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WE26 - Replacing Switching Element for Filler Flap (Workshop Campaign)

Vehicle Type:

Boxster (981)/Boxster S (981)
Cayman (981)/Cayman S (981)
911 Carrera (991)/911 Carrera S (991)
911 Carrera 4 (991)/911 Carrera 4S (991)

Model Year:

As of 2012 up to 2014

Concerns:

Switching element for filler flap

Information:

This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Defective
switching elements for the filler flap may have been installed on the affected vehicles due to a
supplier error.
This can cause the switching element to become mechanically blocked. If this happens, there is no
guarantee that the filler flap will open correctly.

Action
Required:

Replace switching element for filler flap.

Affected
Vehicles:

The VIN(s) can be checked by using PIWIS Vehicle Information link to verify if the campaign affects the
vehicle. This campaign is scope specific to the VIN! Failure to verify in PIWIS may result in an improper
repair. This campaign affects 12,426 vehicles in North America.

Work
Procedure:

See Attachment “A”.

Claim
Submission:

See Attachment “B”.

Parts Info:

NOTE: DO NOT ORDER PARTS. THEY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATED FOR UP TO 50% OF THE
VEHICLES THAT ARE SERVICED AT YOUR DEALERSHIP. ONCE YOUR DEALERSHIP IS OUT OF STOCK AND
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PARTS, YOU SHOULD SUBMIT A PTEC/PAV.
Part No.

Designation

Qty.

000.043.303.46

 Filler flap actuator

1 ea.

Attachment "A": Work Procedure
1

Preliminary work

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1.1

Remove right front wheel  Workshop Manual '440519 Removing and installing wheel section on "Removing"'.

1.2

Remove rear part of front wheel housing liner at the right  Workshop Manual '505619
Removing and installing front wheel housing liner - section on "Removing"'.

Remove switching element for filler flap.
2.1

Release electric plug connection on switching
element for filler flap  Disconnecting
electric plug connection -arrow- and
disconnect it  Disconnecting electric plug
connection -arrow A-.

Disconnecting electric plug connection
2.2

Turn switching element for filler flap 90°
counter-clockwise  Removing switching
element for filler flap -arrow A- until the
switching element is released.

2.3

Pull out switching element for filler flap 
Removing switching element for filler flap
-arrow B-.

Removing switching element for filler flap

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2.4

Cut emergency release cable using side
cutters  Cutting emergency release cable.

2.5

Open the doors on the right-hand side of the
vehicle.

2.6

Pull emergency release cable out of the
side-section trim  Cutting emergency
release cable -arrow- and dispose of it.

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Cutting emergency release cable
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Install new filler flap switching element, Porsche
Part No. 000.043.303.46.
3.1

Unclip protective cover  Unclipping
protective cover -1- on the new filler flap
switching element  Unclipping protective
cover -2- ( Unclipping protective cover
-arrow-).

Unclipping protective cover
3.2

Block the servo motor axle with your hand
 Disengaging emergency release cable
-arrow A- and press the new emergency
release cable forward out of the guide using
a screwdriver  Disengaging emergency
release cable -arrow B-.

Disengaging emergency release cable

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3.3

Guide the end of the emergency release
cable that you removed earlier in between
the fender and side-section trim  Installing
emergency release cable -arrow A- and push
it in through the cut-out towards the wheel
housing  Installing emergency release
cable -arrow B-.

Installing emergency release cable
3.4

Guide emergency release cable in the wheel
housing in through the switching element 
Engaging emergency release cable -arrow
A- and engage it in the servo motor axle 
Engaging emergency release cable -arrow
B-.

Engaging emergency release cable
3.5

Position protective cover  Fitting protective
cover -1- on the switching element  Fitting
protective cover -2- ( Fitting protective
cover -arrow-) and then engage it at the
sides.

Fitting protective cover

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Insert switching element for filler flap into
the inner part of the filler flap  Inserting
switching element -arrow A- and turn it 90°
clockwise  Inserting switching element
-arrow B- until the switching element
engages securely.

Inserting switching element
3.7

Plug in electric plug connection on the filler
flap switching element  Locking plug
connection -arrow- until the plug connection
engages securely.

Information
Before installing the wheel housing liner, carry
out a function test on the filler flap:
- Lock the vehicle.
- Check whether the filler flap switching element locks
when the vehicle is locked.

Locking plug connection

- Unlock the vehicle.
- Check whether the filler flap can be opened when the vehicle is unlocked.
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Subsequent work
4.1

Install rear part of front wheel housing liner at the right  Workshop Manual '505619
Removing and installing front wheel housing liner - section on "Installing"'.

4.2

Fit right front wheel  Workshop Manual '440519 Removing and installing wheel - section on
"Installing"'.

Enter the workshop campaign in the Warranty and Maintenance booklet.

Attachment "B": Claim Submission - Workshop Campaign WE26
Warranty claims should be submitted via WWS/PQIS.
Open campaigns may be checked by using either the PIWIS Vehicle Information system or through PQIS
Job Creation.

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Labor, parts, and sublet will be automatically inserted when Technician is selected in WWS/PQIS. If
necessary, the required part numbers will need to be manually entered into warranty system by the dealer
administrator.
Information
The specified working time was determined specifically for carrying out this campaign and may differ
from the working time published in the Labor Operation List in PIWIS.
Working time:
Replacing switching element for filler flap
Includes:
Removing and installing right front wheel
Removing and installing rear part of front wheel housing liner
at the right
Removing and installing switching element for filler flap

Labor time: 44 TU

Parts required:
000.043.303.46

1 ea.

Filler flap actuator

 Damage code WE26 066 000 2
References:

 Workshop Manual '440519 Removing and installing wheel'
 Workshop Manual '505619 Removing and installing front wheel housing liner'

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