advance.

A "voluntary workshop campaign" - doesn't sound critically urgent so will await next month's service - reading it literally can one assume OPC will be sorting this out as a matter of course or might one need to point it out to them?

 

[Alex L]

OPC's normally check for recall notices whenever they service your car, so no need to ask I would have thought. Just check the report at the end that they got it.

 

[fireblade]

Had mine done this morning while I waited but I arrived very early as aparrently the lube must be on a cold engine. I only live a mile away from the OPC so arrived early and browsed for the time it took to cool down.

Nice new turbo in stock (maybe cancelled order, I had to wait eleven months for mine) but still Gen 1. Didn't seem to have the new touch screen PCM.

Car now one year old and considering oil and filter change although service not required until next year, any views?

 

[garyw]

Some with mechanical sympathy would change the oil, if your avantar is correct then you have tracked the car and an oil change does no harm.
Mine used that much oil in its first year the top ups equated to an oil change anyhow []

garyw

 

[fireblade]

Thanks Gary, I will change oil and filter before next track day and it is kind of you to give me reassurance. I will check but I don't think that I have used more than 2 litres over 8,000 miles which includes two track days (poor weather cancelled two others) and a blast to Liepzig and Stuttgart as well as a couple of shorter trips in France. I am fairly mecanically sympathetic on the car though.

 

[garyw]

Un-pinning this from the top.

garyw

 

[Monty2]

Hi all, just as Gary has shifted this thread perhaps a similar link!
don't know whether this is related but took the turbo out for a spin first time since 18 Jan. took it easy for first few miles then went to overtake and sh#### de### less power than my old scorpio, my cars a tip and it went to the red line and just hung on doing nothing, then a rather lethargic up shift. All very worrying a couple of repeat attempts to blast the engine into submission gave no improvement only after a stop at the shops and restarting the engine did the power start to feed back, during all of this no lights illuminated on the dash. By the time we returned home the engine seemed to have the turbos joining in for the usual kick in the back. I noticed after the Jan run out a rattle at idle seems to be coming from the lower engine area sounding like a bearing in an alternater about to give up (had this sound on a vauxhall a few years ago) so booked car into Porsche centre this weekend coming . I will hint that I know there are turbo issues surrounding the period of my cars build date and post the outcome next week.

Afterthough - you can tell I'm new to the turbo I should of brought up the turbo boost screen on the display and watched if it climbed under acceleration, perhaps I 'll fault diagnose on my way to Leics saturday.

 

[garyw]

I hope all well Paul..
I do get a slight rattle every so often, had it on all of my Turbos, so assumed it was just one of the characteristics..

Sad news though if the acceleration comparison is a Scorpio []
If the car has stood then maybe something has stuck in position, hinds sight is a wonderful thing- especially watching the bar gauge []

garyw

 

[Lancerlot]

ORIGINAL: garyw

I do get a slight rattle every so often, had it on all of my Turbos, so assumed it was just one of the characteristics..

'Corse it might be the passenger's teeth chattering!
Regards,
Clive

 

[garyw]

I never thought of that, I'll ask her

garyw

 

[Monty2]

Took the turbo into leics opc this afternoon, drive over had ample power and thought I'd be sending Porsche Techys on a wild goose chase. However salt corrosion on the two vane operating arms as descibed in start of this post, one arm moving ok the other had resistance both were lubricated and exercised. The turbo had more than ample power on the way home in fact I haven't seen the boost bar react that quickly and rec'd such a thump in the back since I've had the car. I will make a mental note to check the movement resistance tomorrow and keep an eye on the actuating arms in the future. Oh likely cause - lack of use (driving too slowly?) and level of salt we use in this country. Rattle seems more subdued as well Gary.

Paul

addendum
car back on the road today and depending on what gear the tip is in i either have a turbo engine or a 1600cc focus engine. Pulling away and flooring the pedal it slowly climbs to the red line and hangs on the limiter before a lazy change up with no turbo urge. But on a steady throttle increase the turbo boost is there. Later i had Jean pushing the pedal while i watched the turbo vtg linkages with mirrors one side was quick to move the other was slow and only moved a fraction of the distance of the quick moving one. Car driveable but will be getting booked back into Leics next week can't be doing with hitting the loud pedal and struggling to overtake!

 

[Monty2]

Just wondered whether anyone else had experienced turbo woes as described in my last post?

paul

At least I'm lucky enough to still have the boxster at the moment.

 

[garyw]

I can only once recollect my car doing this!! and scary it was too []
Hopefully with the fault showing they will be able to fix it, better than it working perfect when it goes into the OPC and them not being able to find it...!!!?

or are we just getting excuses ready []

garyw

 

[fireblade]

ORIGINAL: Monty2

Just wondered whether anyone else had experienced turbo woes as described in my last post?

paul

At least I'm lucky enough to still have the boxster at the moment.

So far no problems of this type. There is a thread somewhere else (I will try to find it) where people have posted their problems and I will post mine there shortly. My only real problems were an oil leak from the left turbo return pipe and an aircon leak which stuffed the cooling last summer on my way to Germany The front lid required adjustment from new but was fixed in Germany. Nothing else of significence

 

[Monty2]

and there's more
A further short drive this morning before heading off for the R4 meet and another look under the turbos with the mirror and result one of the vtg link arms has disconnected itself from the ball joint on the operating arm. Look like the lack of lube has allowed the ball joint to fret and perhaps with stiff vtg linkage has caused the ball joint to separate. Possibly a worst case scenario for a twin turbo with only one bank of 3 cylinders getting full turbo assistance, I hope the crankshaft has a good tolerance for left to right imbalance. Will now be looking at the car being trailor recovered.
I'll update when its sorted.

Paul

ps Boxster performed as only boxsters can in the rain and sleet today - brilliant!