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Maintenance, Car Care

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Preservation 
The paint surface becomes dull over time due to 

weathering. It is therefore necessary to preserve 

the paint regularly.

This keeps the paint shiny and elastic. Dirt is pre-

vented from adhering to the paint surface and in-

dustrial dust is prevented from penetrating the 

paint. 
Provided it is washed and treated with preserva-

tive regularly, the brand new finish of your car will 

be retained for years to come. 
f Apply the Porsche paint preservative after the 

car wash and polish it dry to obtain a bright fin-

ish or simply add a liquid preservative regularly 

to the final rinse water. 

Polishing
Do not resort to using Porsche polish until it be-

comes evident that the normal preservatives no 

longer produce the desired finish. 

Spots and stains 
f Remove tar stains, grease, oil spots and dead 

insects as soon as possible with Insect Remov-

er. They can cause discoloration if allowed to 

remain on the paintwork. 

f Wash the affected area immediately after treat-

ing it. 

Minor paint damage
f The special features of carbon fiber 

technology require that checking and damage 

analysis on the chassis and body (e.g. after 

accidents) must only be performed by your 

authorized Porsche dealer. 

f Have minor paint damage (cracks, scratches 

or stone damage) repaired immediately by 

your authorized Porsche dealer.

Engine compartment 

The engine compartment and the surface of the 

engine are treated with a corrosion-inhibitor at the 

factory. 
If degreasing solvents are used to clean the en-

gine compartment or the engine is washed down, 

the process almost invariably removes the corro-

sion-inhibiting coating. It is then absolutely neces-

sary to have a durable preservative applied to all 

surfaces, body seams, joints and assemblies in 

the engine compartment. This also applies when 

corrosion-inhibitor parts are replaced. 

Risk of damage. 
f Do not point the cleaning jet directly at the al-

ternator, or cover the alternator.

f Do not point the cleaning jet directly at the 

intake openings. Water can enter the intake 

system.

f Do not point the cleaning jet directly at the 

transmission vent. Water can enter the 

transmission.

Effective corrosion-proofing is particularly impor-

tant during the cold weather season. If your car is 

driven frequently in areas where salt has been 

spread on the roads, the whole engine compart-

ment should be cleaned thoroughly after the win-

ter to prevent salt from causing any lasting dam-

age. A full under-body wash should also be per-

formed at the same time. 

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