Rattling muffler and a cracked windshield.

[dj996]

I went to the track on Saturday, car ran great but I picked up a rock chip in the front windscreen along the way, initially it didn't look too bad but by the next morning it had extended to an 8 inch crack! I wonder how much a new windshield will cost, I hear it might be $1K. Then to make things worse my left side PSE is rattling like somebody left a bier can inside of it. It has always had a very subtle rattle that went away after I tightened everything up but now it's back . I can't say I'm very impressed with the PSE durability at this point. Luckily they should still be under warranty, FWIW they are the early 3.4L style PSE with the smaller bypass pipes. Anyone else have this experience??

Edited August 30, 2004 by dj996

[X911CarreraX]

is the rattling only when you slow down, or is it there consatantly?

[dj996]

I only notice the rattle at low idle when the car is warm. As matter of fact I took it to the dealer today and, of course, the car wouldn't do it.

BTW the windshield is something like $550 plus install, less than I expected.

[ar38070]

Check with your auto insurance. Some cover replacement windshields with a small deductible ($100).

[braincuttermd]

Where are you getting the windshield for $550? Dealer? Is it Porsche OEM with the antenna? (Obviously I have a crack in my windshield too!) :(

[dj996]

Yep, the dealer had it in stock, an OEM part. It actually ended up being $588 with seals etc , not including labor. The muffler rattle was a broken weld on one of the tips.

Edited September 6, 2004 by dj996

[braincuttermd]

How much was labor? I assume $125-130/hr. How many hours did it take? Thanks!

[dj996]

Update: Well the muffler is still rattling, It stopped for a while with the new tip but now it's worse than ever. I took a look and it appears the heat shield that connects to the valve is very loose. On the whole I would have to say I am very disappointed with the quality, or lack of, on the PSE. I guess anything with valves etc is bound to fail eventually. If I can get them to warranty it fine, otherwise I'll just get rid of them and find another high quality aftermarket muffler, like Ruf, but not as expensive. I'm really pissed :censored:

Braincutter, the labor was about $140 or so on the windshield. FWIW the CGT that was at the track that day also cracked his windshield from flying debris, I would hate to see his bill! It appears they did some work on the track recently and now 3 cars I know of have some sort of damage...

Edited September 22, 2004 by dj996

[Loren]

For my 2 cents...

I'm not sure of the quality being a problem on the PSE. What I have seen is two or three PSE's delivered in a box that looked like it was run over by a truck. I don't think the shipping packaging done by Porsche is very good. If you compare it to say the Litronics that come double boxed and foam lined. Considering the cost they (or their vendor) really should package them better for shipping.

End of :soapbox:

[dj996]

True enough Loren, I bought them from the local dealer so I never saw how they arrived. I wonder how much trouble it would be to simply wack out the valves and replace them with appropriate sized tubing? Right now the car sounds ridiculous with the rattle, but I'm sure they will warranty it since it is less than 2 years old.

[WARDHOG]

True enough Loren, I bought them from the local dealer so I never saw how they arrived. I wonder how much trouble it would be to simply wack out the valves and replace them with appropriate sized tubing? Right now the car sounds ridiculous with the rattle, but I'm sure they will warranty it since it is less than 2 years old.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I just went through the same thing you did. Brought it to the dealer and they couldn't hear the rattle so, I had to warm the car up and let the idle drop down and then they heard it. It really was making a lot of noise. It was a combination of a heat shield loose and one of the catalyst converter bad. They changed it out and it even sounds a little bit better with my PSE. :P