Car won't start... battery is fine, creaking sound heard but engine isn't turning...
#31
Originally Posted by PorschePhd
Strange thing....we had a 996 towed in this weekend. No start. All the lights work, good battery and fuel pump primed. Sound familiar? Re tracked it down the electrical portion of the ignition switch. 50 bucks, replaced it and he is back on the road.
#33
Originally Posted by PorschePhd
Most of your contacts in the system are ground trigger, not 12 volts. So the switch sees ground when depressed.
#35
Holy cow, continuity test? You must think I'm smarter than I am
All I know is that when I attached my multimeter to the two wires on the clutch sensor, it reads 12V. When I depress the switch, I get 0V.
What is a continuity test? Thanks Stephen!
All I know is that when I attached my multimeter to the two wires on the clutch sensor, it reads 12V. When I depress the switch, I get 0V.
What is a continuity test? Thanks Stephen!
#36
My post from another board, based upon a member suggestion to test the sensor:
Well, 99firehawk... you may have indirectly helped the cause! I unplugged the two wires, and connected them. Nothing happened. I then connected the two male spade ends that are attached to the sensor. Nothing happened.
So, I plugged the wires back in. I turned the key. The car started right up. I have NO idea why. I didn't change anything at all.
What do you guys think happened? I'm happy the car appears to start right up, but I'd like to know why in case it happens again. Thanks for all of the help and suggestions!
Well, 99firehawk... you may have indirectly helped the cause! I unplugged the two wires, and connected them. Nothing happened. I then connected the two male spade ends that are attached to the sensor. Nothing happened.
So, I plugged the wires back in. I turned the key. The car started right up. I have NO idea why. I didn't change anything at all.
What do you guys think happened? I'm happy the car appears to start right up, but I'd like to know why in case it happens again. Thanks for all of the help and suggestions!
#37
Well, 6 months later the same problem happened again. I had the car towed, and they traced the problem to the immobilizer. They were going to replace the part behind the steering column, but didn't have it in stock. The mechanic unplugged the wire inside the driver side vent (pull light switch up slightly, depress pin with screwdriver, pull switch off. Remove screw to take vent off). Plugged it back in, the car works. He said it's like rebooting a computer. Hope this helps someone out next time!
#41
Out of all the car "fixes" I've had, this was by far the most frustrating! If it helps out one person, it was all worth it... well, maybe it needs to help out a few dozen before it was worth it
#42
Hi Brian,
It seems like I'm having a similar problem with my 2000 C2 Cabriolet. The car cranks hard when I turn the key, but will not turn over. I was told to replace the starter relay, which I bought yesterday, but when I looked at the relay panel above the fuse box, all of the relays look the same. Which ons is the starter relay? Are there any diagrams of this that you might know of. Any healp would be great! My car has been stuck in the garage for almost a week now!
Thanks!
It seems like I'm having a similar problem with my 2000 C2 Cabriolet. The car cranks hard when I turn the key, but will not turn over. I was told to replace the starter relay, which I bought yesterday, but when I looked at the relay panel above the fuse box, all of the relays look the same. Which ons is the starter relay? Are there any diagrams of this that you might know of. Any healp would be great! My car has been stuck in the garage for almost a week now!
Thanks!
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