I've said before that I've had a recurring problem with 2nd gear popping out. I had the car in at the dealership today looking at linkage issues, that didn't seem to be the problem. Of course, it wouldn't "do it" it for the tech.
STILL, I LEARNED SOMETHING VALUABLE... Now if I can just have someone explain exactly what it means please:
911 (996) DME Vehicle data
Number of ignitions, range 1
6254 - - - - 1250.8 hours
Number of ignitions, range 2
101 - - - - 41.2 hours
Operating hours counter
1255.7
Type ID DME control unit
996US020
And some other stuff like VIN number, paint, etc.
The missing data I'm looking for is:
1) why is there a discrepancy between total operating hours and hours within the two ranges.
2) I assume that the number of ignitions is in 000's
3) I'd like to know specifically the rpm ranges in question, if anyone knows.
4) What is the bad number or ratio when Porsche says: "you've been ragging out your car and that kind of use is abuse. No warranty."
I spoke with the dealership and they were willing to perform the test again (it's about a 5 minute test) in a couple of weeks. I'll get another AX in and see what the differences are in the data.
I'm interested for several reasons:
1) I bought the car used.
2) Warranty issues.
3) Understanding the data may help you maintain your engine longer.
If I'm allowed to speculate (just to see where I'm wrong), I'd say that Zone 2 is above 6000 RPM, though it might be higher. Currently it would represent 3% of use, including some "mystery hours". I would speculate that the missing 36 hours is factory inspection, break in, testing. If that was the case the RPM figure in Zone 2 might be "the red line".
This might be important because I have had several people say it's OK to hit the rev limiter, that's what its there for. Mechanically, that might be the case, but to Porsche who's judging your abuse of the vehicle you might be shooting your warranty in the foot.
So please explain the mystery, and in two weeks lets look again at the data.
Bryan