Bwwaaw! Help! My baby died today!
04-21-2006 | 06:16 PM
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Check the battery voltage with the engine running. Should be around 14 vdc. If it is then the battery is probably not the problem. I don't think it will be the speed or refrence sensors. When I had one of those go bad the car wouldn't run at all. TPS and AFM sound most probable. Good luck!
04-22-2006 | 04:54 AM
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Just got home from work a while ago. Decided to put the battery on charge. Guess what? It's not the first time judging by the condition of the plugs, the water/acid level and the fact that my little charger went straight to 3 Amps!
Will see what it's like in the AM.
OT: Kevin
You have no idea how much I hate you!!!! Imagine giving up the op to drive a RHD 944 just for a bit of skirt! You could have driven while she sat on my lap!!!!!
Will see what it's like in the AM.
OT: Kevin
You have no idea how much I hate you!!!! Imagine giving up the op to drive a RHD 944 just for a bit of skirt! You could have driven while she sat on my lap!!!!!
04-22-2006 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by beeg
Just got home from work a while ago. Decided to put the battery on charge. Guess what? It's not the first time judging by the condition of the plugs, the water/acid level and the fact that my little charger went straight to 3 Amps!
Will see what it's like in the AM.
Will see what it's like in the AM.
Look at this page for information on battery voltage vs % charge.
http://www.buchanan1.net/lead_acid.shtml
Originally Posted by beeg
OT: Kevin
You have no idea how much I hate you!!!! Imagine giving up the op to drive a RHD 944 just for a bit of skirt! You could have driven while she sat on my lap!!!!!
You have no idea how much I hate you!!!! Imagine giving up the op to drive a RHD 944 just for a bit of skirt! You could have driven while she sat on my lap!!!!!
04-22-2006 | 07:04 PM
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Fixed it!
How bloody embarrassing is this?
After having the battery on charge overnight (and yes, I will be having it checked this week at Battery World!) I started Bruce up but still had the same problem.
So out of frustration I start pulling on hoses to see if any are loose etc. Guess what?
The large hose from the AFM to the throttle area was completely off, but still looked like it was in place!
After replacing, car goes!
The only plus is that 2 other, more mechanically minded, people besides me also looked at the engine.
Will have to get a new clip this week and tighten it down HARD!!!!!!!!!
How bloody embarrassing is this?
After having the battery on charge overnight (and yes, I will be having it checked this week at Battery World!) I started Bruce up but still had the same problem.
So out of frustration I start pulling on hoses to see if any are loose etc. Guess what?
The large hose from the AFM to the throttle area was completely off, but still looked like it was in place!
After replacing, car goes!
The only plus is that 2 other, more mechanically minded, people besides me also looked at the engine.
Will have to get a new clip this week and tighten it down HARD!!!!!!!!!
04-23-2006 | 05:10 AM
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Thanks guys for the advice.
The shing light about this is I have learnt way more about my car and the things that can go boom or blecccchhhh!
Next thing you know I'll be crawling underneath, or maybe not!
The shing light about this is I have learnt way more about my car and the things that can go boom or blecccchhhh!
Next thing you know I'll be crawling underneath, or maybe not!
04-23-2006 | 11:01 AM
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I'm glad you found the problem. You know for very little money you can buy a cheap Volt-Ohm meter (here at Radio Shack or even Sears). Just being able to measure resistance (ohms) will allow you to check many of the electrical components like the AFP, TPS, temp sensor, etc. The factory manual has procedures for this. You may also want to take a close look at all of your vacuum hoses - they tend to get very brittle with age. Very good PM to replace all of these.
P.S. I may be in Brisbane in July. Any idea what I might expect to pay for a 944 euro front bumper at a salvage yard?
P.S. I may be in Brisbane in July. Any idea what I might expect to pay for a 944 euro front bumper at a salvage yard?
04-24-2006 | 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike C.
P.S. I may be in Brisbane in July. Any idea what I might expect to pay for a 944 euro front bumper at a salvage yard?
Sorry to break the bad news. There ain't no such animal as a Porsche salvage yard!
Like I keep saying, these things are as rare as rocking horse **** over here!
As far as I am aware there is one place in Perth
and one in Melbourne
Neither of which are exactly close to Brisbane!
04-24-2006 | 05:03 AM
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Nother update.
The car runs perfectly, the headlights do not pop up.
Perfect German engineering, I have to take a panel off the trim under the glovebox to get at the fuses (or discover how to hang upside down and extend my neck another 6 inches!)
I did a manual lift on the headlights and they work fine.
I'll look at the fuses and crap tomorrow.
What do new headlight motors go for? Sob!!!!!
The car runs perfectly, the headlights do not pop up.
Perfect German engineering, I have to take a panel off the trim under the glovebox to get at the fuses (or discover how to hang upside down and extend my neck another 6 inches!)
I did a manual lift on the headlights and they work fine.
I'll look at the fuses and crap tomorrow.
What do new headlight motors go for? Sob!!!!!
04-24-2006 | 12:57 PM
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Brian, check the relay.. it's on the motor itself on the side under a rubber dust cap... it's mostl likely the Relay...
and as for the hanging underneath the car for the fuses, I recommend purchasing and training a drop bear...
and as for the hanging underneath the car for the fuses, I recommend purchasing and training a drop bear...
04-24-2006 | 02:11 PM
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The first thing he should have done was pressed (tapped down) on the headlight cover on the side of the car with the headlight motor. Sometimes the wheel inside the motor (that tells the motor to raise and lower) is slightly off, the lights just need a slight adjustment. That happened to my car some years back.