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TonyR replied to the thread What will happen to J1.1 Taycans in the near future if the motor blows?.Interesting if you watch the Matt Armstrong videos where he rebuilds crashed cars, to see just how many of the components used come from... -
TonyR replied to the thread What will happen to J1.1 Taycans in the near future if the motor blows?.I think once the warranties start to expire we will see a whole load of independent garages/shops and suppliers spring up including...
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TonyR replied to the thread What will happen to J1.1 Taycans in the near future if the motor blows?.These guys in Cheshire, UK will do Taycans https://www.weissachuk.com/ As I believe will these in Bolton...
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TonyR replied to the thread Front Cooling Fan Protection.I use those and they work well.
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TonyR replied to the thread 12V battery died.Not surprised. If you are making to a budget Lithium Phosphate batteries are massively more expensive.
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TonyR replied to the thread 12V battery died.The jump leads are fine to tickle it awake. A jump box is designed to jump start a car not recharge the battery. Also get one with an...
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TonyR replied to the thread 12V battery died.There was a problem with batteries going dead due to faulty monitoring but there is a software update to solve that so the HV battery...
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TonyR replied to the thread Had it two days and crashed it 😱.Surprised the automatic systems didn’t warn you and then stop you especially since you seem to have hit one of its sensors dead centre.
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TonyR replied to the thread Bleeding Brakes.Yes, the switch to mechanical brakes occurs IIRC at 3mph.
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TonyR replied to the thread Can a OPC retrofitt ACC?.https://www.afterone.co.uk/. Good guys and did mine. Not sure looking at their website that they do the Taycan ACC anymore but worth...
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TonyR replied to the thread Bleeding Brakes.The feel in a Taycan has nothing to do with bleeding the hydraulic brakes. The brake pedal is connected by a wire to a computer not...
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TonyR replied to the thread Bleeding Brakes.You’d better contact Porsche to let them know they don’t know how their brakes work...
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TonyR replied to the thread Bleeding Brakes.Bleeding the brakes won’t help. That is how the pedal feels. Apart from the first mile after a cold start, the final few mph of a...
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TonyR replied to the thread Can a OPC retrofitt ACC?.I don’t think Porsche will do it for you but there are places that will. I had mine done by a third party and it has not caused any...
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TonyR replied to the thread Retro Fit Adaptive Cruise Control.Been into Porsche for a number of warranty things including software updates and sensor problems but they have never raised it. Nor have...
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TonyR replied to the thread I Rebuilt a £120,000 PORSCHE Taycan: 2nd Post (finally).Except the battery on any other car won’t kill you if you get it wrong.
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TonyR replied to the thread Recuperation mode?.To add to the above, the car uses the motors to do most of the braking and put the energy back into the battery. The only time it uses...
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TonyR replied to the thread Recuperation mode?.A mix. According to Porsche off is the best for energy efficiency. I have it off on long cruising roads. I switch it on for...