Re previous post noting "misfiring" after check engine light display; it appears the problem was legitimate and secondary to a faulty Control Unit (part # 980-618-605-00). The tech at Jim Ellis Porsche (Wayne Stone) resolved the issue with some assistance from PCNA. After muliple diagnostic checks (a full page description) and replacement with a new unit (shipped in) the problem was resolved. In fact 9/10 cylinders were misfiring.

Now as I drive the car I realize I've must have been limping along for awhile. I thought the occasional jerky starts in 1st gear was the learning curve ascribed to this issue (lightwight racing clutch, etc). This may have occurred on the last 200 - 300 miles (curretly at 1600 mi). But now I realize the car & I were compensating for internal flaws. To say the least I felt the issue was minor and not impacting on the overall experience.

Now with the new Control Unit the phenomenal nature of the car can again be fully appreciated .

Also because it took ~ a week to resolved this issue Wayne gave me that nice Porsche leather bomber jacket as gift for the delay. I didn't view it as a delay (especially as they gave me a Cayenne to play with), but it's nice to know they thought so and demonstrated concern. Great customer service can make most unpleasant experiences less so. My hats off to guys at Jim Ellis Porsche.

 

fwiw, i was driving down the street saturday when i went for third (i think) and the shifter went limp. i pulled into a biz park as was sure i would need a tow truck. then it dawned on me the car was in gear - i just didn't know which one. so i started to drive it to leave at the dealership for the weekend so there wouldn't be any chances of tow truck damage (was able to do about 40 @ 4k ish so not sure which gear). i called a buddy (SPR) as i passed by his house (@ 8:00 AM on a saturday - what an a##hole, eh?) and he suggested we look at it ourselves since the dealership would have it the whole weekend without anyone even looking at it. turned out the bolt that holds in the shift linkage was gone. after calling jeff in parts at sunset porsche in oregon (the best in availability and price), he told us what the bolt size was as well as the torque requirements. the sales mgr at pioneer went into the service area with us (closed on weekends) and got us a bolt that was pretty close. after a few minutes SPR had the bolt in and everything was back to normal. SPR was the one that rigged my broken glove box to stay closed for me before i could get it to the dealer after a weekend.

in addition to this loose bolt, another was loose and another missing from the rear bottom carbon undertray piece (found during new tire install). it has made me a little worried about whether anything else more important may be loose.

the linkage is under the exhaust on the passenger side if you should ever find yourself in a similar situation.

 

is that what you call it

 

Duly noted and what a scary thought, not what you found, but what may not disclose itself until dislodged. You're the first I've of re this problem or serendiptous ones.

Keep us posted re the complete fix on this one.

Thnx,

 

Wow, what great service.