[KEN OB]

I may have already posted this in the wrong section - sorry about that.

How / why is it that US owners receive a free service after the running in period whereas in the UK we are told no service is needed until 2 years or 20000 miles ?
Also regarding the running in process itself, i've often wondered whether the dealer can see, (via the plug in diagnostics that all modern cars have), if the car has been revved beyond the 4000 rpm recommendation ?

 

[duegatti]

Just to refine a couple of points - the free service is for the first annual or 10,000 mile service. There is no service, free or otherwise, after the 2000 mile run in.

And with all the appropriate caveats (different countries; SA's don't always have things right, etc.), my SA encouraged me to wring the car out in the first 2000 miles, and told me that there is no record of engine speed.

I believe the free service became available for the 2018 model year cars. 2017's didn't have it, and I don't know if the 2019's have it or not.

 

[KEN OB]

Thank you Duegatti, your service information makes that clearer.
Incidentally i will be having an oil/filter change every year even though its not required by Porsche.

 

[duegatti]

Yes; I may be an old man and a dinosaur and I don't know what else, but I will tell you that there's NFW I'd wait 20,000 miles to change the oil on my car.

 

[RGM718]

Yes, the dealer can see over rev conditions with diganostic tool. In fact, when buying CPO if you run into a good dealer, you might even be able to get that report as part of your purchase. Not all dealers will do this but it is possible.

 

[KEN OB]

Thank you for that info rgm718.

 

[MikesGTS]

I can also confirm that Some dealers can check for over revs with diagnostic equipment , to cut a long story short i was given a Cayman GtS to play with for the day , however on pick up, i was told i could not drive it. He took me to the rear of the Opc and showed me the car , basically it had been loaned to someone the day before and had only just arrived back " Freshly Tracked " the tyres where in shreds, and the car was about to undergo a over rev diagnostic report, and yes it had several.

 

[Nosmo]

Travelling back on Eurotunnel recently I got talking to a chap in a Maserati Levante. Long story short, he had been told he couldn't get an extended warranty on his 911 as he had over revved the engine. Surprised he started to investigate and asked for the report. He wasn't given it by this OPC - the car had been bought there new and had been serviced here. Irritated he went to another OPC and asked the same question, can I extend the warranty. Same answer, "you have over revved the engine". This OPC was willing to share the diagnostic report. Turns out that the engine had indeed been over revved. The problem the first OPC had, and possibly their reluctance to be more specific is that it occured at a time when the car was serviced at said dealership..... It cost them a lot...

 

[wriggly]

So, our engines don't have rev limiters? Or are we referring to reving past the 4000 rpm limit recommended during the break in period?

 

[Uz718]

Guys

I over revved my 981 and had the warranty extended c18 months ago.

The over revs are categorised into ranges. So in increasing order of severity it was 1-7.

I accidently money shifted but thankfully it made it into Range 4 and they were fine with it up until Range 5.

 

[KEN OB]

Hi Wriggly, My original question was regarding the 4000 rpm running in limit.

 

[Nosmo]

Hi Wriggly, My original question was regarding the 4000 rpm running in limit.

Officially there is no running in on these modern engines. However, I believe that being mechanically kind to an engine (keeping it below 4k revs) when the engine is new is sensible. My story above was about revving it into the red on a manual transmission car. It is nigh on impossible to over rev a PDK box.