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  1. JFP in PA
    It is always helpful here if you tell us the exact model and year of your car. To my knowledge there is no ATF filter in the PDK. As stated above the PDK transmission get Porsche ATF and the differential get Porsche gear oil. Thanks for the response. I should have mentioned this. My vehicle is a 2009 911 Carrera with the PDK transmission. The filter I am referring to is below: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/porsche-pdk-trans-service-kit-911-boxster-cayman-genuine-porsche-9g132102500kt?gclid=Cj0KEQiA5dK0BRCr49qDzILe74UBEiQA_6gA-gF8wCOJ-kgeBmtbaZJ_sc7nL65P75VDY7gGrrZbhLoaAlRm8P8HAQ My local Porsche dealer quoted me $670 plus tax (Canadian) for this part if it requires replacement. The dealership advisor did not seem cofident in recommending the replacement of this filter. My car is at 164,000 kms/102,000 miles. The part in the picture you gave the link to is a replacement transmission pan (Porsche part number 9G131202500) which retails in the US for $305 http://www.sunsetporscheparts.com/porsche/911/9g132102500/2009-year/carrera-trim/3-6l-h6-gas-engine/maintenance-and-lubrication-cat/transmission-components-scat/?part_name=trans-pan The pan itself contains a filter element which is not serviced separately. It filters the clutch oil, the gear box oil is not filtered.
  2. JFP in PA
    It is a standard VW item, you can find them online or from a VW dealer for about $15: https://vw.snapon.com/SpecialToolsDetail.aspx?itemid=10720003
  3. JFP in PA
    Most likely, then tend to collect water and rust out.
  4. JFP in PA
    Then take it out and drive it like you stole it, them put it on a lift.
  5. JFP in PA
    This diagram if for a Boxster, but the layout for the 996 is similar:
  6. JFP in PA
    There should be heat shields above sections of the exhaust, which may not be entirely visible with out the car on a lift. As these shields are relatively close to the exhaust system, a leak could be coming out and blasting against the shield, which can make a rattle like sound. You can see several of them (quilted looking metal) in these photos: Again, you need to get this car up in the air and have a detailed look.
  7. JFP in PA
    First of all, I would never recommend buying one of these cars without a full PPI by a knowledgeable shop of your choice. This car needs to be both looked at by someone with specific experience and scanned to see what is lurking; the problems may be only minor, but they could very well be otherwise.
  8. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech :welcome: The ABS network and the low pad life warning system are completely independent of each other, so one system should not trigger the other. That said, a low battery or weak alternator can cause both to come on, even though there is no underlying reason for them to illuminate. I would scan the car and pull all the current and pending codes as a first step to resolving this; the scan can also check your alternator output while you are at it. The battery should be load tested to find out its state as well.
  9. JFP in PA
    If the cats were sufficiently dead that they rattled , you would be getting codes for the cats being below minimum conversion rates, believe me. We see it regularly. Your leak may also be hitting a heat shield, like Ahsai mentioned. You need to get the car up in the air and start tracing the system to see where it is.
  10. JFP in PA
    Sure, why not? Header flanges or other joints may only open up when the system is hot.
  11. JFP in PA
    If you had bad cats, the car would be coding. You have an exhaust leak.
  12. JFP in PA
    Quite often, AC tray blockage is cause by mold growing in the tray, which often also causes complaints about weird smells inside the car when either the heat or AC is running. Companies like Wurth sell cleaners that can kill off these growths without taking the system apart (you spray them into the heater air intake).
  13. JFP in PA
    You would need access to a factory service manual to see all the details of how to get at one of these. As the service manual data is all copyrighted, it cannot be reproduced online without violating intellectual property rights. The tube (which is molded into a multi curved form to allow it to follow a convoluted pathway from the heater box to drain below the car) fits into a grommet, which sits in the collection tray beneath the AC heat exchanger inside the heater box. If the tube, or the grommet is dislodged or holed, you will have a leak every time the AC runs.
  14. JFP in PA
    Be very careful about poking wire through these drains as it is very easy to either hole or dislodge them, which them becomes a nightmare scenario for leaks as you need to take half the car apart to replace them. Use low pressure compressed air instead.
  15. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech :welcome: The AC drain is accessed from beneath the car:
  16. JFP in PA
    Welcome to RennTech :welcome: If the site has already saved you money, consider becoming a contributing member.
  17. JFP in PA
    That valve is under the intake runners. You need to blow out the entire line attached to it as well.
  18. JFP in PA
    A common DIY mistake. Yes, you can rebuild individual pistons as needed. For future reference, on dual piston calipers, you need to push on both sides at the same time to prevent this from happening; a specific tool is used for this: Cost about $30 and saves a lot of headaches.
  19. JFP in PA
    We use ours to reset service reminders on customer's cars just about every day without problems.
  20. JFP in PA
    We have seen module connection issues on cars with either bad modules themselves, or with communication buss issues. In those cases, the lack of communications was not on Durametric's end, the vehicle's had an organic issue which when corrected allowed full communications. Durametric is also a "constant work in progress" that is regularly being updated to deal with things that crop up, such as Porsche switching some cars from Bosch to Siemen's DME's, which use yet another unique diagnostics logic system.
  21. JFP in PA
    Sometimes, when the MAF in these cars is starting to age out or is dirty, you will get the kinds of issues you describe. I would pull the MAF and thoroughly clean it with an appropriate cleaner like CRC's, then reinstall it and see if the situation improves. If it does not, I would scan the MAF PID's at idle and 2K RPM; if the values of the MAF are all out high, or even near the high end of the range, your MAF is aging out and needs to be replaced.
  22. JFP in PA
    We have used it for years, and it is decidedly the best thing other than one of the hyper expensive factory systems (PIWIS). Not perfect, but pretty damned good.
  23. JFP in PA
    Running a smoke test for vacuum leaks requires a smoke generating machine and attachements: These devices produce a very small stream of smoke that passes through small wand attachments that can be run along vacuum lines and connections while looking for the smoke stream to suddenly disappear, indicating a vacuum leak. Unfortunately, these systems are not inexpensive, but can sometimes be rented. Thanks, does the cayenne 4.5 turbo have a test port anywhere fir connecting the smoke machine? Or is it just a case of pulling hoses one at a time and testing? Neither, running, the smoke machine generates a thin plume of smoke that passes thru one of the attachment's that is slowly moved along the vacuum lines and connections until you see the smoke get sucked in. And before you ask, yes, smoke tests are time intensive.
  24. JFP in PA
    Running a smoke test for vacuum leaks requires a smoke generating machine and attachements: These devices produce a very small stream of smoke that passes through small wand attachments that can be run along vacuum lines and connections while looking for the smoke stream to suddenly disappear, indicating a vacuum leak. Unfortunately, these systems are not inexpensive, but can sometimes be rented.
  25. JFP in PA
    The actual scans i do on the DME are no problem and will connect and pull the codes from this without any problems, its all the other items that the manufacturer states it reads like kessy, aircon, alarm, electric memory seats etc etc. We use the Durametric system (Pro version) for that and have encountered very few issues over the years, most of which were specific vehicle related.
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