Only because I know each of you are just dying to know the status of 086 (
) and only if it might help others, I thought I'd let you know what's happening...work is not complete and its only been at MMC a few hrs, so much of what's here is only from a very quick conversation between my service guy, Bachir (my new BFF/mechanic) and Vinny, so I'm pretty certain I've lost a few things in translation!...here's where we stand:
o Check Engine light on - seems like foiled coils (no pun intended!) and jives with Vinny's earlier question to me about did I just get the car detailed (yes). Not sure if they are doing coil covers or if this is even the real problem (could this be the same problem that Dan indicates at bottom of this message??)
o Door lifts - new, stronger lifts now in place
o O-rings - new rings now in place.
o Ragtop - waiting on replacement.
o Rear view mirror damage - new mirror on order.
o Squeeking noise on driver's side - Bachir taking for a test drive.
o Headlights - on order and should arrive shortly.
o Rear engine compartment release - only worked manually and may require a part to work with the key fob.
All in all, the guys at MMC and Vinny have been all over the car and hey, can't complain too much about the Cayenne loaner.
Estimates are that I should have my baby back in 3-4 days.
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Originally Posted by SpykerX3
If your Spyker does not have have "spyker" covers over the engine you will have the following problem:
Drive in rain for 3 minutes. Those slits on top of the engine bay leak water--a lot. The coils are not protected. The first time I drove 3 miles from my work to my office in moderate rain. The next morning I had the check engine light on and it felt WAY underpowered. I hooked up my OBD II port scanner (everyone should have at least one of these) and got misfire codes. I brought it in and found out that I fouled two coils.
About a two weeks after that repair I did the same thing. Again, two fouled coils. Spyker then created some REALLY nice covers (I'll post pics soon) to protect the coils. Ever since then--no problems.
I was shocked when I got 152 that it did NOT have the covers. I would have expected Spyker to put them on every car. This apparently is NOT the case. If you plan to drive in the rain let your contact know that you want the same covers that Dan Erickson has and they will know what you are talking about. These things look awesome and make the engine look like a Spyker engine versus an Audi.
Dan
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16-11-2009, 22:31
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