DIY Battery Replacement - Porsche Cayenne Turbo (955 & 957)

[@ukshocker]

I was going to get my mechanic to change the battery on my 2007 S but after seeing your son do most of it I did it myself. .£125 for a new battery and in 30 mins all done. Cheers guys - you saved me £300 plus.

[@Archer28M]

What about reprograming cars CPU to let it know you changed batery of the car ?

[@ukshocker]

@@Archer28M Didn't need to be done - there is a common issue with the air suspension that displays a fault once - restart the car and never came back. Driven 5k miles without issue. go for it

[@Archer28M]

@@ukshocker Well i hawe the same ishue but i hawe noticed that if i don't drive car for more than 6 days the back right air suspention leaks and the car lowers for about 5 cm. If i unlock the car and open one of the dors the sistem pumps back that rear air bag susipention. So the light for air suspention is alerting me every time i start the car. Friend who is car mechanick just told me that some of those high end cars hawe supervision electronicks which determ with what curent to charge batery. Well that was anews to me i did't know that. So after i change it i willhead to my friend for him to reset the sensor... Well i will say after owning the car for 2 and a half years the car is a money pit. Whay ? Well when ever i hawe pushed the envelope and use all of it's potencial i had some terible ishue to fix. This time the engine must go out and the seling must be changed... The compesion is pushing the antifriz out of the sistem when ever i pust the car so the turbos engage. When i drive normaly antifriz stays in the sistem. I gues that 16 years old material is worn out and tuning of the engine electronicks from stock 450 hp to 530 - hp had done it's job. Stil i will own this car. The share look of Techart Magnum compared to moder car yells .... I'm bad mother fucker on steroides. The share with of car is almost 20 cm wider from the stock Cayenne Turbo... 😆 The Speeadart exsost is alsow crazzy... Well i will probably sell my track day racing car Alfa GTV i hawe decidet to buy my self a Zodiack boat 5-6 m with outbord engine and trailer... Racing is to stresfull i nead something to chill on the lakes and rivers... See is alsow a option... But the Magnum is staying... It's my veacend afair...😊

[@betsiewilliams4859]

So cute

[@dwilson2126]

Good Dad and quality time spent with your son. He'll remember it always.

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

Thanks, David! There’s nothing like learning while bonding.

[@gerardgrundler947]

So helpful, and I love that you included your son. Best of times working on a car with Dad

[@thhall459]

Your son is lucky to have you as a Dad. It is great how much you let him do!

[@geraldneri7538]

Yeah, I used to get to hold the light.

[@thhall459]

@@geraldneri7538 ME, too! My Dad did the same thing to me!

[@stormrider7980]

Awesome video, I decided to do mine myself after your video...two things need to be added...the vent plug on the battery has TWO ports...move the plug on the old battery to the other vent hole. Two...a small 12v battery put on the terminals for jumping under the hood prevents any memory loss, But an outstanding video. .you saved me hundreds $$$.

[@ctoomuch]

Negative cable can touch anything but the positive on the battery, no need to cover it up. Not that a sock would help anyway. Good explanation on the procedure and great that your son is learning too.

[@misterjoe3]

Thanks so much for the informative video. You saved me a $200 labor charge at the Porsche dealer !!!

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+misterjoe3 Excellent, I'm glad it helped!

[@TheTrothKeeper]

Great video! You have a good helper there! Keep him greasy ;) I installed a Bosch 49-850BAGM (H8 size) and agree with your measurements that it is ~2" shorter in length. No biggie IMO as the H9/stock is tight tight in there. Even going slow this took about 30 minutes. Easy process, just be careful on the plastic bits to get them on and off properly w/o bending tabs. Thank You!

[@Eatcrow]

I clicked on your video because you took the trouble to list all of the tools that were required right in the thumbnail so I knew this was gonna be a super helpful video and I was not disappointed. I will be tackling this later on today and I gonna show the grandchildren this video and They can help me because it’s really important to teach the kids practical skills at an early age. 🫶🏻

[@matteogiannandrea2785]

Bravissimo! Tuo figlio è un grande! Mi è stato di grande aiuto per sostituire la batteria del mio 957. Grazie!

[@johnhughes2378]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Excellent job!

[@webanon]

Nice work! Thanks for putting this together. I just picked up an 08 Cayenne and the first thing I need to do is change the battery...

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

NOTE ON BATTERY SIZE: In the video I say I used an H8 battery, as is recommended by most automotive retailer online battery configurators. I later realized that even though I ordered an H8, I was actually given an H9 battery, and that is the correct size for this vehicle. An H8 battery is the same height and width as H9, but the length (the longest dimension of the battery) is shorter. An H8 will fit, but the Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) are typically lower than an equivalent H9 battery. The minimum recommend CCA for this vehicle is 850CCA, and anything above that is gravy. Most H9 batteries put you at 900CCA +. I recommend the H9 size, as long as it's available in your area.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

Great video! I've been looking at these Cayenne's and one locally needs a battery among other things. Surprised to learn that it's located under the driver seat!

[@hugo83nl]

Thank you for the video. I followed the instructions and the new battery is installed.

[@Telvincomehn]

Thanks for the video, just in time for a new battery on my Cayenne S.

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

I hope it helps! It's one of those jobs that's not terribly difficult once you've seen how it's done. The need for the XZN (Triple Square) bits is the only thing somewhat unconventional, but is a non-issue if you have them on hand during the procedure. Good luck with it!

[@Lenaxxom]

Andrew is a GREAT help... GOOD JOB! THANK YOU!!

[@EricBrown-hh3lw]

Cute and precious video with your son!!!

[@christopherhiggins8238]

Reminds me of my Mom's boyfriend when I grew up, teaching me how to do things like that. God rest his soul. Agent Orange is real... :(

[@adamkhan7736]

Thanks. This helped me a lot. I want to thank the father too😊

[@SoCalCitizen]

Thanks for posting and great job little-man, inspired me to take this on and be successful. I owe you a pedialyte, coffee or whatever else kids drink these days!

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+SoCalCitizen we are happy to hear you successfully tackled this project! We will be sure to treat Andrew to a chocolate milk on your behalf.

[@SoCalCitizen]

Motors, Megabytes, & Mods haha, make it a double!

[@smallbloc]

Thanks so much for making this video and helping teach the next generation how to wrench! :-) Special thanks regarding the H8 vs H9 battery size. There was an H8 battery in my 2009 CTTS and it was only a year old but was clearly not "enough" for the car. Local Porsche dealer confirmed that it should be the H9 for my VIN as well. Would've never known that if you hadn't mentioned it here so thanks for that!

[@De-vv1vy]

Your video helped a lot, especially the tools part

[@quaddawg]

You go Andrew!! Good work!

[@Slicey007]

Rob do you still have this car? I have a 2008 as well - Same schemes but no wood inside - yours looks great!

[@Helitack6]

Nicely done! Thanks for the help............

[@sebastianvillalobos471]

Great video and good Job

[@colinaglae2605]

thanx for the brilliant video!! Very helpful !!

[@OverlandTT]

Great video, especially with your kid helping. Teach him early! Is your fire extinguisher a factory fit? Also, the physical size of that replacement looked smaller than the one you took out?

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+iVlog The fire extinguisher was a factory option ordered with the truck new. There is some confusion with the battery sizes, as I discovered. Many of the online battery configurators say an H8 battery size is the correct for this model series, and it's what I ordered based on the online tools. The reality is H9 is the correct size (it's a little longer, the height and width are the same as H8), and to my good fortune, Advance Auto gave me an H9 instead of an H8. An H8 will fit, but you may be sacrificing cold cranking amps (850cca is the minimum, if I recall correctly). The two battery clamps should hold either size in place, but the H9 is really what you want.

[@tiger37373]

Nice video. Entertaining and informative.

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

Thank you!

[@GKTV1]

Clean Cayenne, whats the mileage on it?

[@bilbil4082]

Very good video

[@Julz45678]

Thanks so much for the advice. Battery changed great video!

[@chilaary2]

Hi sir just want to ask why my cayenne I replaced the battery to a new one, now it won't start? Do I need to call a specialist to to the setting?

[@OverlandTT]

I figured why you got Andrew to pop the cover clips, he has little hands lol. Any ideas? Two days ago my audio/phone hangup/pickup button on the steering wheel stopped responding... The Tiptronic and steering illumination buttons all work as do wiper, cruise and indicator stalks. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+iVlog is it just the one button on the steering wheel that isn't functioning? My guess is the electrical contact in the switch doesn't have enough conductivity to do its thing. I've had similar things happen on my phone, but it was more a function of the button being slightly stuck. In that case, I dipped a cotton swap in rubbing alcohol, put a very small drop of alcohol on the button and pushed it rapidly until I had better movement. It's possible this may help with the switch on your steering wheel, but it's a very different mechanism. If physical movement is the problem, this trick has a hint of working. Use the isopropyl alcohol very sparingly, and blow in the area to dry to alcohol quickly. They great thing about isopropyl alcohol it is a good solvent, but it evaporates quickly so there's less likely if a changed of it doing any damage.

[@geraldneri7538]

Nicely done

[@HimHunchoGang]

Thank you so much for this video after watching it yesterday I change my battery my self yesterday.... P.S can you make a video on how to change the headlights

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+Alvin Kaye excellent to hear, I'm glad it helped! I'll probably add a headlight bulb video when one of mine blows.

[@shawkinguk]

Amazing sooo helpful Dealer quoted me $501 to change the battery I think I’ll do this instead :)

[@BrianMartin2007]

The Dealer in Bellevue, WA quoted me $880 and change to have mine replaced. Luckily I already replaced it. (they thought my slow start was battery related, but it's my starter getting weak) lol

[@itisaporsche]

@@BrianMartin2007 I was quoted $880 too - on our 2011, which is a similar set up

[@CarFanatic]

I like your channel! I have a similar one to yours. 997 & Cayenne Turbo!

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

Thanks for the compliment, I have a good time with the videos. You have some great content on your channel and I hope you love your new Cayenne Turbo! It's a truck that is convinced it's a sports car...and the 520 ft-lbs of torque is loads of fun.

[@terrychan1180]

I want to disconnect the battery of the cayenne en car?, it may not be used for a long time, so I think, disconnect the battery of the Porsche car, do you know how to operate it?

[@terrychan1180]

can the negative battery terminal be disconnected without going under the seat?

[@Honeybadger1293]

Great vid! Thanks🙏👍

[@ryd137]

what are the odd electrical gremlins? has me wondering and why im here haha so anyhow i notice my sun roof (panemera) closing slowly or not all the way also when i first start the car it has slight wnna kick then kicks over .. what sre some of your odd electrical symptoms of a going battery? thanks much

[@cbracerx]

Just what I needed :)

[@DJCHABER]

As an owner of one of these, how reliable is the truck overall? I look to do all the maintenance myself so I'm not necessarily worried about dealership costs.

[@megaman4201]

These first gen Cayennes are not very reliable, have A LOT of common issues! Just discovered today my driver's floor flooded with water, probably sunroof drain, and because all of the wiring runs under the carpet it's caused so many crazy electrical issues! Lifted up the carpeting and the wiring is literally underwater.

[@nebojsajovic6677]

Many thanks!

[@xlmesomorph]

Hey there I like your video! I just have one question: how do you adjust the seat first forwards and then backwards electrically if the battery is empty? My battery is completely empty nothing is working. Is it possible to change the battery if you cannot adjust the seat forward and backward?

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+Trygve Sætherskar you definitely to get a little juice in the battery to move the seat around in order to access the battery. As you could see in the video, there are a few different seat repositioning efforts before you have access. Two thoughts come to mind in your case. One is to put a charger (or even a low amp battery maintainer) on the jump start points. If you pop the hood, there is a plastic panel on the far right side of the engine bay. Remove the plastic lid and you'll see the battery jump posts. The other option is to use a trickle charger that plugs into your cigarette lighter. One of those methods should give you enough power to move the seat around, just be sure to disconnect them before you disconnect the main battery. Let me know if you need suggestions on battery chargers or maintainers, and I'll point you in the right direction. Also, you'll want an H9 battery, not an H8 (although, either will fit).

[@xlmesomorph]

Motors, Megabytes, & Mods - Thanks a lot for your reply! I've tried to put a charger on to the battery jump posts, but the charger just signals that the battery is out of order/dead - thus impossible to charge. The other problem I have is that the car is currently parked in a very small narrow garage and without any power in the battery I can't even move the car out of the garage. And because of a recent operation on my shoulder I can't use both my arms at the moment, so I guess I just have to call a tow truck to take the car to the Porsche workshop where they will change the battery for the neat little sum of US$770. Apparently that's the price to change the battery on this car in Norway at the moment. Thanks again for your response and for your videos! :-)

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+Trygve Sætherskar I've seen that happen when the battery is too dead and the charger is too low current. Sometimes giving them a jolt of higher current helps. If you want to give it one more go, I suggest either using a charger with a "starter" option, where it kicks the amps up from 2 amps to around 40 amps, or connecting jumper cables to another car. One of those options might give you enough juice to move the seat around. I'm very sorry to hear about your shoulder, and I hope you find a cheaper way out of this than $770! Perhaps make a few calls to friends and see if anyone has a charger with starter level current, or hope a set of jumper cables makes it to the front of the car from the donor car. Best of luck!

[@xlmesomorph]

Motors, Megabytes, & Mods - Thanks a lot for another useful, as well as a very empathetic reply! It is most appreciated! :-) The first I will try is to jump start it from another car :-)

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+Trygve Sætherskar Best of luck with it! Let it run a couple of minutes, and hopefully it eeks out enough power while connected and the other car (that should be running) that you have enough juice to move the seat. If you give the donor car a little throttle, you'll temporarily get more current to the Cayenne, so give that a go as well. I wish you a speedy recovery, this stuff is even more arduous when you're injured or in pain.

[@awdglobe]

Great video, thanks! Btw, is that a fire extinguisher attached to the front seat?

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

Thanks! And yes, that’s a factory installed fire extinguisher.

[@awdglobe]

Interesting, you wouldn't happen to know the part number(s) for the parts required to DIY one?

[@porschestuff]

Perfecto!

[@icmpk3486]

Thank you so much!

[@one-with-no-name]

Does the multimedia (radio) module need the security code entered after this replacement? If so where do you find the code? I am the third owner of my 04 CTT and do not see the code in any of my vehicle documents. Thanks

[@ahmadaliamd5319]

This little baby make in future heavy Technician

[@tommyZ06]

Thanks 👍

[@yruhatin100]

How do you move the seat if the battery is dead?

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

You need to get power to the car. If you pop the hood, there’s an access panel to terminals for jump starting the car. You connect either a charger (using a relatively high amp setting) or jumper cables attached to another car, to get electricity flowing. As long as you have enough juice getting to the cayenne, you should be able to move the seat (no need to actually start the car). Some chargers connect through the cigarette socket inside the car, but if you’re battery is completely dead you probably won’t be able to get enough current to the system that way.

[@hectorsanchez3995]

hey buddy I need some help my Cayenne battery is dead so I can't move the seat forward or back how can I change the battery the best way

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+Hector Sanchez you need to get power to the car so you move that seat around. Otherwise, there is no way to change the battery. The easiest way is to pop the hod and use the jump start terminals (I believe they are on the driver's side of the engine bay) and hook up either a battery charger or jumper cables to another vehicle. If using the battery charger, put it on the highest amperage setting and hopefully it will give enough power to move the seat. You may have to let it charge for a couple of minutes before there's enough juice to move the seat. If the battery is too dead, this may not be enough amperage, and you can try hooking up jumper cables to another car and let the second car run while you move the seat in your Cayenne. Best of luck!

[@hectorsanchez3995]

Thanks, I managed to fix

[@motorsmegabytesmods9936]

+Hector Sanchez excellent news! I'm happy to hear you're back in business!

[@alonzoakbar6760]

Nice video. Followed exactly and fired right up. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE!

[@FoodsDatHeal7559]

wow

[@amasat71]

You didn't use a memory saver!

[@joyfulgijanglife]

so this car basically is not able to jump start....

[@itisaporsche]

No. It is. Two dedicated + and - posts are under the hood. They are quite visible and easily accessible.

[@chrischallis4240]

..thanks..

[@Fools_Requiem]

Morale of the story: Don't get a Porsche Cayenne.

[@itisaporsche]

We've had our 2011 since new and it has 164,000 trouble-free miles. So ummm...wrong.

[@frederickcook87]

👌🏾👍🏾👌🏾

[@mcneeseremalf28]

You can make it yourself, just loook and learn from inplix.

[@Archer28M]

First off all this car is not a truck!!!!

[@dagestanmajid]

переведите о чем речь !.

[@lalanone4017]

great video...but I'm.trashing this Damn car... I'll keep driving my.civic. this was the worst purchase in my life a freaking porsche cayenne..NEVER HAD THIS MANY ISSUES IN ANY CAR...NEVER AGAIN

[@megaman4201]

I feel you on that, my 2005 Cayenne Turbo already had a couple issues but just discovered today drivers floor flooded with water and because all the wiring runs under the carpet it's having crazy electronic issues 😭... Stupid engineering 😡

[@hugo83nl]

Thank you for the video. I followed the instructions and the new battery is installed.

[@carlatashkadeh5890]

Thank you!