2001 Porsche Boxster Tiptronic hard shifting

[jeffpolo]

Porsche dealership came back straight away and found that the independent shop drained almost the full 8 quarts and only put 4 quarts back in. So I was roughly 3.5qts low. While draining the porsche dealer found chunks of my clutch/tranny floating in the fluid. Root cause, 3.5 quarts low permanently damaged my TIP transmission and I’m looking at a $10k replacement. Obviously not going out without a multi-year fight.

[Brad Roberts]

and I'll quote myself...

Unless you have PSTII or a PIWIS, I don't know of a way to properly check the transmission temp to even perform the fluid fill (it has to be at a certain temp)

I have a 997 in the shop right now that another shop F'd up... and a BoxsterS that yet another shop F'd up..

Word to the wise:

Look at your chosen shop. Do you see several other cars that look like yours? If not.. go away.. find another shop.

ASK them if they have factory diagnostic tools (there are ONLY TWO) if they don't have them.. they cannot successfully perform work on your car.

I receive phone calls EVERY DAY from shops who are just now starting to work on the water cooled Porsches.. um.. they are behind by 13 years now..


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