Diesel Cayenne And VW Emission Issue
I am torn on the fix. 10k on the table. But I did not love it either. I have a friend who bought a Q7 TDI for the third row and did the Malone tune and eliminated all the AdBlue system, etc. He loves it but it will never pass inspection anywhere. We don't have inspection here. I fear the Green New Deal and federal emissions laws nationwide post fix. It is not easy being green with a diesel. If the Democrats win, AOC and them will destroy the outlaw market for CD's. I am happy to die with mine but I don't want to be forced to pay for a fix that I could get paid to do now. And don't you know VAG would love sticking it to us later to take the dent out of their pocketbook! I think, since it's an official recall, the fix will always be available at no cost. What you'll lose, however, is the money. Yes, I purchased pre-owned from a Porsche dealer in Atlanta during the stop sale, and before the fix was approved.
The CPO offered was the lesser of 8 years/ 120k which I verified on the Porsche website prior to purchase. I dont know why it wasnt just the standard 6/100, but I just said thank you and OK Ill accept that! Location: The Woodlands, TX. You should still be under the warranty then. Thank goodness. Get this looked at now before you're out of warranty. This is a known, not uncommon issue. I had it done on my car and several others on the forum have as well. You can probably search it on here. It is NOT an easy fix. You're leaking from the cam chain cover. Unfortunately that's on the back of the engine and the only way to get to it is an engine out. Which means dropping the whole front suspension, subframe, engine, trans, and possibly transfer case if I remember correctly. It took my dealer about 5 days to do it. Had I not been under warranty, I would not have done it as my leak was not quite as severe as yours.
I have a 2015 CD with just under 60k. I have had the car for 2 years, put on 30k miles with little to no issues. I appreciate everyone on this board for information and helping me realize that I wanted to buy a CD. I have not had the emissions fix, and not sure I will. 1. I was fortunate the first owner did not claim any of the emissions so I received 1/2 payment from Porsche and 1/2 payment (750) from Bosch. 85 with no notes what this is for. Did others that did not get the emissions fix also receive a 85 check instead of the second 750? 2. I have done all of my own oil changes (extraction method) at 5,000 mile intervals and have had no issues with the oil or leaks. Today I found a rather large oil spot on my garage in the front near where the oil pan is located.
Has anyone else had similar issues? I am in Central Florida with similar distance between dealers in ORlando, Tamps, and St Pete- Does anyone have a recommendation on the service center for the Porsche dealer in any of these 3 cities? I have 120k Warranty so I am expecting this will be warranty work. I did the same thing once. I had the WH70 recall performed on my 2014 CD which reduces the heating element for the reducing agent (also have all the recall work performed prior). 18s for city driving. Anyone else experience this? Take the CD to Porsche of South Orlando, ask from the service advisor (mine was Tony) to have Jesse work on your car. He already did few CD with oil leaks and he knows what his doing. I drive from Naples to South Orlando Porsche for the service or recalls. I have a 2015 CD with just under 60k. I have had the car for 2 years, put on 30k miles with little to no issues. I appreciate everyone on this board for information and helping me realize that I wanted to buy a CD.
I have not had the emissions fix, and not sure I will. 1. I was fortunate the first owner did not claim any of the emissions so I received 1/2 payment from Porsche and 1/2 payment (750) from Bosch. 85 with no notes what this is for. Did others that did not get the emissions fix also receive a 85 check instead of the second 750? 2. I have done all of my own oil changes (extraction method) at 5,000 mile intervals and have had no issues with the oil or leaks. Today I found a rather large oil spot on my garage in the front near where the oil pan is located. Has anyone else had similar issues? I am in Central Florida with similar distance between dealers in ORlando, Tamps, and St Pete- Does anyone have a recommendation on the service center for the Porsche dealer in any of these 3 cities? I have 120k Warranty so I am expecting this will be warranty work.