Car back from service this afternoon - no additional TSBs on the list for me (sept 05, MY06).

Oil pressure relief valve replaced again - there seems to be a few woofly/chuffing sounds on acceleration from standstill which i don;t remember before but then i've spent 5 days in their 3.4 S loan car o perhaps i got used to the acoustics of that car over my own ?.

Why 5 days ? - because i mentioned an intermittent excessive tappet noise when the car sits for extended periods (5/6 days between use). The good thing is they acknowledged there is some noise like tapets there and they want the car back in to investigate under warranty.

I suspect its a blocked oilway on the tappet / cam follower, as the same issue happened to a friends 986 2.7.


All told Pounds341 for the 20k service and brake fluid change (i supplied my own oil and got the 10% PCGB discount applied too )