Stupid question, pls bear with me
#1
Stupid question, pls bear with me
To the technical gurus on here...
Is it possible to fix a flood damaged 996 that's a "RoW" car, with US version parts?
As some of you may know, there was a nasty flood that claimed quite a number of Porsches here. Most of these were not covered by insurance due to a technicality.
A friend of mine is wondering if its possible to repair his car using parts (specifically engine ECU, tranny ECU, immobilizer and other electricals) sourced from the US. the thing is, this car is a non-US car, so i'm thinking this may not work?
Buying the parts from the local Porsche dealership is not an option for my friend due to budget constraints (major premium over US-sourced parts).
My guess is that it won't work with US parts, and he may have to find a way to order them from Germany...
Thoughts? TIA!
Is it possible to fix a flood damaged 996 that's a "RoW" car, with US version parts?
As some of you may know, there was a nasty flood that claimed quite a number of Porsches here. Most of these were not covered by insurance due to a technicality.
A friend of mine is wondering if its possible to repair his car using parts (specifically engine ECU, tranny ECU, immobilizer and other electricals) sourced from the US. the thing is, this car is a non-US car, so i'm thinking this may not work?
Buying the parts from the local Porsche dealership is not an option for my friend due to budget constraints (major premium over US-sourced parts).
My guess is that it won't work with US parts, and he may have to find a way to order them from Germany...
Thoughts? TIA!
#3
PM me part numbers and I'll cross-check to see if there is a separate number for ROW. If not, and they carry the same p/n, you're good to go. For ECUs, I'm pretty sure it's the same. Immobilizer, I don't know. Electricals most things are swappable, EXCEPT things having to do with lighting/wiring harnesses for head and taillights.
#4
thanks for the quick replies guys!
Zamirz, will shoot you some #'s once my friend has them.
as for the ECU's being blanks... i'd imagine so, but with these modern and complex cars, with slight variations from one market to the next, you never really know...
for instance, a friend of mine is the local distributor for a european aftermarket chip tuning company. he has no problem chipping US Porsche Turbos (parallel imported into this country,) but Porsches purchased locally thru the official dealership, he can't do.
something about checksums not matching, and therefore the chips and ECU's are incompatible. now of course this is likely all just about software, but that's the point... its easy for the manufacturers to put in such restrictions nowadays...
Zamirz, will shoot you some #'s once my friend has them.
as for the ECU's being blanks... i'd imagine so, but with these modern and complex cars, with slight variations from one market to the next, you never really know...
for instance, a friend of mine is the local distributor for a european aftermarket chip tuning company. he has no problem chipping US Porsche Turbos (parallel imported into this country,) but Porsches purchased locally thru the official dealership, he can't do.
something about checksums not matching, and therefore the chips and ECU's are incompatible. now of course this is likely all just about software, but that's the point... its easy for the manufacturers to put in such restrictions nowadays...
#6
"reprogramming" is something probably on the dealer locally here can do, so for all practical purposes, that means my friend is stuck with having to work with the dealer
again, thanks for the feedback
#7
I'd be interested in hearing how this all turns out, sucks about the damage not being covered by the insurance though!
#8
Hope this helps.
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