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Hi guys ,
went for a spin with my soon , stop for a meal, then try to start the car, with usual procedure living the C4 pump pressurise the system, the dash lights felt a bit deam and pump sound slow but it happen before,
then I couldn't start the car, I tested the battery around 13.3 volts, then went home pick up a another battery, plug it and when turn the key no lights on the dashboard at all like if there was no battery plugged, I also changed the DME but my spare may be damaged,
its 12 h30 pm here in France, I though trying fixe it in the morning getting a new DME from the Porsche garage near by.
any ideas what else it could be
Thanks a lot
Provided the battery load tests OK, I'd suspect a battery cable problem. Time to get out that battery terminal cleaning brush and clean the posts, clamps and all grounds (remember the one back at the transmission).
Thanks Steve , all the cables probably need cleaning ...
Could it be the cut off switch, there is a little resistance there !?
I will try to plug the battery directly .
Call the recovery, he use a booster and to start it, we bumpstarted it in 2nd, drive it for one hour but back home it did the same, absolutely no lights on dash board, so impossible to restart.
verdict from the recovery man and passing by to see a Porsche mechanic,
all the components on the car are in good order, the battery showing 13.8 v means that there is no amps at all, I was advised to charge it over night to see if it will recover otherwise the battery is dead, shame as it was purchased a month ago, I guess I will use the guaranty ....
Call the recovery, he use a booster and to start it, we bumpstarted it in 2nd, drive it for one hour but back home it did the same, absolutely no lights on dash board, so impossible to restart.
verdict from the recovery man and passing by to see a Porsche mechanic,
all the components on the car are in good order, the battery showing 13.8 v means that there is no amps at all, I was advised to charge it over night to see if it will recover otherwise the battery is dead, shame as it was purchased a month ago, I guess I will use the guaranty ....
Charge the battery? It's already 13,8 volts You said?! And It's not the DME relay. My bet is also on the battery and ground/earth cables!
Thanks Steve , all the cables probably need cleaning ...
Could it be the cut off switch, there is a little resistance there !?
I will try to plug the battery directly .
You didn't mention a battery cut-off switch until now so yes, thats a major culprit.
Cheers guys , really appreciate your comments and support !
I tell you what ! I thought batteries are straight forward.
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Was thinking passing by the cutoff and directly plug the + to the batterie, before doing that, I measure voltage both sides of the cut off switch and found over 13 volts , what the hell !!
This is a Deltran , battery Tender, lithium lifePo4,
26/35 Ah , CCA of 480 ,
I guess I try to plug the large battery from my Audi A6 with my jump start cables,
Is there suppose to be a little resistance wire to the cut off , could not find one wired , can that have any effect on the battery ?
Cheers guys !
I sometimes I have to travel for work, just looking at the issues at the moment,
the issue is between, the battery, the cut off switch and the cut off wiring plugged from the cut off going to ignition,
I am ordering today some wiring a new cut off, regarding the battery I will use my other car one to test the system;
I tell you what , I have no space and garage to work at the moment , I do it all from my underground parking with out much light ( mobile phone light , parking light ) my tools and other bits are in lockup, it’s a real night mare to fix this issue , been working on it several times until very late with not a lot of progress , but I guess with intermittent break downs it’s the case ,
I also missed a gathering this week end with some mates :-(, as I could not fix it :-((( working until 1 am..
real night mare, I hope to fixe it by the week end.
Hi guys ,
little update, I received today what’s called a load tester, for the batterie , basically a big scale multi meter with a amp reading function witch can tell me if the battery has enough cranking power or enough amps power , witch à multi meter can not give you this info ,
the good news is that the battery is in very good condition, here are some pictures, I kept the multi meter plunged during the 10 seconds load test and the batterie show well over 60% of its cranking capacity , ( according to Deltran , manufacture of the battery)
Sorry did not finish the message ;
so I am left with suspecting the cut off switch or the wiring going from the cut off to underneath the fuse boxe located in the front boot, I suppose those are wired to ignition key and coils , I really hope the cut off switch is the issue, because getting under the board to solder 4 wires is going to be very sporty, I will need to joint the yoga course down the road ;-(
waiting for the courier with the new cut off, will keep you updated
03-11-2018, 08:38 PM
Dead as if there was no battery
