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WRC4 - Checking Filler Flap/Charge Port Door and Rework if Necessary (Stop Delivery)

Model Line:

Panamera (YAA / YAB)

Model Year:

As of 2024 up to 2025

Concerns:

Filler flap

Cause:

On the affected vehicles, there is the possibility that the installed filler flap can absorb moisture
under certain conditions due to the material properties.
This can lead to a deformation of the filler flap in the event of a longer vehicle service life at low temperatures in combination with high humidity and can be perceived by the customer as a visual complaint in
the form of a protrusion of the filler flap.

Action:

Check filler flap and remove and dry if necessary.

Affected
Vehicles:

Only the vehicles assigned to campaign (see also PCSS Vehicle Information).

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Installation
Position:

Installation position of filler flap
1

– Filler flap

Required tools
Tools:

•
•

Steel rule
(commercially available) feeler gauge

Tools only required for rework / drying:
•
•
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VAS 6886 - Temperature Gauge
Suitable storage area (e.g. paint stand)
Radiator (commercially available, e.g. infrared irradiator paint dryer)

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Check filler flap and rework if necessary
Work Procedure: 1

Check protrusion between filler flap and rear side
section at four measuring points  Filler flap/charge
port door measuring points -A, B, C and D-.
Pay particular attention to the following points:
•

Check the filler flap using a steel rule and feeler
gauge with the filler flap fully closed  Checking
filler flap.

Filler flap/charge port door
measuring points

Checking filler flap
•

Make sure not to scratch the paint surface when using the steel rule.

•

Place steel ruler in the center of the filler flap above the measuring points  Filler flap/charge
port door measuring points -A, B, C and D- as shown in the image  Checking filler flap with
the edge on the filler flap.

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Checking projection of filler flap
•

Do not put pressure on the steel rule.

•

Push in the feeler gauge at the steel rule directly after the body gap between the filler flap
and side panel and check the projection at this point  Checking projection of filler flap
-Dimension X-.
Action

Measurement result (dimensions X)
•
•
•
•

Gap dimension A is less than or equal to 1.2
mm/ 0.047 in
Gap dimension B is less than or equal to 0.4
mm/ 0.016 in
Gap dimension C is less than or equal to 0.7
mm/ 0.028 in
Gap dimension D is less than or equal to 0.6
mm/ 0.024 in

– End of action –
Continue with Step 5.

The filler flap must be removed and
One or more of the gap dimensions is greater than dried.
the permitted default value (A > 1.2 mm (0.047 Document the results of the check. To do
in)/ B > 0.4 mm (0.016 in)/ C > 0.7 mm (0.028 in)/ this, attach digital photos in PQIS showing
the projection of the filler flap and the check
D > 0.6 mm (0.024 in)). The filler flap is deformed
performed using the feeler gauge.
due to moisture.
Continue with Step 2.
2

Remove filler flap (cap)  Filler flap (cap) -3-.
2.1

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Open the filler flap.

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2.2

Lever the locking tab  Filler flap (cap) -2- with a screwdriver  Filler flap (cap) -1-slightly
in the direction of  Filler flap (cap) -Arrow A- and release it.

2.3

Move filler flap (cover)  Filler flap (cap) -3-parallel to the filler flap (arm)  Filler flap (cap)
-4- in the direction of  Filler flap (cap) -Arrow B- and remove it.

Filler flap (cap)
3

Dry filler flap.
3.1

Place the removed filler flap on a suitable shelf so that the inner surface points in the
direction of the heater.

3.2

Position heater (e.g. infrared paint dryer) so that the heating source is approx. 80 cm/ 2.6 ft
away from the filler flap.

3.3

Set the heat output of the heater so that the temperature of the filler flap surface is between
90°C and 100°C/ 194 °F and 212 °F.
Information
Please ensure that the temperature effect on the surface of the filler flap is not exceeded. If
necessary, check and adjust the temperature using a temperature measuring device.

3.4

Perform drying process.
The drying process can take up to 8 hours depending on the moisture content.

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Reinstall filler flap in reverse order and check the supernatant again as per work step 1.
If the protrusion of the filler flap is still too large and outside of the specification, then you should dry
the filler flap again. In this case, invoice scope 3.

5

Enter the campaign in the Warranty and Maintenance logbook.

Warranty processing
Scope 1:

Checking filler flap
•

Not relevant for E-Hybrid vehicles
Labor time:
Labor time: 16 TU

Checking filler flap

 Damage number WRC4 066 000 1
Scope 2:

Check and dry filler flap
•

Not relevant for E-Hybrid vehicles
Labor time:
Labor time: 47 TU

Check and dry filler flap

 Damage number WRC4 066 000 1
Scope 3:

Check filler cap and dry twice
•

Not relevant for E-Hybrid vehicles
Labor time:
Labor time: 70 TU

Check filler cap and dry twice

 Damage number WRC4 066 000 1

Important Notice: Technical Bulletins issued by Porsche Cars North America, Inc. are intended only for use by professional automotive technicians who have attended Porsche service training
courses. They are written to inform those technicians of conditions that may occur on some Porsche vehicles, or to provide information that could assist in the proper servicing of a vehicle. Porsche special
tools may be necessary in order to perform certain operations identified in these bulletins. Use of tools and procedures other than those Porsche recommends in these bulletins may be detrimental to the
safe operation of your vehicle, and may endanger the people working on it. Properly trained Porsche technicians have the equipment, tools, safety instructions, and know-how to do the job properly and
safely. Part numbers listed in these bulletins are for reference only. The work procedures updated electronically in the Porsche PIWIS diagnostic and testing device take precedence and, in the event of a
discrepancy, the work procedures in the PIWIS Tester are the ones that must be followed.

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