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I was doing my monthly water level check in my '17 C2 this afternoon and I had gone to get some distilled water. While I was doing that, I heard a "whack!" from the garage which sounded very odd. I went out to find my rear lid had shut on it's own.
I re-raised the lid, and determined that it would only stay up for about 10 seconds, then slowly fell back in place.
Looking at the design, there are two Gas Pressure Springs (Maker: Stabilus, part no. 991-512-551-20) on either side. I am pretty sure these have developed a leak or dischaged, and are responsible for the rear lid not staying up. I checked on Pelican and they retail for $66.25 each.
It is part 3 in this diagram:
There's no adjustment on these gas springs, correct? (I could be missing it if so.) Has anyone had one of these fail previously?
It is not exactly a show stopper, and I'll take it by my dealer soon for an eval (I am still under Warranty till Aug), but I thought I would ask here as well.
Last edited by Rich_Jenkins; 05-01-2021 at 02:53 PM.
I was doing my monthly water level check in my '17 C2 this afternoon and I had gone to get some distilled water. While I was doing that, I heard a "whack!" from the garage which sounded very odd. I went out to find my rear lid had shut on it's own.
I re-raised the lid, and determined that it would only stay up for about 10 seconds, then slowly fell back in place.
Looking at the design, there are two Gas Pressure Springs (Maker: Stabilus, part no. 991-512-551-20) on either side. I am pretty sure these have developed a leak or dischaged, and are responsible for the rear lid not staying up. I checked on Pelican and they retail for $66.25 each.
It is part 3 in this diagram:
There's no adjustment on these gas springs, correct? (I could be missing it if so.) Has anyone had one of these fail previously?
It is not exactly a show stopper, and I'll take it by my dealer soon for an eval (I am still under Warranty till Aug), but I thought I would ask here as well.
I remember reading about this a while back. Let me search for the thread. Here you go.
I remember reading about this a while back. Let me search for the thread. Here you go.
How often do you add distilled water?
Thanks for the link, I missed that in my search.
Since June '19, when I bought the car as a CPO, my log shows a total of 425 mL of distilled water added. With the water pump issue, it's something I keep an eye on once a month.
I was doing my monthly water level check in my '17 C2 this afternoon and I had gone to get some distilled water. While I was doing that, I heard a "whack!" from the garage which sounded very odd. I went out to find my rear lid had shut on it's own.
I re-raised the lid, and determined that it would only stay up for about 10 seconds, then slowly fell back in place.
Looking at the design, there are two Gas Pressure Springs (Maker: Stabilus, part no. 991-512-551-20) on either side. I am pretty sure these have developed a leak or dischaged, and are responsible for the rear lid not staying up. I checked on Pelican and they retail for $66.25 each.
It is part 3 in this diagram:
There's no adjustment on these gas springs, correct? (I could be missing it if so.) Has anyone had one of these fail previously?
It is not exactly a show stopper, and I'll take it by my dealer soon for an eval (I am still under Warranty till Aug), but I thought I would ask here as well.
Yes, simple replacement. I think I did it myself in about 2 minutes; they snap right off and back on. They wear out due to heat exposure from the subjacent engine.
Replace rear lid struts... easy and cheap DIY. Frunk struts will eventually go bad as well, only the result (getting hit in the back of the head unexpectedly) is a little more memorable!
Last edited by AvgPorschefile; 05-02-2021 at 01:20 PM.
Mine won't stay up, need to try and DIY this one, can't be that difficult... even for a tax accountant lol.
I replaced the engine deck lid shocks on my 991.1 C2S, and as a DIY it's right up there with the easiest thing to fix on the car. The easiest is replacing the battery in the key fob, but replacing the shocks is not far behind in simplicity. Buy aftermarket struts and save yourself a bundle. The struts cost me about $15 and 10 minutes of time to replace.
05-01-2021, 02:51 PM
Rear Lid Will Not Stay Raised?
