turning over but takes ages to fire

[kristian51]

typical after picing up my cayman last friday the weather has been cold an we have even had snow but i have manged to still put a few miles on her lol. One little prob i have encountered an only a few times since fri, when starting the car it turns over an takes alot longer to fire than other times. but that has only happened a handfull of times usaully just fires right up. oil level is fine. is due a service though but only a minor not plugs so have discounted that because when its running it dosent miss a beat. tryed both keys just incase one was a bit dodgy an had something to do with it. phoned garage i bought it from and was told to get it plugged in at local indy an they will sort it

my local one is A C C bristol has anyone used them and are they any good or can u recomend a good one close to me Gloucestershire

many thanks[8|]

 

[RICH.P]

Closer Independent to you is Woodward Motors. Tel 01454 261067

 

[kristian51]

thanks rich have you had any experience with them ?

 

[RICH.P]

Not personally, but know a few who have, they know their stuff. They're situated between Thornbury and Glos

 

[Motorhead]

Hi Kristian. A diagnostic check should indicate if there is a problem, although intermittent problems can be difficult to trace. If your car is a Gen II (with DFI), you may want to get them to check out the functioning of the high pressure fuel pump. Your symptoms are typical of imminent HPFP failure (often accompanied by a CEL). Jeff

 

[marlin]

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[kristian51]

After going to acc Bristol this morn to have car checked because of starting fault it made me think about where do I want it serviced. Got to say the bloke was very helpful there went round the whole car aswell as plugged it in all free of charge. Woul bE happy to give them my bussiness. but before I do going to look at Woodward moters just called them an got a price on a minor service an brake fluid change £266 all in which I thought was good But a friend of a friend works for the opc dick Lovett an has quoted me £480 all in Do I go opc Or Indy

 

[Motorhead]

More to the point Kristian, did Bristol sort out your problem? You don't say how old your Cayman is but, as always, it's a matter of choice whether you have an OPC service your car or take the independent route. If it's only 4 or 5 years old and has been OPC serviced, it might be worth sticking with the OPC - sometimes you can negotiate a reasonable discount with them, particularly if you're a PCGB member. That said, there are a lot of reputable independents out there and if you choose wisely, it's unlikely to put off a knowledgeable buyer. Jeff

 

[Buddy]

Kris, I remember you searching for a Cayman before Christmas, which one did you end up buying? What's the service history and mileage?

 

[kristian51]

Yea I think your right it's got full opc so far so would be a shame to spoil the service book an might well take out the warranty after 3 months of ownership. Buddy I left the high millage one there and picked up a 56 plate black 2.7 pretty low spec only half leather 17s cdr24 but what attracted me was it was from a garage very clean good tyres pads disks and full opc service history, have tryd to post pics but they are too big.

 

[Buddy]

Kris, in general best to use the OPC for everything that you have stamped up in the maintenance record book, services, plugs, brake fluid change and so on but you can have other work done elsewhere such as brakes, suspension just make sure they use only Porsche supplied parts. If however you have such things done at the OPC they are covered by their own 2 year warranty at least on the parts.