Electrical info needed.??
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Big Dave
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Im having a problem with the car / engine.. in that it doesnt seem to want to turn over...
The battery has plenty of power in it, but when you turn the engine over on the key it sounds like the battery is dead..
Ive checked + cleaned all the terminals + earthing connections that i can find,,, all to no avail....[
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The imobilizer is a "tubular key type" when its placed in its recepltical the light goes out which should meen the car will start .. BUT still no result...
The cars been intermitantly working for the last few days BUT it seems to have died completely now...[][]
Ive looked at this "black box" + the terminals seem to be corroded + inside , the circuit board looks "old "...
Looks like ill have to call my friendly alarm man...[8|][8|][8|]
The battery has plenty of power in it, but when you turn the engine over on the key it sounds like the battery is dead..
Ive checked + cleaned all the terminals + earthing connections that i can find,,, all to no avail....[
][]The imobilizer is a "tubular key type" when its placed in its recepltical the light goes out which should meen the car will start .. BUT still no result...
The cars been intermitantly working for the last few days BUT it seems to have died completely now...[
][]Ive looked at this "black box" + the terminals seem to be corroded + inside , the circuit board looks "old "...
Looks like ill have to call my friendly alarm man...[8|][8|][8|]
mik_ok
New member
Just to confirm that our car has an identical box in an identical location.
Ours has (what I believe to be) the factory-fit imobiliser with the rectangular key that you shive in beside the ignition for 1-2 secs before starting.
I had some problems with the alarm going off incessantly in very wet weather when we first got the car ~ when I popped this box open it was full of condensation. Dried it out and ever since, ...... well I'd better not tempt fate []
Ours has (what I believe to be) the factory-fit imobiliser with the rectangular key that you shive in beside the ignition for 1-2 secs before starting.
I had some problems with the alarm going off incessantly in very wet weather when we first got the car ~ when I popped this box open it was full of condensation. Dried it out and ever since, ...... well I'd better not tempt fate [
]I'm not sure any 944's had "factory fit" immobilisers. What you have mik is the Porsche one that is still available and was dealer fit. Although I just got one fitted a couple of months ago I didn't see it before it went in but it's possible that's part of it.![[FONT=verdana,geneva"]](/forum/styles/default/pcgb/space.gif ". [FONT=verdana,geneva\"]")
Some cars had a factory alarm but mine was under the passenger floor with the ECU.
Some cars had a factory alarm but mine was under the passenger floor with the ECU.Chris Preston
Ex Club Member
I had a problem with the immobiliser on mine, put the little key in, nothing happened. Mine was cured by disconnecting the battery for 5 minutes then reconnecting. Hey presto everything worked again. Don't ask me why, I am not that clever.
Big Dave
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Mik
Ta for the confirmation....Its nice to know it was fitted from new...
I actually think its for the interior sensors..As diver944 says..[]
Ive got a switch on the centre console to switch them off as they kept going off unessesarilly...
At least we/I have found out what the "little black box is"...It just looks very aftermarket in the way its got "loose" wires around....
The imobilizer thats fitted is an aftermarket job....NOT the Porsche fitted one..
Ta for the confirmation....Its nice to know it was fitted from new...
I actually think its for the interior sensors..As diver944 says..[
]Ive got a switch on the centre console to switch them off as they kept going off unessesarilly...
At least we/I have found out what the "little black box is"...It just looks very aftermarket in the way its got "loose" wires around....
The imobilizer thats fitted is an aftermarket job....NOT the Porsche fitted one..
Diver944
Active member
I know that independant specialist Jon Mitchell reports that he is seeing more and more of the Porsche fit immobilisers starting to fail now that they are 15 years old.
They were all made by a company called Palmer & Hamilton (or Hamilton & Palmer [8|] ) in Kent and fitted by Porsche GB when the cars were imported. It's important that the old one is removed fully when replacing so as not to cuase problems in years to come.
They were all made by a company called Palmer & Hamilton (or Hamilton & Palmer [8|] ) in Kent and fitted by Porsche GB when the cars were imported. It's important that the old one is removed fully when replacing so as not to cuase problems in years to come.
danmason
New member
Just to add to this, when I got my Turbo the only real fault with the car was the alarm - basically there had been a drainage blockage and the control unit / siren had obviously become submerged at some time. I rang Hamilton & Palmer and, whilst they don't make or sell that model of alarm any more, the chap said he thought they still had the relevant bits in the warehouse and he would put one together for me. Three days and £40 later my alarm was fixed! Fantastic customer service, and they were more than happy to get their resident Porsche expert to have a look at the car if the replacement unit didn't do the trick.
(My immobiliser is non-Porsche, fitted about 6 years ago)
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