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mwadams

mwadams

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Hi

Well after a 6 year break from the PORSCHE family I picked up a 2007 Cayman 2 weeks ago. This clutch interlock switch is a pain and I am having to push down harder or almost through the floor to remove that reminder in the dashboard to "depress the clutch" :evil:

Have seen a lot of traffic on various forums about cable tying the switch down or remove the spade connectors and connecting, etc

Well after a lot of time looking underneath and locating the switch Ive not been able to do either as the heater duct is in the way and almost impossible to pull off the 2 spade connectors; I was considering cutting the wires and connect to a simple on/off switch as someone has done on the Planet 9 forum..........

Any of you had similar problems or used an alternative solution?

Thanks

Mark
 
Hi Mark, Welcome back to Porsche ownership. Great choice of car. Check with your local PC - there's a clutch switch upgrade (at long last!) for the 987. I've just had it fitted to my 987.2 which is under Porsche extended warranty but I'm not sure if the upgrade is available free if you're not. I'm sure that I've seen a very detailed procedure with pics on how to short-out the switch (Planet-9 perhaps?) but can't find it. Hope you get it sorted. Jeff
 
On my Gen II it was done under a Service Campaign (not a recall). It gets done free by any Porsche Centre (not Indys) if your car is covered by the campaign, but not if it fails in the field (or even a field, as my 3rd one of the original type nearly did). You do not need to have Porsche warranty or extended warranty. Just call your local Porsche Centre, give them your VIN and ask if is covered by the clutch interlock switch service campaign. Mine was done on my 2009 Gen II Cayman S - I think yours will be covered too, but not certain.
 
Brian & Jeff, Thanks for the info and advice I will contact Leicester Porsche this week and let you know the outcome. Mark
 
Hi Brian, Well contacted the local Porsche centre and the service campaign not applicable to my car [:(] I may resort to just removing the wires and connecting together! Apparently on the Cayman to remove the switch involves stripping the lower part of the dash (according to the Porsche dealer) I really cant be doing with it and IMHO why the hell they had to put this feature in is beyond as I never had it prior to any Porsche I have owned, it mus be the "nanny control" feature [:D] Thanks again Mark
 
According this article, no dash removal is needed.... http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_Tech/93-ELEC-Pedal_Switches/93-ELEC-Pedal_Switches.htm
 
Yes already see that but that is in the Boxster and if you look underneath in the Cayman that isn't visible as there is a heater duct which runs directly over and you cannot even get access t the switch I spent an uncomfortable 30 mins or more with my neck at wedge up in the footwell .... But thanks anyway
 
I've had several replaced. The last one (latest spec fitted under the service campaign) seems to be still OK so here's hoping. The previous time (another old spec fitted free after a shout at the OPC because the replacement they had fitted didn't last 6 months), I got the technician to show me how to access it - I was determined to join the wires together if I had another failure. If I remember rightly there's a black screw on the underside of the black heater duct which in the dark and at such an impossible angle is hard to see. If you unscrew that, you can waggle the heater duct aside just enough to get to the switch. The technician still spent best part of 30 mins on his back screwed over the door sill with head under the pedals and wasn't overly impressed so it isn't a pain-free job. For all these guys in the US who just wire out the switch or clamp it shut when new it's easy - no heater duct in the way.
 
Thanks Brian I will resume the contortions at the weekend and see if I can find the screw to wiggle the heater duct out of the way and do it myself or just pull the damn wires out and bridge the connections !
 
You can just reach up there and give it a quarter turn to release. Small torch and an empty stomach are needed.
 
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