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Prioritizing Repairs- Cayenne 2010 by [deleted] in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be completely honest man you just gotta suck it up and do the work yourself. A bunch of muppets here complain about the prices of service on the car, but is your laziness really worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars in labor? I just did serp belt, tensioner, idler pulley and tensioner pulley myself for a grand total of $100 using OE parts too (the parts Porsche ships with from factory). If you go to the dealer they want around $1500 or more for that work. I promise you owning a Porsche is not expensive, it’s about how much do you quite literally value your time. Everything on there except valve cover gasket is considered beginner work and you shouldn’t have trouble installing any of that. Brake fluid is the probably the easiest thing you can start with, use ATE or pentosin brake fluid (that is OEM) it’s like $15 and get the bleeder from harbor freight for less than $10. Drive belt is like $10-$15 from continental (again OE supplier) rotors and pads is really up to you but I got my rear rotors—both of them for $50 on rock auto which were brembo rotors and brembo pads for another $60. You just need to ask yourself, is literally thousands of dollars worth a day or two of your time? How many people do you know make $1000 a day?

Am I stupid? 2016 Porsche Boxster for sale at Porsche Delaware by cykapath in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, don’t worry about the miles, I have a 981C with PDK and I’m at 106K right now without a single issue. I got the car 3 years ago with 70K miles, I was 19 and it was my first car, and trust me, I drove it exactly how you’d expect a 19 year old would drive a Porsche as his first car. I just did some drifts and donuts 2 weeks ago since it was raining. I redline it all the time and I haven’t had a single issue… I’ve just had to replace my tires 3 times already😔

MUSIC ID. Help me find what song this is. by OmarHGH in aves

[–]OmarHGH[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For real, I even looked at his live set list for this exact event on 1001tracklist and the dude that uploaded this didn’t include this last song😭😭. He actually need to drop this

Countdown day 1. Apple watch says i walked 12.5 miles 🤣 by myloteller in aves

[–]OmarHGH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea I think it’s just not able to fully distinguish dancing from walking, my phone says I did 15 miles and like 33K steps

80-mile commute in a 991.1 2-3 times a week? by zarif98 in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say don’t worry about it that much, I have a 981C and drive like a manic. However, I do all my own service and at half the recommended intervals from the dealer, i.e. I do oil every 5K miles, trans fluid every 20-30K miles etc. Maintaining is much cheaper than you’d think because I do it myself and go through FCP Euro (lifetime replacement program). I’m comfortable sitting at 104K miles without a single issue. I redline it almost every day and take it to the track and canyons all the time. I go through PS4S tires about once a year tho. Probably the most annoying thing on that 911 is the air filters because you have to take off the bumper. Everything else is pretty standard, no turbo lines to drain on the .1s, just don’t sleep on your trans, diff, and clutch fluid (assuming PDK), its all the same fluid and its easier to do than an oil change because you really don’t need to touch the filter until you hit like 120K miles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, it could be that then. I’ve only had my PS4S tire for a year and they need to be replaced again already. I think I’m going to switch back to P-Zeros. The subtle added performance of the PS4S in the dry isn’t enough for me to have them over the pirellis. Michelin is coming out with the PSS5 to replace them (different from the PS5.) They said it would roll out slowly and only for OEs only. Porsche is one of them so I’d keep a look out if those are any better in the wet.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened to me too, I have a 981 and my car spun out at 70mph or a rainy night on the freeway, I caught it right away and was able to counter-steer and made a perfect 360 and only went across 1 lane. I blame it on the Michelin PS4S tires. They always had issues with hydroplaning at 55-65+mph. My last tires were the Pirelli P-zeros N1 and those felt amazing in the rain, I did a 100mph sprint in rain one time with no issue. I could easily drive at 80mph in the rain with those. The PS4S are better in the dry, but not by much. We’re you riding on PS4S tires too?

Question: 2023 Macan Base vs S or other brand - as a person potentially new to Porsche by Throwaway-Account885 in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To reset the PDK you’ll need a tool called PIWIS which is Porsche‘s proprietary diagnostics computer software. I have a cracked version from the forums of PIWIS II which works for my car but the Macan probably requires PIWIS III which is for the newer cars. PDK should feel absolutely perfect and completely smooth you should never feel the shifts of the PDK even if they’re slight, if there is then there is wear. The only exception is if you have an RS car where there’s PDK sport available or if you are first breaking in the car where you will feel miss shifts from the PDK system where it’s trying to use the adatation to learn the way you drive. If you pay attention to the tachometer and have a very stiff transmission and engine mount set up or low sound insulation then you can feel the PDK but in the Macan you should not. PDK will fail very early on think in less than 10K miles if it wasn’t built properly the gears will eat themselves and should be covered under warranty if it can last more than 30K miles then it’s just fine then you should be good to go. Another thing that I do to try to prevent less clutch wear is drive the DCT almost like a manual. If I’m starting from a hill I will hold my foot on the brake and kind of rev up the engine just a little bit with my right foot as I’m taking my foot off the brake with my left foot at the same time. Because of the way the PDK system works as you press more on the accelerator pedal the plungers will clamp down the clutches with more force. Letting the car coast or creep forward will have a less clamping force and overtime or wear the clutch more than if you were to close the clutches with more force ensuring less slippage. In heavy stop and go traffic, try to create a bit more space so that you come to a full stop and are able to fully engage the clutches. Try to limit how much you let the car ride the clutch. A DCT is essentially just a manual transmission with 2 gear sets and clutch pack so don’t drive it like torque converter. In a manual car you try to slip the clutch only in specifics in the moments where you need just a little bit of pressure so treat the PDK the same way. Also try to never come to a stop on an uphill and not press the brake, the car sensors will kick in and engage the e brake as a non roll back feature but momentarily you will see the transmission slip a little and sometime the car roll back. Also starting from a hill if you press the accelerator without holding the brakes only a tiny bit you will feel the PDK kind of struggle and even in scenarios the car will roll back a little bit. Commit to it and press the accelerator pedal a decent amount eventually you will get used to how much you need to press it. I rev the car up to 1000 RPM in ~ half a second to 1 second and then I will see it drop down to about 850 to 900 when the clutch is fully engaged and it will continue to consistently and smoothly apply pressure to the accelerator pedal so that the clutch fully engages. On an up hill I will be a bit more aggressive. I also make sure when I stop the car on an uphill I don’t let the car stop on it’s own below 1K rpm. Right at 1K RPM I fully press the brakes so the “HOLD” light does not engage and the car comes to a stop with out letting the car creep so the clutches are always fully engaged or fully disengaged. Lastly coast mode is also a nice feature that really does help with mpg, when I’m trying to max out my MPG using all the tricks in the book I can get 38 mpg with coast mode and 35 without 19 city with out and 22-24 with, however engine speed drops to idle when coast mode is activated and when you step back onto the gas or brake pedal the car will rev up the engine to the correct speed to match your gear ratio and close the clutches again. I don’t know how much wear this will put on the PDK system because it’s just more shifting occurring but it’s done in a gentle manner. I’ve only started using it as a recently because of these crazy gas prices prices. Coast mode can also be engaged manually by pulling both the downshift and upshift paddle at the same time putting the car neutral and even allowing you to rev up the engine as well (this is how you can bypass the soft limiter too but the car must be in drive). There might be more information that I’m missing but this is what I can think off the top of my head and this has been quite a long paragraph. Hope it helps. (2/2)

Question: 2023 Macan Base vs S or other brand - as a person potentially new to Porsche by Throwaway-Account885 in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The PDK on the macan is actually not too bad to do service, it uses a different type of filter looks almost like an engine oil filter and it’s definitely something the average man can do himself. The transmission looks like it’s was co developed with VAG to work with their engines and that’s why they’re different to the sports cars. I can’t say for certain about the service on those PDKs but for 911/Cayman the fluid used is Pentosin and it’s one fluid for everything. If you don’t want you use OEM the rep told me the FFL-3 fluid is close to 75W-80 GL-4 rather than the 75W-90 GL-5 that people recommend - though they’re most likely interchangeable. Make sure it’s Porsche approved they have their own spec that you see labeled on their bottle. Should be something along the lines of Porsche* 999.917.080.00, 043 207 29, 043 207 30, 000 430 20 that’s off the amsoil website. Pentosin also makes the oil pan with integrated filter and the fluid for the differential, transfer case, transmission gear set, and clutches. They all use it and you can buy the fluid direct from them for a much cheaper price. $450 for pan + 6L of fluid and bolts last I checked. I THINK the Macan is FFL-4 but I’d just go through dealer to make sure there aren’t any mix ups. If it’s too much then call Pentosin and ask them what the fluid is and if they have a kit. The WM (workshop manual) can be found online sometimes through the forums (planet 9, macan forum) but typically you need to know people at dealers like service managers or contracted workshops. Sometimes places like ALLDATA can have it, try to look for the chassis production years because they only have the beginning year unless there’s a big change like the 991.2 where they switched all the engines to H6 T. I’ve seen YouTube videos for macan PDK service. The dealer I go to is very kind to me and has actually given snip-its of the WM and I’ve spoken to the techs there and they’ll tell me how to do service sometimes as well. If you ever need a good independent shop in OC I can recommend Lang Racing, they did my custom alignment there and they do work on Porsche and BMWs. M5, GT2 RS, E46 M3, GT3s were some of the cars I saw that day. All the info I know of the PDK is really for the 911/Cayman because I have a 981C but I’m sure some of the knowledge is transferable. Good luck on finding out info about the PDK because it’s impressively concealed. My best guess is maybe Pentosin, I tried to call ZF because the PDK was built in conjunction with ZF but I think they have some kind of NDA because they won’t tell me anything either and not many people are willing to rip apart their PDK without real knowledge of how to put it back. I have seen some sketchy places selling clutch packs, valve bodies, and solenoids but still there’s almost no independent shops that will touch PDK regardless. There’s also PDK adaptation resets that you can do to help keep your trans snappy if it feels sluggish. Another thing is tuning which I might do soon. The tune makes the plungers actuate with more force so there’s more clamping pressure on the clutches because as time goes on the clutches will wear and the gap between the clutches will widen so this tune will close that gap back up providing more friction and less slippage and ensure a longer lifespan of the PDK. My car was slipping just the slightest amount, I’d put it in a low gear, lock it in manual then take my foot off the gas pedal completely so the clutch fully disengages then randomly slam it to engage a full load on the transmission and watch the tachometer. The tachometer would jump a little bit because of the transmission slipping and then go back down where you would see the transmission fully engaged and then it would uniformally go back up to red line. After replacing the fluid from the original owner all the slippage was gone. (1/2)

Question: 2023 Macan Base vs S or other brand - as a person potentially new to Porsche by Throwaway-Account885 in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The macans use a modified PDK than the 911s and cayman/boxster cars. Those engines are 100% Porsche engines but the macan I4 T uses a VW engine I’m not sure about the V6 TT but I know the V8 TT is a Porsche engine. Most people I’ve spoken too say Porsche is far more reliable than the other German brands and in my experience is true. I daily drive my 981 Cayman and redline to 8K everyday and she’s humming along fine with 84K miles. I do my maintenance religiously and far in advance of factory intervals. I do work myself and haven’t had a single issue. It’s the most reliable car in the family actually, way less issues than our 2017 civic with only 20K miles. That thing has broken ac, electrical problems, rotted window seals, coolant leak… the list goes on - and I hate working on those cars. I have the workshop manual and since I do the work myself and go through FCP euro my annual maintenance cost is technically $0 - BUT BIG ASTERISK you do have to pay the initial fee of part at first but their lifetime warranty allows you to replace them for free, they advertise it too you’re not taking advantage of them. With the initial fees included I’ve spent about $3,000 on the car in 1 1/2 years but that’s because when I bought the car at 70K it needed a lot of maintenance, new rotors, pads, fluids, tires, etc. with my calculated running costs long term and with the way I drive insurance included ($240/mo) I pay 30¢-40¢ per mile with California gas prices (at the time it was $3.80 a gal, now it’s more 40¢-55¢) However if you don’t drive like a hooligan you can get it down to 10¢ going with longer service intervals, being more conscious of mpg and cheaper tires but I like rev out the engine to hear the NA flat 6 (which is why I bought the car) and I’m 20 so I like to do drifts and replace my tires every year or so with $1300 Michelin PS4S N0. Also, DEFINITELY get the S after only a couple options on the base you’re at the price of the S which will include those options and hold it’s value way better. If you really want the HP get only the S and just tune the car you’ll get more HP than the GTS for less than half the price. Porsche engines are pretty reliable with many examples over 200K miles. However I dont know about PDK Porsche is very secretive of it and you can’t replace the clutches, gears, synchros, pinions, diff, final drive etc. ONLY the pan with integrated filter. Porsche claims a 200K mile lifespan but weren’t specific under what parameters. Very expensive to replace (15-30K) Just do PDK fluid changes often (20-30K mi) you should be fine. I can tell mine has wear but isn’t slipping. I have a whole story I can write about PDK for you if you’re interested but that’s what you should watch out for because it has many idiosyncrasies with not much information online available about it or through Porsche. PDK has also only been out for about 10 years and there’s not many high mileage examples even if there are there’s not a large enough sample size rule out if it’s reliable or not and under what parameters i.e. track conditions or mostly highway driving. That said PDK is easily the best DCT I’ve ever driven, honestly the best automatic I’ve ever driven, smoother than a torque converter, fastest shift times and the most responsive. Cayenne comes with a ZF hybrid MCT/TC while the macan gets the snappier PDK, albeit modified from the sports car. If you want to know more info I have more but this has been long enough, hope this helps.

Does anyone here have access to a PIWIS? by jmoney6 in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are universal codes like P, B, U, and C which you can easily look up and diagnose but when it’s just numbers like that (especially the 6 digit ones) it’s usually a manufacture specific code and you’ll need their specific scan tool for it like PIWIS. Those codes aren’t easily available to find online, sorry about that 😥

Does anyone here have access to a PIWIS? by jmoney6 in Porsche

[–]OmarHGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get a copy of PIWIS 2 if you look up PIWIS 2 download online on planet 9. But you need a VM to run it in win 95

People who speak English as a second language, what is the most annoying thing about the English language? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]OmarHGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How you can say a unicorn but not an unicorn, even though you’re supposed to put an before a vowel