B7 E65 auto boot failure

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Norrie
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B7 E65 auto boot failure

Post by Norrie » Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:27 am

Please can anyone tell me if they have suffered the same issue, the auto boot has failed three times and been fixed under warranty in 5 years. I now have had three replacement cylinders all which leaked and now one hydraulic pump. Fortunately covered by extended warranty.

The boot will open automatically, but then fails to close. Fixed now, but for how long?
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Post by AG » Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:01 pm

quite a common issue in the US apparently due to repetitive hydraulic leaks, not sure they have an option to fully resolve it without resorting to converting it to a manual system.
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Post by PhillV8S » Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:11 pm

I never had a problem with my 760l Norman, and that had over 100k on the clock. Maybe the added weight of the spoiler (small but still present) is a possible cause to extra load on the system?
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