Re-starting issues
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Re-starting issues
my 1999 carrera cab starts like a champion when it's cold, like when I start it for the first time in the morning. But when it gets up in temperature and I shut it off, when I try to re-start it seems like there's not enough power to make the engine run. I have to be careful notto drain the battery while trying to re-start several times. It will usually finally start but somtimes I have need a boost... battery is new, alternator is new... when the car gets cold again then it will start like a champion... battery is not draining. Can there be a short or ground issue only when the car's warm??? don't know what to think or do!
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Do a search. It's not an uncommon problem. It could be the cable or the starter itself. In one case there was a missing heat shield that caused the problem.
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a heat shield issue makes sense since the problem only occurs when the car's warm... what do you mean by do a search?
thank you for you quick reply!
Jacques
thank you for you quick reply!
Jacques
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Go to the 996 forum main page and click on "Search this forum".
A bad cable or a bad starter can be affected by heat.
A bad cable or a bad starter can be affected by heat.
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I find more hits searching google vs the above search, fwiw...Good luck and report back once you find a fix.
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Examples: if it sounds like the starter is turning slowly it is probably the starter or the starter cable. If it does not start after a refueling it is probably the tank vent. If it turns over normally but doesn't catch after the car has sat for 15 minutes or more it is probably the purge valve. I'm sure there are others I didn't list.
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Couple of threads addressing this cable.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...ter-cable.html
For a later car
Not exactly the same but Has some pics to help you visualize
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...tor-cable.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...ter-cable.html
For a later car
Not exactly the same but Has some pics to help you visualize
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...tor-cable.html
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the starter just doesn't have enough power to turn the crank shaft, when I turn on the ignition everything shuts down immediately, even the clock resets. It'll eventually start when hot but it takes several tries. Never happens when it's cold.
Thank you All for your help and support!
J
Thank you All for your help and support!
J
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the starter just doesn't have enough power to turn the crank shaft, when I turn on the ignition everything shuts down immediately, even the clock resets. It'll eventually start when hot but it takes several tries. Never happens when it's cold.
Thank you All for your help and support!
J
Thank you All for your help and support!
J
Good luck.
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There is a voltage drop check you can do to see if there is a difference between the back of the alternator output and the jump terminal post. If the figures arent the same when the car is hot the cable is shot
Was too daunting for me to change a few years back so I had it done by the dealership. However having done more work since then I wouldn't hesitate to now do it myself.
Depends on how confident and handy you are, a dealership/indy will charge a bit to change it out.
Was too daunting for me to change a few years back so I had it done by the dealership. However having done more work since then I wouldn't hesitate to now do it myself.
Depends on how confident and handy you are, a dealership/indy will charge a bit to change it out.