Took my 2009 997S in for a nonworkign radio (new software update) and got the recall for HPFP

Yes, he said recall and not TSB. Eventhough car is working perfectly fine (starts up immediately and no hesitation under demand). I guess I should bring it back once the part comes in (about 2 week backlog). That's what's killing me, what if the new fuel pump is defective? The radio wasn't working, but when the Tech was looking at it, the sound just popped on. So, Porsche has a new software update. if others have this problem of radio not working for no known reason (fuse is fine), then maybe a software update will do the trick. Speaking of fuses, man, do these cars have a bunch. I was surprised the other day when I went to look to see if the one for the radio blew and saw them all under the cover. The colors man, the colors.

Now, they did give me a Saab 9-3 as a loaner this time, which was better than the POS I was expecting. Since the car is in recall, maybe next time they'll give me a Porsche as a loaner, but they never have in the past. Might as well ask when i make the appointment. I could try a Cayman.

long enough to cause the power to be cut to the radio or a guick pull of the radio fuse will resurrect the radio. I was told there is a software update for this problem.

But in my 08 Cayman S the radio started acting up, like not working, then working with no pattern, and I had the car in and the tech reset the radio. But the 'fix' didn't take or last long. I took the car in again (different dealer more handy than the dealer where I bought the car) and this time the tech also reset the radio but found the radio did not reset properly, or perhaps let the car sit a while then checked the radio again, and the radio was replaced under warranty.

There are alot of fuses because there are a lot of different circuits to protect. IIRC one row of fuses (the bottom row) are spares.

As for the new HPFP it may be defective (out of the box) but the car should be subjected to some kind of shake down test while at the dealer before you pick up the car to at least verify HPFP works out of the box. This does not mean the pump can't fail a mile away from the dealer after you pick up the car. But the odds are slim. Remember there are alot of cars out there that have not experienced a HPFP failure at all, let let alone a failure of the replacement HPFP.

If you are worried carry the bad HPFP in the car. The odds of the car having two bad HPFPs at the same time has to be astronomical! (Insert smiley here!)

Sincerely,

MarcW.

Check the part numbers on both pumps to see if they are the same .

Also, see if you can find out what years and models are affected, if this is just a bad batch or--as in BMW's case--a bad design.