What year of production did Bentley re-route the vacuum hoses from over the transmission in the Gt to a better location?

In later year Bentley GT’s does the engine still need to be removed to replace the starter?

Thanking you in advance.

 

Late 2006 and forward.

 

You may find a few early 2006 with the rerouted lines. From my understanding I have a 2006 manufactured in late 2005 and it has it.

 

The dropping the engine for starter motor and N75 turbo waste gate solinoid s is common to them all .
Buy on the history , the one with the tallest pile .
A more recent car with only lub services will be a money pit .
I feel just majoring on the Vac hoses is a bit like looking down the wrong end of a telescope.


Bentley issues


Heavy cars with a lot of weight up front + age so figure most of this ....Suspension bushes , lower arm and both upper , have short lives compared to “ normal “
Power steering pipes corrode there are three , two fairly easy one may need heat .If that fails a new rack .Track rod ends .Geometry ....absolutely important the difference between correct set up and a little off is huge in terms of steering feed back and overall feel of the car. Alloy radiator in a salted road environment has a life it will corrode and leak .Poly bent is life d for 10 years .Its tensioners too ought to be replaced at the same time ....this is a front end + rad off job .Alternator coolant pipes £2 gasket perishes at about 10 + years onwards ....leaks and kills it - another front end “ off “ job .
Exhaust gas temp sensors - actually it’s the wiring that heat degrades .Turbo waste gates solenoids.
Scuttle drains blockage = complete engine ECU destruction.
Aircon drip tray drains blockage = wet relay box under the front passenger foot well and damp key less go relays = burnt out starter motor ( amongst other things ) .New starter motor requires engine out @ £5 k + mostly labour .
Blocked rear boot lid or loose drain tubes = boot fills up with water = knackered suspension air pump = dropped wheels making recovery v difficult.
Various aircon HVAC micro motors control flaps not working = poor temp control.Rear spoiler wires in the umbilical fracturing = rear spoiler packing up .
Front hood latch miss alignment = broken micro switch in the sensors .
Chartwells body shop has a steady steam of repairs to the A pillar when bonets fly up inadvertently.
Inner front disk corrosion as the inner pistons cease and don’t press hard enough = mot hassles.Head light washer inoperable due to coagulation of dissimilar fluids restricting the pipe diameter and insufficient pressure to operate.
A host of check engine lights due to low voltage “ house battery “ and stuff like widows dropping when ECU s run low on volts .
EPB hassle like any other VAG car —- Mostly a water ingress issue.
Seat back locked micro switches fracturing , Front hood closed micro switch failure .
Some historic stuff ( as most will have had it repaired by now ) 3 rd brake light water ingress = fails .Headlining drops glue deteriorated.I guess all older inc 04 /05 will be on @ least the 2nd set of vac pipes .The replacement part is same plastic ......so a 12/14 plater is maturing nicely waiting to start leaking .
Apart from ^^^^^ . They are great .

Keep it undercover and on a trickle charger .

Oh mileage .....irrelevant as the W12 is bomb proof ...it’s the rest of the car so buy on history ....a deep detailed history .To see where you are , get on so to speak - on the perpetual merry go round of replace / repair .

https://differentcarreview.com/2019/...pur-2003-2012/

 

Great info! Have you seen a similar list of repair issues for 2013-2020 GT's?

Thank You

 

All the above plus more electrotwackery like the soft close doors and power trunk release .The hinges on the trunk distort .
Ok the scuttle drains are in theory a bit easier as they moved them from under the HACV pod but if you don’t regularly check them = same issues .
Vac pipes are still regular VAG plastic .Some of the newer Niam infotainment over heats in the trunk and packs up .
Larger 21 and 22 rims with lower aspect ratio tyres will accelerate the suspension bush degradation .
Apart from that continue to compare history file thickness .
A thin one .....run !

 

Thank you all for your very helpful responses.

After reading JF’s laundry list of issues I think I need a drink.

 

Thank you.

On the trunk hinges. Can they be adjusted to realign?