Originally Posted by Iceyankee-Tsi

Hello everyone:

First of all, I would like to thank all of you for the great welcome that I have received from you.

Roadsterdoc: Thank you for some great compliments and it is a great pleasure to provide as much help as I can give. I know that all of you also have a great amount of knowkledge in these cars that hopefully with time I will be obtaining.

Now!!! The definite solution to the check spoiler warning in the dash for the minimum amount of 0 dollars with cero cents!!!! This is from my 2001 911 turbo and I understand it applies to all other 996 turbos since the system is the same.

Just as I previously said, it all went down to looking for the appropriate switch combination that will fool the ECU to think that the spoiler is upward all the time. All this was performed in the spoiler-engine cover stock harness. I have attached two pictures. One illustrates the right spoiler ram assembly(looked from the rear). This is the ram that has attached two micro-switches. One of them has a blue cable and a black cable and the other switch has a gray cable and a black cable also. These switches do not perform alike. What I mean is that when one of the switches is depressed, it provides continuity between both of its cables. While the other switch opens its circuit.

As seen in the second picture, I removed the assembly to show how it works. The little metal clip makes contact with the inner sleeve of the ramp as there are two cut-outs in the ramp that allows contact between the clips and the ramp sleeve.( There are two metal clips but i lost one of them today). When the spoiler is downward, these two clips(hence the switches) are pressed. This switch combination tells the ECU that the spoiler is downward. When the spoiler is fully extended, both clips are released and the switches as well. Hence, telling the ECU that the spoiler is extended. If the switchin the upper section of the ramp is not released, guess what message you get:"spoiler warning ".

So, in order to get rid of this spoiler warning for ever is:

Simply simulate the position of the spoiler extended with the switches by disconnecting them from the spoiler ramp bracket and securing them in the released position. Or the same thing without the switches:

1- Make the gray cable and the black cable have continuity at all times. This can be done by cutting the cables from the switch and connecting them together.

2- Cut the cables from the micro-switch that have the blue cable and black cable and isolate them with electrical tape in order to prevent continuity from them.

Finally, remember to disconnect the plug of the spoiler switch control in the dash, since as you may imagine if for some reason you press the "spoiler downward" option the warning will appear. This will happen since after a few seconds of the ECU not receiving the micro-switch combination of the "spoiler down" status it may think that something has gone wrong.

I have done this today with absolute success. My testing included several 70 MPH pulls with no spoiler warnings. Hence, it is proven. Any doubts, just let me know.

Best regards, Andres

Originally Posted by MrWhite

Awesome. This figuring out should reward more creds. Good work, thanks!

Originally Posted by TunaRollZ

did it work for you? leaving the switches unpressed and taped up didn't work for me. I plan to try cutting off the switches and doing the wiring that Andres recommended.

Originally Posted by TunaRollZ

completed the wiring today. I'll test it out the next time I get a chance to take the p-car out.

Originally Posted by Iceyankee-Tsi

Greetings guys:

Thanks all of you for your positive comments. Just to let you know, it has been a long time and NO rear spoiler warning light on my dash. It does work without a doubt. However, my car is a 2001 TT and I don't know if further years may had any wiring changes.

Best regards, Andres

Originally Posted by Iceyankee-Tsi

Greetings guys:

Thanks all of you for your positive comments. Just to let you know, it has been a long time and NO rear spoiler warning light on my dash. It does work without a doubt. However, my car is a 2001 TT and I don't know if further years may had any wiring changes.

Best regards, Andres

Originally Posted by Iceyankee-Tsi

Glad to hear it worked as expected Mr. White. I don't know if you did it, but also remember to diconnect the harness from the spoiler (up/down) function in the dash. Since if somebody press it, the warning will come since there will be no action from the system.
Regards, Andres

Originally Posted by jcb-memphis

This is all I know in the jpeg attached. I am assuming it will work if you take a stock harness out of a stock decklid and put it into a gt2 or other big decklid with fixed wing, as your post suggested....found this via search. It was answering a person's question about keeping the stock wing up for good (or down)...just seemed to make sense if there was not wing motor at all. My post here is meant/aimed at getting confirmation from you guys out there who have done this.

TIA


Jeff

Originally Posted by Iceyankee-Tsi

Hello everyone:

First of all, I would like to thank all of you for the great welcome that I have received from you.

Roadsterdoc: Thank you for some great compliments and it is a great pleasure to provide as much help as I can give. I know that all of you also have a great amount of knowkledge in these cars that hopefully with time I will be obtaining.

Now!!! The definite solution to the check spoiler warning in the dash for the minimum amount of 0 dollars with cero cents!!!! This is from my 2001 911 turbo and I understand it applies to all other 996 turbos since the system is the same.

Just as I previously said, it all went down to looking for the appropriate switch combination that will fool the ECU to think that the spoiler is upward all the time. All this was performed in the spoiler-engine cover stock harness. I have attached two pictures. One illustrates the right spoiler ram assembly(looked from the rear). This is the ram that has attached two micro-switches. One of them has a blue cable and a black cable and the other switch has a gray cable and a black cable also. These switches do not perform alike. What I mean is that when one of the switches is depressed, it provides continuity between both of its cables. While the other switch opens its circuit.

As seen in the second picture, I removed the assembly to show how it works. The little metal clip makes contact with the inner sleeve of the ramp as there are two cut-outs in the ramp that allows contact between the clips and the ramp sleeve.( There are two metal clips but i lost one of them today). When the spoiler is downward, these two clips(hence the switches) are pressed. This switch combination tells the ECU that the spoiler is downward. When the spoiler is fully extended, both clips are released and the switches as well. Hence, telling the ECU that the spoiler is extended. If the switchin the upper section of the ramp is not released, guess what message you get:"spoiler warning ".

So, in order to get rid of this spoiler warning for ever is:

Simply simulate the position of the spoiler extended with the switches by disconnecting them from the spoiler ramp bracket and securing them in the released position. Or the same thing without the switches:

1- Make the gray cable and the black cable have continuity at all times. This can be done by cutting the cables from the switch and connecting them together.

2- Cut the cables from the micro-switch that have the blue cable and black cable and isolate them with electrical tape in order to prevent continuity from them.

Finally, remember to disconnect the plug of the spoiler switch control in the dash, since as you may imagine if for some reason you press the "spoiler downward" option the warning will appear. This will happen since after a few seconds of the ECU not receiving the micro-switch combination of the "spoiler down" status it may think that something has gone wrong.

I have done this today with absolute success. My testing included several 70 MPH pulls with no spoiler warnings. Hence, it is proven. Any doubts, just let me know.

Best regards, Andres