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  1. Richard Hamilton
    The trouble with alarm codes is that they sometimes appear when there is no significant fault, and then stay in memory until they are cleared. Things like 'wrong key' and 'voltage failure' can be explained perfectly simply. The dealer tried an incorrect key? The battery went flat at some time? I would suggest clearing the codes and see what comes back. I suspect it will be the 'central locking limit position' which is caused by a bad microswitch in the door lock assembly. It is a very common fault, and just one of the ones which causes a double-beep.
  2. Richard Hamilton
    Engine number location: Engine number format:
  3. Richard Hamilton
    :welcome: If you mean the "Manuell" thing - they all do that!
  4. Richard Hamilton
    I'm seriously considering fittin a PSS-10 kit to try to reduce the harshness of the ride. The car has just turned 70,000 miles, so I doubt the shocks are in the best of health anyway. Thing is, I don't want to lower the ride height. We have a lot of speed bumps in my area, and the front splitter catches all too often anyway. The advertisements I have seen all show "30-50mm lowering" but does anyone know if I can maintain the standard ride height?
  5. Richard Hamilton
    I remember just after the 987/997 were introduced lots of people had a similar problem with the comfort features being activated accidentally. There is a TSB on the subject which might be worth reading (04-06 - 9662). May not be your problem, of course.
  6. Richard Hamilton
    I believe there are 2 fuses. Did you check them both?
  7. Richard Hamilton
    The latest maps for Europe for PCM2.1 are 08/2009. Part number: 997.044.902.50
  8. Richard Hamilton
    Also check the brake light switch.
  9. Richard Hamilton
    Harry - I hope I didn't sound negative - it certainly wasn't my intention. I was thinking about the fact Porsche say you shouldn't use tyres over 6 years old. As far as I know there isn't a legal limit to tyre age (here in the UK) though. I was having the same wear issue on the rear tyres on my 996T. I had previously always used N-rated tyres, but switched to Yokohama Advan Sport V103. So far, they have exceeded the life of my previous Continentals (4000 miles), and still have 6mm of tread.
  10. Richard Hamilton
    You don't need the contact bushes (999-652-901-22) as if you buy the VW wires, they are already crimped on both ends. You need 8 of the VW 009 wires, and 3 of the 010. But check the 010 wires are correct for the DME plug, as I noted in my post #130 above. To be 100% sure you get enough to do the job, it would be safer to get 11 x 009 and 3 x 010. You only usually need the cap for the cruise lever, as for some reason the stalks mostly have the OBC cap on when you get them. Don't bother about the rubber column trims. You can re-use the ones you have. The holes for the OBC and cruise levers are partially moulded in, so you just have to open them out with a sharp knife. I'll email you a diagram.
  11. Richard Hamilton
    Sorry. I should have explained that I did that diagram for someone who didn't have an adapter lead, so they had to cut the wire to the yellow plug and join it. As you have found, if you have the correct adapter, you just have to connect the wire in it to a switched supply.
  12. Richard Hamilton
    You need to run a trigger wire from the aerial output of the stereo to the wake-up input of the amplifier. Most adapter leads have it, but it isn't connected. Like this:
  13. Richard Hamilton
    Quite amazing! At that rate looks like you might get age degredation before they actually wear out!!
  14. Richard Hamilton
    It appears from a quick look at the PET that RoW and USA 997-1's use the same catalytic converters, so I think it would be possible to remap the DME for the USA fuel map. (On the 996 they were different.)
  15. Richard Hamilton
    Just found this - http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?/topic/14015-major-breakdown/page__view__findpost__p__69905
  16. Richard Hamilton
    I have heard of a couple of cases where a core plug from an oil gallery has popped out, causing a massive oil leak. RMS or IMS tend to weep - unusual for one of them to blow out and gush oil, but possible. Like Loren says - you need to find out where it is coming from, and don't run it until you do!
  17. Richard Hamilton
    Tell your Porsche Tech you got this from an amateur DIYer! :rolleyes: 1) Do a Control Module Search from the Vehicle Type screen. 2) Go to DME control unit. 3) Go to Vehicle Data. 4) Scroll down to Order Type. If the Order Type is shown, go to step 9, if it is a line of dashes, got to step 5. 5) Press the F7 key to edit. 6) Enter the 6-digit Order Code. (986310 for 2.5/2.7 - 986320 for 3.2). 7) Press F7 to confirm. 8) Go back to the Vehicle Type screen and do a full Control Module Search. (Essential). 9) Go to Instrument Cluster>Coding and select "with On-board Computer". 10) Press the F8 key to save. 11) Job done. Exit and enjoy!
  18. Richard Hamilton
    I'm not aware of any online production figures. I would suggest getting a copy of Patrick Paternie's Porsche 911 Red Book, which shows a breakdown of each model in each production year. It's a handy pocket-book size and a nice quick reference. If you want more detail, look for a copy of Marc Bongers' Porsche Data Book. More comprehensive (and expensive) but nice glossy photos and much more detail. HTH.
  19. Richard Hamilton
    On cars with the later cluster (like your 03 S) the OAT will not show if you simply code the cluster for OBC. You have to connect a stalk or switch to give the system a control input before it will show the OBC display. It can be done with a single wire, but you still need to connect it to the cluster, so it's a no-brainer to fit the switch.
  20. Richard Hamilton
    Same as 2002 in post #29.
  21. Richard Hamilton
    http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?/topic/33945-how-to-change-usa-country-code-to-rest-of-the-world-row/page__view__findpost__p__179952
  22. Richard Hamilton
    I'm not sure you would want to change the country coding in most of the control modules. For example, as you have found, by changing the alarm country coding you have set different remote frequencies on the control unit, so the key remotes you have won't work. It sounds to me that what you are really looking to do is change the fuel map in the DME to a RoW map. Other than that, and possibly the radio frequencies for your region, there's no reason to change the country coding in any other modules.
  23. Richard Hamilton
    I think he's cut the connector off the stalk wires, so wants to match up the colours of the stalk wires to the pin numbers on the connector he cut off. Presumably he threw the connector away.
  24. Richard Hamilton
    I've seen a couple of cars that have slipped into transit (energy-saving) mode for no apparent reason. If this is the case, you need to go to someone with a Porsche tester and get them to carry out the Sports Car Handover Routine in the Special Functions menu. This wakes up the system. You don't need any of the car's security codes in order to do this.
  25. Richard Hamilton
    Sorry, but I don't know what colour wires within the stalk connect to which numbers on the plug. They don't show the internal wiring colours of the stalk unit on the wiring diagrams either. Perhaps someone here has a stalk off the car they could do a visual check.
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