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Noise Symptom - Sliding Roof Creaking (for I-no. 651/653): Reworking sliding roof (SY
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General information
Model Line:

911 Carrera (991)

Model Year:

As of 2012 up to 2015

Equipment:

Sliding roof (I-no. 651/653)

Subject:

Seal on sliding roof

Symptom:

Creaking noises can be heard while driving on vehicles with the following equipment:
Electric slide/tilt roof, metal (I-no. 651)
Electric slide/tilt roof, glass (I-no. 653)

Cause:

Noises can be caused by excessive relative movements between the individual components.

Remedial
Action:

Rework sliding roof seal.

Tools and
Materials:

Porsche grease: 999.917.557.00  Grease ("Osixo®" – Anti Squeak — Use ONLY for metal roof)
Porsche grease: 000.043.303.39  Grease ("Carbaflo®" — Use ONLY for glass roof)
- Isopropanol
- Disposable gloves
- Paper towels

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Reworking electric slide/tilt roof, metal (I-no. 651)
1

To eliminate creaking noises, treat the seal  Seal
and contact surface -1- all around with Porsche
sliding compound.
1.1

Open sliding roof.

Seal and contact surface
1.2

Protect the interior with a protective cover
(e.g. paper towels). Fitting protective cover

Fitting protective cover

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1.3

Using the tip of your finger  Greasing seal
for sliding-roof panel -2-, coat the sealing
surface (underside)  Greasing seal for
sliding-roof panel -inset- of the seal with
Osixo Anti Squeak sliding compound, Part
No. 999.917.557.00 all the way around 
Greasing seal for sliding-roof panel -1-.

1.4

Close sliding roof.

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Greasing seal for sliding-roof panel

Reworking electric slide/tilt roof, glass (I-no. 653)
2

Clean the seal  Seal and contact surface -1- and
contact surface  Seal and contact surface -2-.
2.1

Open sliding roof.

Seal and contact surface

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2.2

Protect the interior with a protective cover
(e.g. paper towels). Fitting protective cover

2.3

Clean the seal and contact surface on the
body side (front transverse, side and rear
transverse) with isopropanol.

Fitting protective cover
2.4

Using the tip of your finger (2), coat the
sealing surface (underside) of the seal with
Carbaflo grease sliding compound, Part No.
000.043.303.39 all the way around (1).

2.5

Close sliding roof.

Greasing seal for sliding-roof
panel (Metal roof shown)

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Invoicing
The work involved is invoiced under the labor operation:
APOS

Labour operation

I No.

60054905

Reworking sliding roof

653

For invoicing and documentation using PQIS, enter the following coding:
Location (FES5)

60460

Sliding roof seal

Damage type (SA4)

3015

dirty

Invoicing
The work involved is invoiced under the labor operation:
APOS

Labor operation

I No.

60054910

Reworking sliding roof

651 "EXTERIOR SLIDING ROOF (METAL)"

For invoicing and documentation using PQIS, enter the following coding:
Location (FES5)

60460

Sliding roof seal

Damage type (SA4)

3015

dirty

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