Repairing My Porsche Cayenne was EXPENSIVE!

[@ArrowheadGarage]

Keep it!!! So happy you had everything fixed on the ole girl!!!!! Can't wait to see more of this 955 on your channel!

[@ArchangelD78]

You’ve spent the money. Keep it and enjoy it. Fix it up fully. It’s going to increase in value soon.

[@Tdot_the_Ruler]

Face lifting my 56k mileage turbo S 955 to the 957 and over landing it here in Houston Texas, will be getting my timing checked just to make sure it’s ok after watching your video…great job man

[@Project40Cars]

💯worth while getting it checked out, cam deviation of 7+ is a sign of timing issues.

[@tosin8236]

You drove past my house 😂. I was in elite Porsche last week and saw your cayenne parked up. Glad to see it back on the road. looking forward to a video of you driving it to Stuttgart you paid so much to fix it, may as well enjoy it. I have a beige Turbo as my daily and totally love the car. Fingers crossed it doesn't break.

[@Project40Cars]

Awesome, glad you got to see the notorious Cryenne in the metal 😂

[@shontellnash]

Man I’m Happy you kept her enjoy her park Her and Let the Value Continue to Rise you’ve fixed all the Known issues.

[@Project40Cars]

Thanks :) I’m not sure if it will ever increase in value but I’m glad it’s back in the family.

[@shontellnash]

I’ve seen some turbo S on Cars And Bids at $24,000 surprised me But Made me think “what if they do become collectors”

[@Project40Cars]

@@shontellnash it’s possible, but I’d have to hold on to it for a long time to see that. Not sure I can wait that long 😂

[@pharmacells]

Nice to see it back to full health. I have a 1998 Boxster that needed guides and chains. It's in mega good condition but still not worth a lot. A made the same decision and went for it, I also change the IMS, big end bearing and a piston while we had the engine out. £6.5k later and it's perfect. I don't regret it, it's minted and I am keeping it.

[@Project40Cars]

Which version, the 3.2s? I’d love to have a boxster at some point. I miss having a convertible 😁

[@JamieWittGuitar]

Amazing to see it's turned such a corner, and fair play to you for seeing it through

[@Project40Cars]

Thanks! It was a hard (expensive) decision but I’m glad it’s back on the road 😀

[@JamieWittGuitar]

@@Project40Cars I've got a VW Scirocco that I bought for 7k a year ago, and since then I've spent another 7k fixing mistakes/shortcuts/cheap outs that previous owners had done that weren't detectable on test drive/inspection, as well as getting other components like the turbo back to an as-new condition. It's been a pain in the ass and I've questioned it so many times, but it is now absolutely sorted, like it just rolled out the factory, and the satisfaction I get from driving it knowing I persevered and got it to that level is indescribable. I imagine/hope you'll feel the same way.

[@Project40Cars]

@JamieWittGuitar The things we do for (automotive) love. It’s annoying when prior owners hide issues with their cars. I’m always upfront, as I can’t handle the stress of covering things up! Sounds like it’s going to be a mint Scirocco!

[@jimbuilds]

Its good to see it back on the road Tom 👍

[@Project40Cars]

Thanks Jim! I'm glad to give the Punto a bit of a rest from daily driving - it's driven close to 1000 miles recently.

[@Br1anuk]

Congratulations. Set of Porsche 18" wheels with good quality all terrain tyres or Michelin Cross Climates.

[@Project40Cars]

Thanks! Std 18 inch Porsche wheels won’t fit over the turbo s calipers. Need to find a suitable one to fit.

[@Br1anuk]

@@Project40Cars Ahhhhhhh! It's always the small print that gets you. There's a few sets of 19" Porsche wheels on eBay if you're keeping it. Fabulous colour.

[@AlexanderJBarrett]

@@Project40Cars Avoid a lot of the 19's, the 19's I have on my Cayenne are awful for Tyre choice availability. You can get far better selection of good AT/multi climate tyres in 20"

[@BenRelle]

What you do with it? Detail it - the paint is full of swirls, the interior is scruffy - you say it's in good condition (and mechanically it might be), but it still looks a bit sheddy in your videos, sorry to say. Give it to a proper detailer - it will look so good you'll not want to either sell it or off-road it. But if you do the former, you'll be in 'first to see will buy' type territory, which is a good place to be.

[@Project40Cars]

A detail is a good shout. Just need to find someone to do it :)

[@Mexicanfab]

Glad you stuck with it. Huge bill but actually not unreasonable.

[@Project40Cars]

Yup if we ignore the intercooler cost the chain itself was very reasonable.

[@AlexanderJBarrett]

It's a known entity now and a car becoming more rare. Spend the summer and maybe next winter with it, have some fun and take it to Stuttgart then see how you feel. You've put the time and effort in, it'd be wrong for you not to reap the benefits of that.

[@Project40Cars]

Yup, sensible advice. Lots to mull over, I’ll see how it goes to Stuttgart. The drive will give me plenty of time to think 😁

[@nathanbrown341]

Me and you are about to become best friends 😅 I have a turbo s 955 and I'm at the start of the journey now with it. The engine will be coming out soon for head gasket issues...

[@Project40Cars]

Welcome! Head gasket issues are pretty rare, you could buy mine instead 😂

[@ZKev1]

Before buying one of these you should always plug it in to a good diagnostics machine and check the cam deviation

[@Project40Cars]

Yup that’s a great suggestion, I’ve got an icarsoft por 2.0 (it’s how I diagnosed the deviation in December) but didn’t have one when I bought the car. 20/20 hindsight and all that.

[@ZKev1]

​@@Project40Cars I am looking at one on Friday and taking my foxwell i70 pro with me, if the dealer gets antsy at having it plugged in I will walk, also taking my mobile phone boroscope to check the plastic water pipes, don't think he will let me pull a spark plug and look at the bores though lol

[@Project40Cars]

Are you looking at a V8S or Turbo, bore score is less common on the turbos (which is why I got mine in the first place...supposedly more reliable). Make sure you to a before/after drive scan as the dealer may have wiped the codes before the test drive.

[@ZKev1]

@@Project40Cars early v8 Turbo, but it's history seems good so hoping it's OK, the only thing I'm not sure on is the plastic water pipes, I'm taking a phone boroscope to try and see under the intake at the back, it's coming with a years warranty as well

[@steamboy2872]

Congratulations on biting the bullet and getting it fixed. Don't sell/swop it yet you haven't had it long enough and may regret. Do some trips and enjoy it. I daily mine and the 15mpg is brutal but as long as you don't do many miles it's worth it.

[@Project40Cars]

The cost of fuel is the smallest part of my running costs atm 😅 I deffo want to get the car over to Germany in the next week or so.

[@steamboy2872]

I'm guessing the loss of power was the intercooler failure but that combined with the codes you found re timing caused concerns. Did it show any boost leak/lean running codes?

[@Project40Cars]

Yes it had a maf leak code (which was the cracked intake plenum) and the low boost code

[@GarethL2008]

Yours gets fixed as mine gets a misfire Porsche life rocks

[@Project40Cars]

Pay it forward, except it’s with mechanical failures. Likely coils, have you scanned it? I’ve got some spare old coils from the Cayenne lying around somewhere.

[@GarethL2008]

@@Project40Cars I was gonna get some coils this weekend loads of unburnt fuel out of one set of exhausts

[@Project40Cars]

@@GarethL2008 Get OEM ones, they are more expensive but worth it imo.

[@liamcinq]

Where are your NS jacking point covers?

[@Project40Cars]

Both have gone walkies. The rear left before the car went away, the front has been lost in action. I’ve detached the other side for safe keeping.

[@liamcinq]

@Project40Cars bugger! These parts seem to be extraordinarily expensive for what they are. Hopefully ebay could yield some sensible replacements.

[@Project40Cars]

I think 3D printing could be an option.

[@zarkodevalle1842]

The Cryenne is looking really great ! Do a couple of nice drives, NC 500, south of France, Alps, also some UK stuff with great driving roads. And then sell it. Don't make it an off-road thing, that is for manky looking diesel ones, yours is so shiny and possibly very dear for repairing off roading made problems ! And make multiple camera setup for filming the trips, it could well be a couple of older mobiles, but with good mounts. With some click baity titles, your videos will be great and have good view count.

[@Project40Cars]

NC500 could be fun. I’ve already got 3 go pros (well 4 but ones broken), drones etc.

[@Yourtruthmightnotbemine]

With what you spent fixing and buying it you could bought the 958!

[@Project40Cars]

Oh definitely, there’s loads of good cars I could have bought 😂

[@carsandcustard]

I’m jealous all over again!

[@Project40Cars]

It’s been quite a journey!

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

Not sure I would have been willing to spend that sort of money on an old cayenne. Fairplay

[@Project40Cars]

Yup, there’s wasn’t a “good” decision to be made, just less bad. Had I sold it for scrap I would have lost £10-13k in a few months. But repairing it means that I can sell the car for £7-8k, still a loss but not as epic. Fundamentally it’s a solid car now and it’s still a rare version.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

@Project40Cars to recoup some of that money don't sell it keep it get your moneys worth out it.

[@AmyStubbs-i3z]

While he was driving he was not looking at the voltage gauge ( one on far right ) definitely reading low !!!!

[@Project40Cars]

On the turbo/turbo s the far right is a boost pressure gauge, so that will only move when the car is on boost.

[@boyracer3477]

Great video. Congratulations on the "new" car. There is a place in heaven for those who restore and repair older vehicles. Oh...... let's stop with the "Cryenne" name now. It deserves better. And it sounds whingy.

[@Project40Cars]

Thanks 😁 It will need a new name, but I’ll leave that to the new owner.

[@krismartin7215]

You either use it till it breaks again or let it be someone elses problem, it was never gunna be a cheap car to own or maintain

[@Project40Cars]

I had budgeted £5k a year on maintenance, sadly that was optimistic.

[@ianwatson3315]

It’s rare and they do have their common issues but once you understand them it’s about preventive maintenance. Don’t turn it into an overlander..it’s the best colour match..but hate those wheels.

[@Project40Cars]

I’m getting another set refurbished but not changing the colour etc.

[@Ma1efcent]

Cryin?

[@Project40Cars]

Cayenne + financial pain 😭= Cryenne

[@Grimb-0-tron]

I didn't think "fun" and "M25" could be said in the same sentence 🤔

[@Project40Cars]

I’m an eternal optimist 😂

[@samcourt6228]

Surely the last thing is to turn it into a Maserati QP….😂

[@Project40Cars]

That would be a great magic trick 🤔🪄✨

[@gabriel_lim82]

Still smell like dog..hahaha damn that description bro 🤣

[@Project40Cars]

Funny cause it’s true. I’m still hoovering dog hair out of the car 😂

[@odyshopody9387]

It sounds like you're convincing yourself that you've got a practically new car.... you don't. There are so many other things that can go wrong from sunroof leaks to control arms, modules and the list goes on, but on the flip side you'll have that with ANY used car. I would look at like this - you've paid a lot for a used car but A) its a Porsche so that's great [there are negatives here too , like you need to do the gearbox service along with the front and rear diff. service, make sure the cowl area stays free of leaves (it's not a Toyota that you can just get in and drive and slack off with the maint.)] B) it's now a well looked after Porsche C) you really like the car D) outside of a transmission failure (which are super rare on this car) you've repaired most of the main expensive problems that stop one from using the car and finally E) this particular car will be more rare and sought after as the years go by. Detail it yourself (lots of how to videos on KZbin and it's not expensive unlike the timing chain job and maybe get some new rims down the line and you're looking great. Don't overland it - you said it was gonna take you time to financially recover from that repair and overlanding is a money pit. Upgrade you head and tail lights and do a chrome trim delete instead as that's a far better way to blow cash, you'll feel better about the outside just like the audio upgrade made the inside feel better.

[@Project40Cars]

I sold the car yesterday, I decided that it was better to move it on vs continue to pour money into the car.

[@clareydoll]

Was waiting for u to be on back roads giving it welly lol 😂

[@Project40Cars]

Me too! That’ll have to wait for a future video as traffic was too much for any fun 🥲

[@clareydoll]

Did they fix sunroof more importantly lol

[@Project40Cars]

No, didn’t ask them to. The panoramic sun roof is a pain to sort. Happy enough that it doesn’t leak.