[Kim]

Brought the white car in for the "48,000 km" service and "'2 year" brake/clutch fluid change. Although it actually has about 200,000 km I have had it 2 years and put 48,000 km in that time (new speedo set to 0 when I bought it) so I thought that simply following along with the designated service schedule would be useful. Got the car back and drove it 1.5 km when a clutch line broke and sprayed all the brake fluid everywhere. Had to get it towed back to the dealer (too much traffic to try to drive with no clutch pedal) and then find a way back home (100 km) because I had no car. The good news (there had to be some) was that the recurring CEL code for the knock sensor was finally able to be put out (at least for as long as the 1.5 km drive!!). A new Cayenne looks awefully good right now....

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[flash]

unfortunately, this is going to be a recurring theme - i just had the same thing happen - every single car out there that has the original hydraulic components is vulnerable to the same fate - these parts are already years beyond their life expectancy



do yourself a favor - change the master and slave at the same time - failing to do that will very likely lead to a failure of one or both, taking you right back to square one

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[saxman]

flash, is it common place/recommend to upgrade the soft hydryaulic lines in favor of a stainless line or just use an oem replacement?

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[josephsc]

I've heard of numerous 968 clutch line bursting -- but strangely enough, I rarely hear of a 944 clutch line bursting. Makes me think something must have changed across the models....

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[RPM]

Had mine replaced on 'short notice' last fall. The shop price for the hose was over $90! Might be one of those parts worth buying now at a low Sunset Porsche type price and hanging on to for a rainy day.

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[flash]

working on being able to provide a stainless line - finally worked out the details, and wil ahve news on this very soon



again, buy all 3 parts - together they are 250 bucks - changing just one is a BIG mistake - the increased pressure that the single new component adds is very frequently all it takes to blow the next one in line



unfortunately i predicted this one - i've also suffered the fate, having been stupid and lazy and ignoring my own predictions - this is something we need to get used to - this is an old car - every rubber part in it is due to fail - belts are good for a max of 8 years, hoses and seals the same - if you got this far without them failing, count yourself lucky



next up is bushings - i have already seen a bunch of them getting hard or worn - i also expect to see a lot of cars start leaking soon



no worries though - comes with the territory - i'm used to it and ok with it



p.s. - kim - at least you didn't get a broken headlight and a bashed fender in the process, like i did

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[Kim]

Flash - thanks for the advice. Do you mean new slave and master cylinder or new hoses that attach to them? Can you e-mail me answer at kim.strong@ns.sympatico.ca.

Thanks

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[flash]

you have an email but, i mean new master and slave cylinders - i just did this - total parts cost was $250 and total time for me to install, lying on my back, was just over 2 hours

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[ether_joe]

[quote name='flash' date='Sep 7 2006, 06:09 PM']working on being able to provide a stainless line - finally worked out the details, and wil ahve news on this very soon[/quote]



keep us posted flashman, I'll put this on my upgrade/preventative maintenance list

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[ether_joe]

[quote name='Kim' date='Sep 7 2006, 04:45 PM']A new Cayenne looks awefully good right now....[/quote]



aww man sorry about your mishap.



Later for the Cayenne - Hold out a bit longer and go for a Panamera <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[TheMirror]

This jogs to memory something I experienced about 2 years ago when the Cayenne first came out. I was in a Wells Fargo waiting to do a transaction. A dude in front of me completed his business with the teller, then walked towards the door. The older woman behind him said, " Sir, you forgot your keys!". She looked at them, and saw they had a Porsche fob, and said jokingly, "Its a Porsche too! Maybe I'll just keep them!"



Everyone in line chuckled, but the owner's response was slow, deadpan and very serious.



"Yeah, keep it." Then he slowly and halfway reluctantly took the keys from her, and walked outside.



He drove away in a brand new Cayenne S.........



-Mirror

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[rhudeboye]

[quote name='TheMirror' date='Sep 8 2006, 11:16 PM']This jogs to memory something I experienced about 2 years ago when the Cayenne first came out. I was in a Wells Fargo waiting to do a transaction. A dude in front of me completed his business with the teller, then walked towards the door. The older woman behind him said, " Sir, you forgot your keys!". She looked at them, and saw they had a Porsche fob, and said jokingly,  "Its a Porsche too! Maybe I'll just keep them!"



Everyone in line chuckled, but the owner's response was slow, deadpan and very serious.



"Yeah, keep it." Then he slowly and halfway reluctantly took the keys from her, and walked outside.



He drove away in a brand new Cayenne S.........



-Mirror

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What a sad story <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/blink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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