Removal of 992 Battery
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Unbelievable. I never thought I'd be posting that I can't remove a battery. But on my '21 992 there is a neoprene flap/windshield seal (with several attachments for the trunk compartment/battery cover) that extends from the windshield down into the front trunk partially impeding access to the battery. Using all my gorilla might, I cannot pull up, angle the battery, bend the flap out of the way, and yank the battery out. I'm not a gorilla, but I've removed dozens of auto batteries in my time. What's the deal here? Porsche can't give clear battery access and requires that it be a two man process? To be clear, the last thing I want to do is break that windshield seal or snap any of the compartment cover catches attached to it. Has anyone had this issue or problem yet?
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Unbelievable. I never thought I'd be posting that I can't remove a battery. But on my '21 992 there is a neoprene flap/windshield seal (with several attachments for the trunk compartment/battery cover) that extends from the windshield down into the front trunk partially impeding access to the battery. Using all my gorilla might, I cannot pull up, angle the battery, bend the flap out of the way, and yank the battery out. I'm not a gorilla, but I've removed dozens of auto batteries in my time. What's the deal here? Porsche can't give clear battery access and requires that it be a two man process? To be clear, the last thing I want to do is break that windshield seal or snap any of the compartment cover catches attached to it. Has anyone had this issue or problem yet?
Porsche recommends professional R&I of the 992 batteries.
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are you stepping into the frunk?
As talked about here @2:17
As talked about here @2:17
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Unbelievable. I never thought I'd be posting that I can't remove a battery. But on my '21 992 there is a neoprene flap/windshield seal (with several attachments for the trunk compartment/battery cover) that extends from the windshield down into the front trunk partially impeding access to the battery. Using all my gorilla might, I cannot pull up, angle the battery, bend the flap out of the way, and yank the battery out. I'm not a gorilla, but I've removed dozens of auto batteries in my time. What's the deal here? Porsche can't give clear battery access and requires that it be a two man process? To be clear, the last thing I want to do is break that windshield seal or snap any of the compartment cover catches attached to it. Has anyone had this issue or problem yet?
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To clarify; loosening is fine to remove the negative terminal. It’s just a captive nut, so these fools keep going when they feel resistance and mangle the terminal stud.
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Yes.
I recently slightly loosed the positive and negative to apply the CTEK leads. I had zero issues. No need to fully remove either nut.
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About that cross bar, I thought of that, but I didn't see that being done in the YouTubes I'd watched. Probably because they were older cars. Also, just looking at that bar gave me pause. It's secured by 4 bolts and the bar, itself, is the "hitching post" for the strut suspension tubes. It looks like I could have taken that out and just exercised care on those tubes, but was concerned, as that would have been a first for me. As if I'd "jimmy" and damage those tubes from the struts (I have no manual, so I don't know what those are really called). Anyway, maybe next time I'll try taking that out.
For now, I guess I'm all set to bring the car in to the dealer. My main goal appears accomplished--avoiding a tow for such a minor matter.
About resetting the computer. Is that really an issue? My service advisor said I'd need them to do it, regardless of what I did with the car since my battery was totally dead. Whether he's right, I don't know.
Thx all.
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A few updates. I got my engine to start after charging the battery--and jumping from my other vehicle. I was careful to follow Porsche instructions.
About that cross bar, I thought of that, but I didn't see that being done in the YouTubes I'd watched. Probably because they were older cars. Also, just looking at that bar gave me pause. It's secured by 4 bolts and the bar, itself, is the "hitching post" for the strut suspension tubes. It looks like I could have taken that out and just exercised care on those tubes, but was concerned, as that would have been a first for me. As if I'd "jimmy" and damage those tubes from the struts (I have no manual, so I don't know what those are really called). Anyway, maybe next time I'll try taking that out.
For now, I guess I'm all set to bring the car in to the dealer. My main goal appears accomplished--avoiding a tow for such a minor matter.
About resetting the computer. Is that really an issue? My service advisor said I'd need them to do it, regardless of what I did with the car since my battery was totally dead. Whether he's right, I don't know.
Thx all.
About that cross bar, I thought of that, but I didn't see that being done in the YouTubes I'd watched. Probably because they were older cars. Also, just looking at that bar gave me pause. It's secured by 4 bolts and the bar, itself, is the "hitching post" for the strut suspension tubes. It looks like I could have taken that out and just exercised care on those tubes, but was concerned, as that would have been a first for me. As if I'd "jimmy" and damage those tubes from the struts (I have no manual, so I don't know what those are really called). Anyway, maybe next time I'll try taking that out.
For now, I guess I'm all set to bring the car in to the dealer. My main goal appears accomplished--avoiding a tow for such a minor matter.
About resetting the computer. Is that really an issue? My service advisor said I'd need them to do it, regardless of what I did with the car since my battery was totally dead. Whether he's right, I don't know.
Thx all.