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You could dyno the car by disconnecting the drive shafts, but that would be wrong and inaccurate.
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I recently brought my 2001 C4 to a local garage for a required e-test (Porsche dealer couldn't take the for 4 weeks)...I think the mechanic may have put the car on a 2 wheel dynamometer or a second (I saw the car jerk forward) before realizing that it was it's a full time AWD ( although I told the service manager!)...Any chance that the power train may have been damaged?
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I just bought the car a few weeks ago...so when I read the owner manual this weekend ( after the e-test) I was a little concerned with the dynomater warnings for C4's !!!
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You could dyno the car by disconnecting the drive shafts, but that would be wrong and inaccurate.
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I recently brought my 2001 C4 to a local garage for a required e-test (Porsche dealer couldn't take the for 4 weeks)...I think the mechanic may have put the car on a 2 wheel dynamometer or a second (I saw the car jerk forward) before realizing that it was it's a full time AWD ( although I told the service manager!)...Any chance that the power train may have been damaged?
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I just bought the car a few weeks ago...so when I read the owner manual this weekend ( after the e-test) I was a little concerned with the dynomater warnings for C4's !!!
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I recently brought my 2001 C4 to a local garage for a required e-test (Porsche dealer couldn't take the for 4 weeks)...I think the mechanic may have put the car on a 2 wheel dynamometer or a second (I saw the car jerk forward) before realizing that it was it's a full time AWD ( although I told the service manager!)...Any chance that the power train may have been damaged? I've driven 500 miles since the test and the car feels as it did before the test? I just bought the car a few weeks ago...so when I read the owner manual this weekend ( after the e-test) I was a little concerned with the dynomater warnings for C4's !!! The mechanic is on holiday for a few weeks, at this point i can't confirm it was actually put on the a two wheel dynamometer�seeing the car jerk forward slightly was a little alarming! Is there anyway to tell if the car has been damaged? Thanks!

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What is your definition of "slightly"? Of course it will move forward a little bit, until the straps truly tighten up. my .02

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What shop did that!!!! You could dyno the car by disconnecting the drive shafts, but that would be wrong and inaccurate. AWD dyno is what you need to find. If it was a small jerk forward then the dumb look on the mechanic face is the only thing wrong. But it would be hard to spin the rear tires on the rollers and then the fronts... You should be ok.

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