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spoiler doesn’t go up or down. At first i checked the fuse and tested the relays which were fine. Then i took the cover plate off the engine cover and i found the positive and negative wires were off the motor. I had a split second of joy before i realized that it likely wasn’t going to be this easy. I connected them and hit the footwell switch to the up position the motors activates but the spoiler doesn’t lift. See video below:
I’m guessing stripped gears on the inside? Has anyone seen this before? And does have a link to a removal thread? I found a nice removal and service thread on the interwebz a couple hours ago but for the life of me I can’t find it again.
yep, this is the thread I used. You’ll likely find that your teeth are stripped. I bought a used replacement mechanism for ~$200, and replaced the internals. Works great now!
yep, this is the thread I used. You’ll likely find that your teeth are stripped. I bought a used replacement mechanism for ~$200, and replaced the internals. Works great now!
also, does anyone know if you can get a replacement micro switch? One of them is shot (the one with the green wire). Might as well replace both but it looks like they are built into this harness.
jjeeeeeez i couldn't find any parts for this thing. I did find a used motor that comes with the plastic track for a 98-04 boxster. The motor unit is the same as mine and the plastic track housing looks to be the exact same as the 996, just in white finish.
Does anyone know which part number goes to which microswitch? The broken one that I have has the 2 brown wires and 1 green wire.
99661317100 99661316700
Also, the stock microswitches in the spoiler have (3) wires. And they don't have a lever. When you pull up these replacement part numbers on Porsche Atlanta's website it show a microswitch WITH a lever, and it only has (2) wires (see picture below). Assuming this picture is correct, how am I supposed to make this microswitch work with the factory wiring? And, can that lever be removed off of the microswitch?
I ended up saving the micro switch from the passenger side door lock that I just replaced. Lucky me. Turns out even though that’s a 2 wire microswitch and the spoiler has a (2) 3 wire microswitches, the caps with the plunger for both microswitches are identical. They are both burgess micro switches. So all I did was swap the good cap/plunger assembly on the busted spoiler microswitch and it’s fixed.
while that’s great for me, it still doesn’t help a lot of other people out there with microswitch problems in their spoilers. Just like the door latches, the 996s are going to start having a lot of problems with these 20 year old microswitches all over the car. I was able to limp by with an old part but from what i understand burgess doesn’t make these anymore and old part inventory is finite. It would be nice if anyone on this forum had any decent knowledge about microswitches, and what replacement production units would work in each component of the 996. No one wants to buy a $700 spoiler wiring harness from Porsche to hack it apart for a microswitch. Not everyone wants to spend thousands on some of these fancy ones aftermarket spoiler kits, since this is money better saved in the engine rebuiId fund. would be nice to get some reliable sources for replacement parts on these systems that seem to need a refresh/service after 50k or so miles. I just don’t have the knowledge or expertise on the topic.
I purchased a boxster spoiler motor and track assembly. The housing is the exact same on the outside, just in a different finish, so I thought this would work. However, the inside is slightly different. Because the boxster spoiler from around these same years does not travel as far up/down in comparison to the 911, the inside of the track housing is modified to make it travel a shorter distance. Also, the tracks themselves are slightly different to activate the microswitches. So this will not work, unless modified, which I’m sure someone with more mechanical and electrical knowledge than me could figure out. Returning the part. I did buy a 2010 spoiler motor on eBay and track assembly that will hopefully this will fit. I did cross reference the track housing part number which is the same as the 2001 that i have, plus the “sub” model number that’s stamped next to it is the same. The “sub” model number on the boxster part was different than the one on my 2001 996, and I’m assuming the sub model number is used to dofferenciate the internal differences of the housings.
I'm fairly certain the 996 rear spoiler microswitch is only available if you purchase the entire wiring loom. Which is outrageously expensive.
I was able to fix the microswitch. In a previous post I explain how I used parts from the old microswitch from the defective passenger door panel I recently replaced.
Alrighty folks I wanted to follow up on this. I ended up sourcing a new motor and track housing unit from eBay from a 2010 911. The housing is nearly identical, with just one small update. All of the bolt holes and everything line up with the tray that it mounts to so I ended up using the new housing (and obviously the tracks inside of it were good - not stripped like the original one I had) and connected the original microswitches and wiring loom to it. I serviced and lubricated the entire assembly using instructions from the popular DIY thread. the spoiler now goes up and down with smooth and quiet operation. However it only works with the manual switch and I’m still getting the error message when the car hits 74 mph. I’m not sure why. The microswitches should be functioning properly since the unit goes up and down flawlessly with the manual switch operation. Does anyone know why this could be? I don’t think it would be the newer motor & assembly because the microswitches control the power going to unit and it functions properly with the manual switch.
Do I have to clear a fault code before it starts to work again under normal driving conditions when I hit the target speed?
If the car is displaying a spoiler fault code, then I say yes, any spoiler fault code should be cleared. Remember, the DME controls the spoiler at speed. If the DME thinks something is wrong with the spoiler, it won't deploy. Clear any and all DME fault codes and see what happens.
06-11-2021, 12:15 AM
Another rear spoiler not working thread
. hopefully the tracks on the inside aren't stripped.
