new car, small problems
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As far as I can make out from the manual this is infact correct as far as it goes, as the switch, in the off position feeds current to the motor windings via the self park contacts until they open to break the circuit. Check that the switch is connected correctly. Failing that check that the self park contacts in the motor are opening, because it seems like they are not. They can get so full of cr.p that they dont work correctly.
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oh that old chestnut. right i c. i shall give porscheshop a bell later on and see what they have got. thanks for that m8.
and as for the rear wiper, i shall clean it out and try it again, failing that i shall have to wait untill my haynes arrives to check the wiring myself. the previous owner has messed about with the electrics anyway, so something might not be quite right.
Thanks for the advice m8, you seem to know quite abit.
and as for the rear wiper, i shall clean it out and try it again, failing that i shall have to wait untill my haynes arrives to check the wiring myself. the previous owner has messed about with the electrics anyway, so something might not be quite right.
Thanks for the advice m8, you seem to know quite abit.
pae
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....... understatement or what !!!!! Our friend 924nutter is the bible [
] Glad to see you're getting the car sorted. You sound like you know a fair amount already from the diagnostics you've done so far, so good luck with the rest. Get along to Frontrunner to have a good look at a few other cars and pick some more brains - it'll be a day well spent.
cheers ......... Phil
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HI guys, i havnt posted anything about my car for a while so here goes.
Iv only just managed to get my car into a garage this week to try and sort out my problems, my cold start problems. exhaust and then the rear drivers side suspention totally seized, nice i know.
The garage rang me up today to tell me that:-
1. my exhaust manifold gasget needs changing,
2. 8 new exhaust manifold nuts(why i dont know),
3. a gasget for the the exhaust front pipe onto the manifold,
4. 5 exhaust manifold studs.
5. some soft of long screw or stud?
6. spring plate bushes for both sides of the rear suspention (apparently the other side is on its way out, nice)
7. finally some sort of mounting plate tube that it all bolts onto (notsure about that 1)
oh yeah, and im not sure whats happening about my cold start problem, yet.
now the annoying thing is, the bushes that are on the spring plate, you cant buy them seperatly, you have to buy a whole complete new part at £172 each, and i need 4.
Luckely iv rang porsheshop and they can get me all the parts but there are no spring plates in the country, so they have had to order them direct from germany. which didnt please the garage as he now has the car in peices on a stand clogging up his garage for 3 days while he waits for the parts, not a happy bunny. oh well, not my fault.
like i say, im getting all the parts, but because iv orderd so much i think he has gave me discount so im only, yes only spending £650. £100 more than i paid for the car. doh.
and on top of that i have got to try and find the money to pay the garage, lucky me.
oh well, atleast it should all be sorted soon and back on the road, i cant wait.
Iv only just managed to get my car into a garage this week to try and sort out my problems, my cold start problems. exhaust and then the rear drivers side suspention totally seized, nice i know.
The garage rang me up today to tell me that:-
1. my exhaust manifold gasget needs changing,
2. 8 new exhaust manifold nuts(why i dont know),
3. a gasget for the the exhaust front pipe onto the manifold,
4. 5 exhaust manifold studs.
5. some soft of long screw or stud?
6. spring plate bushes for both sides of the rear suspention (apparently the other side is on its way out, nice)
7. finally some sort of mounting plate tube that it all bolts onto (notsure about that 1)
oh yeah, and im not sure whats happening about my cold start problem, yet.
now the annoying thing is, the bushes that are on the spring plate, you cant buy them seperatly, you have to buy a whole complete new part at £172 each, and i need 4.
Luckely iv rang porsheshop and they can get me all the parts but there are no spring plates in the country, so they have had to order them direct from germany. which didnt please the garage as he now has the car in peices on a stand clogging up his garage for 3 days while he waits for the parts, not a happy bunny. oh well, not my fault.
like i say, im getting all the parts, but because iv orderd so much i think he has gave me discount so im only, yes only spending £650. £100 more than i paid for the car. doh.
and on top of that i have got to try and find the money to pay the garage, lucky me.
oh well, atleast it should all be sorted soon and back on the road, i cant wait.
Hi Chris
So I gather you've sorted all the exhaust/manifold (had this done on my car also - took the best part of a day for my specialist to do) and suspension work - and the car is in again for work to improve cold starting?
Hope it's all sorted out - the good thing is that the work will probably last another 20 years []
So I gather you've sorted all the exhaust/manifold (had this done on my car also - took the best part of a day for my specialist to do) and suspension work - and the car is in again for work to improve cold starting?
Hope it's all sorted out - the good thing is that the work will probably last another 20 years [
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Yeah i will be glad once it is all done, but well worth it in the end. it sounds like you have my car, same things going wrong. the car would be allright if the previouse owner hadn't dissowned it. i think he knew what was going to go wrong or what was going wrong and decided to sell it. never mind, just can't wait to get it back to finally drive it properly. and then take it to another garage to have the headlining re done and then a re spray. yes i know, more money []
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..............and then take it to another garage to have the headlining re done and then a re spray. yes i know, more money [
and you know that won't be the end of it....[
] ....... good fun this Porsche ownership, ain't it. Still, once you get it on the road all else is forgiven.Phil
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ok here is an update, they have carried out a system pressure test and everying is ok including the head gasget, thank god. but the said they have found the fuel presssure regulator to be not working, what actually is that? should be all fixed tomorrow though and will all cost arround £330, which is nice.
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ok. finally got my car back and it is sounding and drives sweet as a nut. they did say that my warm up regulator was broken, and was going to buy a new one from porsche untill they found out that they wanted £460 (ouch). so instead the went somewhere local and got it for half price. opc's are a rip off.
never mind, all fixed and working for £330 so cant complain really.
never mind, all fixed and working for £330 so cant complain really.
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