Goodbye BMW ,hello Porsche

[individj]

if i were in teh situation i would get someone to remove the mechatronic and send away....nothing to lose and that R20k should cover majority of it

 

[MR_Y]

Since it is a ZF box, can ZF Aftermarket advise on options? I think they are a friend of this forum?

 

[npower]

I contacted zf Durban. Unfortunately they are not able to help. Rex gearbox stated that they would be able to work on it. So that's an option.
Meanwhile Porsche are going to check if the control unit ( mechatronic or control valve) is the problem. This may take awhile as they need a donor part to fit and test , before ordering a new one.
I must say that my service advisor as been very sympathetic and helpful

 

[MR_Y]

I contacted zf Durban. Unfortunately they are not able to help. Rex gearbox stated that they would be able to work on it. So that's an option.
Meanwhile Porsche are going to check if the control unit ( mechatronic or control valve) is the problem. This may take awhile as they need a donor part to fit and test , before ordering a new one.
I must say that my service advisor as been very sympathetic and helpful

If they are charging you for diagnosis, you can ask for a courtesy car (though,there may be conditions with that)

 

[npower]

If they are charging you for diagnosis, you can ask for a courtesy car (though,there may be conditions with that)

I didn't ask. Didn't want to use up all potential goodwill, lol!

 

[MR_Y]

I guess with the current issue in KZN, the car is being kept safe in the workshop?

 

[npower]

I guess with the current issue in KZN, the car is being kept safe in the workshop?

Yup. Was a little worried as the Porsche dealership is close to Cornubia but thankfully nothing happened.

 

[npower]

Got some bad news. Porsche says the transmission as to be replaced @ R166k!
Still digesting this info and trying to think of a way forward. Unfortunately they not offering any goodwill, so I'm up the creek without a paddle!

 

[individj]

Got some bad news. Porsche says the transmission as to be replaced @ R166k!
Still digesting this info and trying to think of a way forward. Unfortunately they not offering any goodwill, so I'm up the creek without a paddle!

what is wrong with it?

 

[individj]

what is wrong with it?

bearings, clutches? mechanical breakage?

 

[individj]

i put my car on a lift and drove it.

 

[individj]

audi told me to replace my gearbox etc when mechatronic broke

 

[npower]

They didn't open it up, as they dont do repairs on the PDK gearbox. From what I gather from research, thats a worldwide Porsche policy. They tried swapping the electronic control unit, but no luck. ZF also has a policy of not supplying parts for it.

 

[individj]

but what if the clutches are damaged?

 

[individj]

i would try and get your mechatronic unit repaired....the software is on it...just plug back in when repaired...check then..if doesn't drive try putting it on a lift.

 

[individj]

should of actually asked them to leave your unit out.

 

[TurboLlew]

Sad turn of events. I have been curious to see how this turned out. Could they offer no opinion/stab at a root-cause for this failure? I mean you parked the car and woke up with this problem, right? Pity also that they will not offer any goodwill on this... even on labour. That is a steep bill by any measure. Out of interest is that the cost of the parts or the entire cost of the repair?

 

[npower]

Sad turn of events. I have been curious to see how this turned out. Could they offer no opinion/stab at a root-cause for this failure? I mean you parked the car and woke up with this problem, right? Pity also that they will not offer any goodwill on this... even on labour. That is a steep bill by any measure. Out of interest is that the cost of the parts or the entire cost of the repair?

To be fair to them, they did try a different ecu and played around with the software but to no avail. They are not authorized to open up the transmission. More sad and disappointed than angry that they didn't offer any goodwill seeing that the car has only 76k on the clock and has only been serviced by them ( the car was originally purchased new from them). Anyway the original warranty expired awhile back, so I don't have a leg to stand on.
I was stunned by the diagnosis of having to replace the entire transmission without actually having the option to repair. Lol, I was so stunned that I didn't confirm if that was the total bill including labour!

 

[TBP88]

ouch

 

[individj]

Sad turn of events. I have been curious to see how this turned out. Could they offer no opinion/stab at a root-cause for this failure? I mean you parked the car and woke up with this problem, right? Pity also that they will not offer any goodwill on this... even on labour. That is a steep bill by any measure. Out of interest is that the cost of the parts or the entire cost of the repair?

well this is the thing man unless one cant use logic with these cars but if it was driving fine how can there be mechanical damage...clutches being damaged i can understand....my mechatronic caused my clutches to burn out because of temp control with a wet system. We changed the mechatronic and car wouldnt drive properly because previous mechanic loaded the wrong software and damaged the new clutch set...i argued that it cant be the clutches as i had changed it..popped another new set of clutches with right software and boom....gearbox sorted. all im saying is youll need the mechatronic replaced anyway why not try fixing it and getting new clutches first before getting a new box...your call.