£1500-£2000 Repair Bill

[Reusch]

Put the 3.2 petrol Cayenne into the garage for a very rough idle prognosis stretched timing chain engine out job I wonder if my rac warranty will cover it

[sid10]

Hi how many miles? Porsche will surely help out its not that old is it!
Nearly bought one last year pleased I held off. Goodluck

[Reusch]

No it's an old one pal 2004 112,456 miles on clock

[X5Sport]

:cry1:  ouch!  Still cheaper than an X5 though.  They were upwards of £5k I thought 

[IanP]

Still cheaper than even a diy rebuild on a 4.6.

[AW8]

Sorry to hear of this.

Had considered well maintained 3.2 manual Cayenne models myself.

Was mindful of coolant pipes & prop shaft issues....was not aware chains were a weak point.

Well worth shopping around for prices on this work being done properly....even maybe factoring  cost to trailer it for a competitive labour price.

If you get it in for 1.5k then it's £750 when claim limit factored....£75 per month spread over 10 months.

Without wishing to appear sexist - that's my Man Maths

[Reusch]

It's gone to a Porsche specialist as the rac approved garages wouldn't touch it due to them not having the correct software to diagnose it correctly

[AW8]

Well good luck.....perhaps it might help if they also find an issue with the tensioner  Like you, I  wouldn't be expecting them to cough up anytime soon.

I narrowly missed out on a Cayenne 3.2 last year....Manual box, recent clutch & flywheel, air suspension option NOT ticked, new cardan shaft & coolant pipes. PCM, black and black with turbo rims & service history. Called seller but it had just sold.

[Reusch]

Now that's a good idea I shall ring them tomorrow and plant the seed

[AW8]

Obviously.... I was absolutely not suggesting a course of action 

[Reusch]

[Reusch]

Should be getting it back tomorrow been a bit of a nightmare plus another £600 on top of the original bill

[graemeX5]

Sorry to here that it cost more was it the timing chain that stretched?

Graeme

[Reusch]

Yes stretched chain and replaced guide also some other parts as it had a rattle they had to take engine out again but haven't charged me for that

[Reusch]

Right gents a little advice is sort as you no I took the cayenne in and was told £1700 to sort so I ok it.
Then had a call saying there was a rattle when they re installed engine so had to take it out again and fix and I would only have to pay for parts £600