First repair on my 996

I just received "the call". My expansion tank plus coolant will cost me $800 which is not covered under my 2yr 100k mile porsche warranty. They also claim there is a leak at the coolant pump or something like that which is covered. So basically they are screwing me and the porsche warranty. Is $800 the going rate for the coolant expansion tank?

I recommend getting quotes from other dealers in your area. I have done this for maintenance and saved lots of money.

Why is this not included in the Porsche Warranty? I suppose you bought this car used as a Porsche Certified car? If they dont include this as part of warranty work then what is?

I called one other and was quoted $760. He stated it's 4 hours labor.

Yep, I purchased it used as a Porsche Certified car. I did a search and most others aren't having better luck. Some seem to get Goodwill but the post is dated back to 2003 so they may have just come out of their standard warranty.

I don't know how prices in the SF Bay Area compare to DC but I paid $600 for the coolant tank repair.

So you're saying that Porsche does not honor the warranty on Certified Cars on certain items? That would be a HUGE deal to me if that is the case because I am considering a certified car but of course it is MUCH more expensive than others I have seen. I am willing to pay a bit more for the peace of mind knowing that if I need to replace my coolant tank for instance it would be done so at no cost to me...... Have others had these issues with certified cars. If so, this changes EVERYTHING.......

I looked the coolant tank is not covered in the warranty. I'd have an independent do it or do it yourself. There are some instructions on renntech

whole reason why i buy private party with full porsche service history and get a PPI done the thousands of dollars i save in the purchase price can be used on a repair IF the need arises

That seems very odd to me. What is covered in the warranty then? I was always under the impression with all my previous cars that if anything went wrong other than wear items(tires, blades, etc) that it would be covered. I'm confused how a coolant tank is not inclusive of that......

My 996 is a CPO and the coolant tank went as well on mine. The service guy agreed to cover labor and I covered the cost of parts (roughly $400 retail). You can get the tank for low 200 from dealers that sell below retail and DIY the install. I paid the $400 to keep up the good relationship with my service guy though. FYI...only the major stuff is covered under the CPO warranty. It's all the nickel and dime stuff you are responsible for.

Yes that's what I'm saying.. It is not a bumper to bumper warranty.

CPO is not a bumper to bumper.

In Bend our club keeps an independent shop busy maintaining or rebuilding our Porsches. The coolant tank failed on my car last August at about 38,000 miles. As posted previously he charged me for 3 quarts of Porsche coolant 00004330078 at $6.97 each. He charged me $184.78 for the coolant reservoir and $120 for the labor to replace the leaking reservoir, fill and bleed. I post this for your reference.

When i bought my 2001 C4 from a private party, i got a Porsche PPI. As it only had 5000 miles on it they said they could extend the warranty for me. There were LOTS of classes (bronze thru gold plus i think) This was power train only for the basic, or most things except electric motors (?), thru the works bumper to bumper. Perhaps you got the cheap version ??

Check to see whether the previous owner had the coolant expansion tank replaced outside of warranty. If so then the PART should be warrantied and you should be able to get it replaced. My car (00 cab) was still under warranty when the expansion tank cracked and leaked. I remember going through three tanks before they finally installed a "new design" tank that hasn't cracked yet. The two replacement "old design" tanks cracked within 6 months.

I ordered my tank from Sunset for under $200. Run a search,the exact figures are in a previous post. It's a fairly straight forward DIY, the only hard part is wiggling the tank out, I cut off the tab (it's only neccessary for turbo cars) on the new tank, and it went in very quickly. If you decide to do the work yourself shoot me a note I'll gladly help out.

I replaced my tank about 3 months ago. The tank was about $180 from Sunset Porsche, $50 or so for 1 gallon of coolant from a local Porsche dealer (need less than 1 gallon) and $60 for my local mechanic. It is a fairly straight forward job; some wiggling and R&R of fuel lines. There are colored DIYs on the web and you really can't go wrong.

Porsche CPO is NOT an aftermarket warranty and does NOT have levels. No such thing as the "cheap" version and I tell you I would prefer the limted CPO over ANY aftermarket warranty.....way TOO MANY horror stories of people not getting covered when they have an aftermarket and not to mention all the nickel and diming they do ($100 deductible per item not service call, seals not covered, etc.).

The CPO warranty is a LIMITED warranty! It is NOT an extension of the original warranty. You might want to read the warranty before choosing CPO. It only costs $1549, though. Coolant tanks are not covered, nor are cooling system hoses. I replaced mine DIY on my 996, paid to have it done on my Boxster. Renntech has good DIY instructions. It is a bit of a job; part costs about $240 retail, plus $50 or so for coolant.

Perhaps.. lol!

The total is $789.36 which includes the following: 996-106-147-56 Water Reservoir - $257.83 996-106-447-01 Water Tank Cap - $23.88 996-624-505-02 Throttle control GUI (I don't know what this is for) -1.30 4 hours labor @ $115.00 Hazard disposal $32.20 Also, but fell under the cheap version CPO Warranty, as follows: 996-106-011-54 as water pump 996-106-340-54 gasket water pump 000-043-300-88 Antifreeze 3.79l 2 hours labor As I pull to my driveway I thought I heard a chime but I didn't see a light indicator on the dash. I decide to wipe the car down then check to see if my resevoir was actually a new one. Upon inspection, I noticed the reservoir fluid level is lower than it's ever been. Of course the dealership is closed now. Should I add water or not drive it for the rest of this week( I don't have time to go back to the dealer again)?

It's an overflow reservoir, so the flud level will be somewhat different each time you drive the car....

Right, but it's way below "Min". I can barely see the fluid inside.

Porsche CPO is NOT an aftermarket warranty and does NOT have levels. No such thing as the "cheap" version Just letting you know what i was offered by Sonnen Porsche in Mill Valley when i got the PPI done. It was an extension of the Porsche factory warranty which hadnt expired, and there were choices on the level of coverage. Began at about $2500, and was ~$4000 for the full deal for an extra 3-years (i think)

But is was NOT a Porsche extended warranty you were offered hence there is no "cheap" version or "levels". It was an aftermakret warranty that would pick up where the Porsche one left off. They make a larger profit on those after market warranties and DO NOT have to certify your car. They get a kickback on the sale of it plus they charge the warranty company for repairs not internal to Porsche.

If your below minimum fluid level you should be getting a flashing red light at the end of your temp indicator guage.

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You're just going to rub it in my face, huh?

DC, I chickened out last August when mine completely failed and left my car in the garage until the parts got here. You will have noticeable leakage over your left rear exhaust tip and a puddle in your garage. It took a week for my leak to get serious enough for me to stop driving. It went from a drip to a stream in a week. You could carry around a water bottle and refill it if it is not bad. But order parts now. My prior post should be a typical independent shop price. My new tank was definitely the reinforced version so make sure you are not getting the old design.

Here's what the Porsche tech told me a while back. Porsche is required to check all cars that come in for service to see if there are and outstanding TSB's on the car. The Feds require that once a TSB is issued all cars need to be repaired regardless of date or age. A report then has to be filed with the government that the repairs were made. If this is a TSB it should be covered by Porsche. Again, this is what my Porsche service tech told me. I had leaking coolant at the front of the car and the repair was covered by Porsche. Mine is a CPO car as well. My advice, if possible, check with another dealer. I had a seatbelt warning light come on that one dealer wanted to charge me $250 to repair. I asked another dealer and they fixed under warranty. Go figure!! Let us know what you do. Best of luck.

Do you have that part number for the reinforced one? I listed my part number in the original post.

DC 996 10614 756 Coolant Reservoir cost $184.78 0000 433 0078 Porsche coolant 3 qts at $6.97 each Independent shop labor $120 Aug 5, 2004 Bend OR

Wrong. A tech bulletin is just information that may help repair a vehicle based on conditions that may occur in some vehicles. Now a campaign on the other hand is when the government requires Porsche to make a fix. You can identify campaigns by an A followed by a number (A311,A406,A502,A506 etc). Anything else is not required by Porsche to be fixed. Oh and four hours to replace a coolant tank is nearly triple book time.

Looks like my part nuber is different.

Your coolant tank number is the same. I just put the spaces in the part number to make it more convenient to read.