I took my car in Mon and the tech basically found nothing wrong with the car.

Hesitation on acceleration which led to a slight bog and some valve clatter was caused by the car's ECU learning my "old man" style of driving. He said that because I do mostly in town driving, the car just learned how I drive from stoplight to stoplight. He reset the ECU by disconnecting the battery.

Exhaust soot predominant on the left tips - unknown cause but 30 page printout indicates that there is nothing wrong with the car and Porsche is aware of the issue but there is no known cause/problem/solution. I guess it's a good thing to take your car in to at least document the presence of the problem. Just in case it turns out to be a problem in the future.

My tech also gave me a swift kick in my ***. Once again, my battery was drained. I guess 4000 miles in 11 months is not enough driving to keep the battery in an acceptable state. I try to drive it as much as possible but I just don't get too much seat time these days. Despite having the Porsche charger/battery maintainer, I have only used it once. I guess the rule is that if you do less than 6k/year and have battery issues, Porsche will void your battery warranty due to sulfation.

Overall, the car runs fine, the hesitation is gone and the car is now sitting with the battery maintainer conected to it.

 

Wow - I find it hard to believe they can void a battery warranty for lack of use - did your tech say where this was mentioned in the warranty?

 

i assume you have an auto tranny if the ECU is learning your driving habits?

 

What is your oil consumption? I had left side soot on my exhaust tips along with the use of one quart of oil per 450 miles. It was a ring problem on cylinders 4 and 5. The engine is being replaced at 10K total miles. Both the leak down and scope examination of the engine were abnormal. I purchased the car 2K miles ago. The original owner reports the high oil consumption from new. The engine seemed to run fine despite the ring issue.
Mike

 

I bought my 996 when it was 3 years old and it had 13k miles. When the battery went dead at 16k, they said it wasn't covered because it was not driven enough.

 

I'll look in my warranty book in the morning to see if there is any exclusion on the battery for limited use.

 

That's retarded. My battery recently died as well and I have less than 6k on my 997. Replaced under warranty.

 

Congrats on using your battery maintainer for the second time
When you coming to Fresno Robert?

 

To tell you the truth, I keep thinking about making it a day trip. It would be worth it to see all your mods!

They actually gave me a printout from PCNA about the battery issue and it specifically addresses sulfation issues with low mileage vehicles. Don't get me wrong guys, my tech is totally cool about it. He is just telling me that he can only submit battery issues so many times. They have already replaced my battery once under warranty about 1000 miles ago.

Nope, my car has a manual tranny.

I have put in about 2 quarts in 4200-4300 miles. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

 

I put in a quart every 200- 300 miles. Im not kidding.

 

Sad to say that the 997 warranty book states that "this warranty does not cover batteries damaged from storage, lack of normal vehicle use, or non-Porsce approved electrical or accessory installation". I guess warranty replacement will depend on your relationship with the dealer and/or the interpretation of "lack of normal vehicle use". If the dealer denies warranty replacment, I think I'd get an Optima - 84 month warranty, completely sealed and they hold a charge.

 

What u need to do is go 1-2 a week at midnight and drive the f**k out of ur car. High speed runs, canyon runs, and 0-60 runs to pump up your adrenaline, make u feel like a young kid and get your moneys worth invested in buying a sports car.

Or, send it to Boston and i can do it for u.....


BD

 

Well come on down! Will take a cruise up to Bass Lake.