Smoke from Engine!!
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This is such a joke. Porsche technicians putting in too much oil. You pay exorbitant fees and go specifically to Porsche because they are suppose to know what they are doing, and this is what happens?? Plus all the time and effort on your part -- they should pay you for all the fuss you have gone through. Well, sorry for you and everything you had to go thru. You should try to get like some extended warranty from them. I pretty sure the Porsche manual warns against overfilling the oil.
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I have had numerous issues with my 2012 991S which i owned from new but I must say Porsche have been brilliant and did give me an extra years warranty when I asked them. I did ask Porsche HQ (UK) mind you rather than my local dealership. Definitely wouldnt want to run one of these cars out if warranty, not given the number of problems I have had and the cost of some of these parts...
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I know it is really expensive, the 100 deductible was $7,800 ... The company quoted which I have had very good experience with is Fidelity.
I have the same exact warranty 6 yr/60k miles on my R8 with $100 deduct ($0 deduct if serviced at the selling dealer) and I only paid $2600 plus tax.
I have the same exact warranty 6 yr/60k miles on my R8 with $100 deduct ($0 deduct if serviced at the selling dealer) and I only paid $2600 plus tax.
I hope this helps someone when looking for the extended warranty ... One benefit my service department explained to me going with fidelity is that company pays the dealer directly where other warranty companies you pay for the service and have to get reimbursed from them.
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I have a first gen 991 base cab with about 12k miles. My warranty expires in May and tonight (3 weeks after scheduled oil change performed by Porsche) my car smelled like it was on fire and a ton of smoke was coming from the engine bay. I did not drive it aggressively and the car was warmed up. Has anyone experienced something like this!?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
I had a 997.1 with 30,000 miles which blew some smoke, then a new engine was put in (under warranty).
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Ok quoting yourself is a no no but in case someone searches this I wanted to give an update. I purchased the fidelity warranty for my car with 10,8** miles for the 6 yr/60k miles for a little over $4700 with $250. Deductible.
I hope this helps someone when looking for the extended warranty ... One benefit my service department explained to me going with fidelity is that company pays the dealer directly where other warranty companies you pay for the service and have to get reimbursed from them.
I hope this helps someone when looking for the extended warranty ... One benefit my service department explained to me going with fidelity is that company pays the dealer directly where other warranty companies you pay for the service and have to get reimbursed from them.
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I bought the Fidelity Platinum for my '10 4S at 8K miles. Has a $50 or $100 deductible and is the "exclusionary" type of warranty. So unless the warranty specifically says something is not covered, it is covered. I think I paid $4K and I bought it from a Chevrolet dealership because Porsche wanted almost $8K for the exact same warranty. Any dealership dealing in Fidelity warranties can sell you a Fidelity warranty.
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