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Can anyone advise me what's the best thing to do. Porsche machanic said don't bother as they are noisy but still work and cost mega bucks to replace. But I don't want to go down the manual route as I am putting things back to original condition.
Cheers

Most motors are able to be serviced, if they can be stripped down they probably need a new bearing or two and some fresh grease

I did my windscreen wiper motor as it was very noisy £3 for a new bearing and some lub and now it's nice and quiet

Can the hood mechanism be stripped and serviced, I wonder?

What's the actual problem that you're trying to solve? Mine is noisy, but it just sounds mechanical, rather than there's something wrong. Is something sticking? Is it extra noisy at a specific point?

Cheers,
Bryan

My mech had been disconnected when I got the car, TBH it's not such an arseache to have it 'manual' ...

So in the event the motor packs up - just how do you do it manually?

(no I havnt RTFM).

It works ok, might be a bit slow but i haven't got anything to compare it to. Just noisy throughout the movement and i want it to be tip top. Sometimes it needs a little helping hand to get it moving.
Noise is coming from the mechanism on the sides

You could easily be describing mine. To get mine going, after unlocking the clips from the inside, I give it push, so that it's clear of the body.

I've had mine 3 years and the noise or operation has not changed in any way. I also have nothing to compare to, but it all works just fine.

Cheers,
Bryan