[wspollack]

i had this problem yesterday and brought in to the dealer. They said it was turbo charger and needs to submit the report to Germany for further confirmation. Germany came back and confirmed my turbo charger needs to be replaced free as it is still under warranty. But, the lead time is a week or so....mine is macan 2.0 and 60K on it...

Welcome to the forum.

What country is that (can't make out the flag)?

 

[notmac1]

@wspollack Looks like Turkey.

 

[Mactech]

Have a 2017 GTS with 46,000 miles. Got a warning "Engine Control Fault", Driving permitted, Consult dealer". Car was driving fine, no problems noted. Took it into the dealer and they had to replace 2 crankcase vent valves because they were leaking air. Tech showed me the part and it was plastic with a round diaphragm. Tech says he has seen this problem before but usually happens with higher mileage. My part failure was "premature". Part numbers 946-107-229-77 and 946-107-230-77. They sit underneath plastic engine cover so easy to access. Covered under warranty, parts would have cost $200 ($100 each) plus labor. While I was there, they also performed ALA2 Recall for Fuel Pump Cover. Picture of one of the valves attached. All is well

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@997TTurbo did you notice any howling or whistling noise before the ECF was reported? Howling noise is usually a symptom of a bad oil separator. Reason I ask is I’m starting to hear an intermittent howling noise on my 2017 S @29k miles. Experienced the howling noise on my wife’s XC90 that was isolated to a bad oil separator. Sound is likely different on a Macan or may not happen at all as as oil separator designs differ between manufacturers.

 

[PTIM]

Welcome to the forum.

What country is that (can't make out the flag)?

hi I am from singapore

 

[Otakugamer]

i had this problem yesterday and brought in to the dealer. They said it was turbo charger and needs to submit the report to Germany for further confirmation. Germany came back and confirmed my turbo charger needs to be replaced free as it is still under warranty. But, the lead time is a week or so....mine is macan 2.0 and 60K on it...

60 kilometers or 60,000 miles?

 

[PTIM]

60 kilometers or 60,000 miles?

its kilometer

 

[RGP 🇱🇰]

i had this problem yesterday and brought in to the dealer. They said it was turbo charger and needs to submit the report to Germany for further confirmation. Germany came back and confirmed my turbo charger needs to be replaced free as it is still under warranty. But, the lead time is a week or so....mine is macan 2.0 and 60K on it...

Exact same thing happened on my 2016 base macan unfortunately I'm not warranty and the dealership is adamant about replacement. However there is no performance issue. Any advice on this guys ?

 

[txav8er]

i had this problem yesterday and brought in to the dealer. They said it was turbo charger and needs to submit the report to Germany for further confirmation. Germany came back and confirmed my turbo charger needs to be replaced free as it is still under warranty. But, the lead time is a week or so....mine is macan 2.0 and 60K on it...

Looks like Singapore

 

[MyHair]

I just got the Engine Control fault this morning at a stop sign. I haven't even made the first payment on it and it has 888 miles. O___o

 

[Curby]

I got the same error yesterday. We just bought the car on Saturday. The dealer says it’s triggered by high altitude, he says Porsche is aware but doesn’t have a fix yet. My 41/2 year old Macan never had that show up.

 

[wnelms]

For last few days, I have had an Engine Control Fault error at startup. I scheduled an appointment at the dealership in the AM. To prepare, I uninstalled my COBB Accessport. Before that process, I read errors using the Accessport and saw a Fuel Tank Leakage message. However after uninstall of the ECU flash, there was no error code at startup. Still plan to go to the dealer as I also need a second key programmed.

Does anyone have any advice/thoughts? My vehicle is a 2015 S with 67k miles. Only "performance" modification other than COBB is a set of AMS intake filters.

Thanks,

 

[raiyo]

Codes would still be stored even if it doesn't show at startup. Hopefully the dealership could find and fix ir

 

[wnelms]

Thanks. Good to know...

Have you had experience with this particular error? I have already confirmed my gas cap is on properly.

 

[oqjnLu@>@W]

Merging this thread with the four (4) other threads on Engine Control Fault error messages...

 

[wnelms]

Dealer said no issues were found - there were a bunch of passive codes though. Another positive thing I learned is that Porsche is providing a warranty on Speed Sensors until July 28, 2025. Not sure if this applies to all years/models.

 

[Partowa]

I had the same engine control fault problem plus few other indicators on my 2017 Macan S. The faults came on and disappeared in a day. They showed up again after a couple of months. Dealer said they were due to misfires. Said it could be spark plugs. But I pointed out that they were replace at a non dealer shop with OEM plugs. So he said it was radiator shutter which they fixed (Servomotor $252.70, Labor $586). All faults cleared. The faults showed up again a week later. Back to the dealer, this time it was either the spark plugs or the coils. I was told that the coils on the Macans rarely failed. So the spark plugs were replaced and the coils were reversed ($500). Faults cleared. Faults have returned! I have another appointment in a week.
At no time did the service advisor mention software update or reset!
Any ideas?

 

[wnelms]

No error messages since the last updated. Just returned from a road trip to Key West. Drove about 2,500 miles total. Went by Flat6 for a few mods and had the oil changed at a dealership in Florida ($500 ouch!). I hope no news is good news!

 

[Opt1k]

I had the same engine control fault problem plus few other indicators on my 2017 Macan S. The faults came on and disappeared in a day. They showed up again after a couple of months. Dealer said they were due to misfires. Said it could be spark plugs. But I pointed out that they were replace at a non dealer shop with OEM plugs. So he said it was radiator shutter which they fixed (Servomotor $252.70, Labor $586). All faults cleared. The faults showed up again a week later. Back to the dealer, this time it was either the spark plugs or the coils. I was told that the coils on the Macans rarely failed. So the spark plugs were replaced and the coils were reversed ($500). Faults cleared. Faults have returned! I have another appointment in a week.
At no time did the service advisor mention software update or reset!
Any ideas?

Are you actually paying them for these or it's under warranty? For me the errors were related to thermostat and my start/stop didn't work. Does it work for you?

 

[jhstl]

I had this message show up about 1,000 miles after I brought the car home from the dealer. Took it to a local dealer and they diagnosed it as a "short in the DMTL pump" and they ended up replacing the part. I've been involved with cars all my life and I have never heard of a DMTL pump until now, but apparently it measures something emmissions / fuel leakage related, and if the engine control module does not receive expected values it will trigger this fault. Car drove fine after the message by the way, and has driven fine ever since they replaced it (although not inspiring much confidence having to bring in a pretty much brand new car to the dealer). This is on a 2020 GTS by the way.

 

[lefizzet]

2018 GTS with 33,xxx miles- just got this fault today. Code reader displays P0456 Evaporative Emissions System - Small leak detected

First thing I checked was the gas cap, but that didn't clear the code. Car drove fine for most of the day but then went into limp mode later in the afternoon.