Car stops and wont start for minutes!
09-23-2003, 11:24 AM
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Thomas,
I believe the main cable you are referring to is the wiring harness that was replaced under a Recall from Porsche. Does this sound correct?
If I had to guess what might be wrong, I would say some sort of vapor lock that is blocking the fuel. Ususally occurs with gas tanks that are not properly vented, and aggrevated by high temps. Electrical systems do not usually get better after a few minutes (there are exceptions when some circuits get hot, but it is uncommon in our cars). When electronics / motors go bad, they generally stay bad...
Next time this occurs and your car stops, try immediately opening the fuel / gas cap and see if it restarts. May take a little longer (a few extra seconds of cranking) to start if this is the problem as fuel may need to get to the fuel injectors.
Seems like you have tried just about everything else, so give this a shot...
Good luck
I believe the main cable you are referring to is the wiring harness that was replaced under a Recall from Porsche. Does this sound correct?
If I had to guess what might be wrong, I would say some sort of vapor lock that is blocking the fuel. Ususally occurs with gas tanks that are not properly vented, and aggrevated by high temps. Electrical systems do not usually get better after a few minutes (there are exceptions when some circuits get hot, but it is uncommon in our cars). When electronics / motors go bad, they generally stay bad...
Next time this occurs and your car stops, try immediately opening the fuel / gas cap and see if it restarts. May take a little longer (a few extra seconds of cranking) to start if this is the problem as fuel may need to get to the fuel injectors.
Seems like you have tried just about everything else, so give this a shot...
Good luck
09-23-2003, 10:34 PM
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Wow! The rare optional collision avoidance system
Sounds like you have the very rare seldom seen Prosche optional collision avoidance system. Whenever your car senses an imminent collision in the very near future, it refuses to start@! You are a lucky (and very safe) guy! 
09-24-2003, 03:05 AM
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Hahaha! I'm able to laugh at your post today Skytop cause IT'S WORKING!!! Yeyeye, ooooohappydaaaay....!!!
You know what?
It was that damn Carguard alarm system someone installed all wrong. Boy am I gonna have a go at them today, hehe!
Porsche disconnected the alarm yesterday and the car didn't stop all night or on my way to work this morning
Ahh! What a great relief, you have no idea guys!
You know what?
It was that damn Carguard alarm system someone installed all wrong. Boy am I gonna have a go at them today, hehe!
Porsche disconnected the alarm yesterday and the car didn't stop all night or on my way to work this morning
Ahh! What a great relief, you have no idea guys!
09-27-2003, 01:13 PM
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Not so happy anymore, this is sooo weird..!!!
So the car didn't stop for 3 days after disconnecting the carguard alarm but now it seems to be back again. Car stops and wont start for minutes.
Mabe I outta change that ECU..
Something's terribly wrong with my car and I'm not experiencing Porsche as a very good reliable quality car I've heard my whole life it's supposed to be
So the car didn't stop for 3 days after disconnecting the carguard alarm but now it seems to be back again. Car stops and wont start for minutes.
Mabe I outta change that ECU..
Something's terribly wrong with my car and I'm not experiencing Porsche as a very good reliable quality car I've heard my whole life it's supposed to be
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09-27-2003, 01:28 PM
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Thomas,
Has their been any change during those three days in the weather when it was working? Colder for example then it has been recently?
I would make sure that the car alarm is totally disconnected, removed, and thrown away first.
Has their been any change during those three days in the weather when it was working? Colder for example then it has been recently?
I would make sure that the car alarm is totally disconnected, removed, and thrown away first.
01-14-2004, 10:07 AM
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14-01-2004
The car is still not working and I've had it been driven 500 kilometers away from my home to a guy that I was told is amoung the Top5 Porsche mechanics in Sweden.
Ok! This is what has been done with the car to solve the problem but nothing has worked!!!
New ECU by Porsche (2 years ago)
Wiring harness recall
New DME relay
Carguard alarm system thrown away
New Distributor cap
New Fuel filter
Checked Tank transmittler, Ok!
New Ignition Lock contact
OT-sender? (placed by the fly-wheel giving information to ECU)
Hall-transmittor
New distributor
New sparkplugs
+ some more stuff I can't explain in English
The car is still not working and I've had it been driven 500 kilometers away from my home to a guy that I was told is amoung the Top5 Porsche mechanics in Sweden.
Ok! This is what has been done with the car to solve the problem but nothing has worked!!!
New ECU by Porsche (2 years ago)
Wiring harness recall
New DME relay
Carguard alarm system thrown away
New Distributor cap
New Fuel filter
Checked Tank transmittler, Ok!
New Ignition Lock contact
OT-sender? (placed by the fly-wheel giving information to ECU)
Hall-transmittor
New distributor
New sparkplugs
+ some more stuff I can't explain in English
Last edited by Miraculix; 04-26-2004 at 11:06 AM.
