r/Porsche_Cayman

I've just heard that the caymans had issues with bore scoring that destroys the engine. For me otherwise this is basically the perfect car for my lifestyle, I'm a single woman with no kids or immediate family, I haven't used the back seat in my current car for over 6 months, and I love that it has the frunk and the trunk, plus it's a porsche ​and who doesn't love porsches. The one I'm looking at has 120k miles, I'm just wondering if it's a bad idea to buy this specific one, it's listed at 16k.

Hey everyone,

​Just picked up a 2014 Cayman S PDK with 100k miles for less than $30K. It has Sport Chrono, PASM, and the 20" Carrera Classics. I'm already dropping it off for fresh Michelin tires and a full baseline service/spark plugs this week.

​Since it's a blank canvas right now, what are the best mods I should look into first? Daily driving it in Arizona but I wfh and never yet been to a track with my own car.

​A few things on my mind:

​Audio: The factory base ASK audio is super muddy. I'm DIY'ing a Mr12Volt kit for CarPlay. What else works here? I don't care about storage space as this is the play car.

Exhaust: I love the idea of the soul system, and a big part of why I bought the 981 is for the sound but hard to drop $10k on it for a car I paid well under $30k for.

Headlights: Not sure I love the smoked out look, although I get what they're going for. Do modern gt4 headlights on a 981 fly?

​Let me know what you guys have done to your 981s.

Today the "next track" button started playing and changing the radio channel.

No matter what menu I'm in as soon as I hit the "next track" button it changes to the radio. The "previous track" button still works like normal. I have tried restarting the PMC, factory reset PMC, removed and added my phone again but nothing is working.

I can see that when I press the "next track" button it also goes to the next track on my phone, but it also pauses the music since it starts playing the radio instead.

Does anyone have a solution to this? Can't find anything about this.

So I was driving my car a few days ago when after accelerating and braking abruptly the PSM and ABS lights came on, from there the Sport, sport plus and cruise control modes stopped working, also the PDK box feels “slower” when making kickdowns or simply changes on high RPM

After connecting an OBD reader (non-specialized from Porsche) it threw me the codes P0503, P1600 and P1627, two being from the Abs and PSM systems while the other was from the airbags (I’m not sure about that one)

The battery was checked for any voltage drop and everything seemed to be fine, unlike the Abs sensors of each wheel which were “funny”, the front ones seem to have been fixed with silicone and zip ties, while the rear ones were covered in liquid from the shock absorbers (blown struts)

So my final veredict is that these failures were causes by faulty harneses and damaged Abs sensors so they will be changed as well as the rear shock absorbers

If anyone has any other opinion or reason for the codes and lights that the car presents, please write it in the comments

For those with ceramic coating is it as easy as just hosing off?

I bought this Boxster 987.1 with the 3.4L M97.21 engine a few weeks ago. I'm concerned it might have a bore scoring issue. An endoscopy is scheduled for next week, which will give me more clarity, but is there anything you can tell from the engine sound that might indicate whether it's affected, so I can have some peace of mind in the meantime?

Hey everyone I recently installed OAP’s from FyMoto appreciate the posts on here about them. It made the car sound SO much better for a low cost.

I’m wanting to have a way to keep the valves open now so I can hear this sound even more pronounced.

Is there a valve controller you all would recommend or does anyone have experience with different brands?

Thanks!

Managed to lock my keys in my trunk at my friend's place in Maine with minimal tools and wheel lock in the glove box. Thankfully I got lucky finding a solution. And thought I'd share, as it's a lot easier than taking the wheel off!

Hi guys, I’m new to Porsche and recently bought a 981 Cayman - I have noticed that when driven at almost walking speed with the steering wheel fully turned, it makes a popping sound.

Anyone else experiencing this?

I have attached a video for reference.

The drive improves the pie.

Fill em up and find some twisties. Safe travels everyone!