Factory supplied PCM and Navi codes not working

[msallen]

Anyone have any ideas about how to solve this problem?

2 months ago I had a Porsche dealer look up the PCM and Navigation codes for my PCM unit (fitted in a 2001 996tt) based on the serial number on the back of the PCM unit. These codes were entered and the unit worked perfectly.

I recently had the two diverter valves replaced and during this time the battery link in the engine bay was removed, with the result that the PCM unit is now prompting me to enter these two codes again. The problem is that the numbers that were originally entered to enable the unit 2 months ago are no longer working!

The only thing that has happened since the original entry of these numbers is that I purchased a Porsche map CD-ROM that mentioned that it was upgrading the navigation software when I first used it. Could this be causing the probem?

Any ideas on how to resolve this would be most appreciated (the dealer has never experienced this before...).

Edited July 7, 2007 by msallen

[slant911]

Anyone have any ideas about how to solve this problem?

2 months ago I had a Porsche dealer look up the PCM and Navigation codes for my PCM unit (fitted in a 2001 996tt) based on the serial number on the back of the PCM unit. These codes were entered and the unit worked perfectly.

I recently had the two diverter valves replaced and during this time the battery link in the engine bay was removed, with the result that the PCM unit is now prompting me to enter these two codes again. The problem is that the numbers that were originally entered to enable the unit 2 months ago are no longer working!

The only thing that has happened since the original entry of these numbers is that I purchased a Porsche map CD-ROM that mentioned that it was upgrading the navigation software when I first used it. Could this be causing the probem?

Any ideas on how to resolve this would be most appreciated (the dealer has never experienced this before...).

Hate to ask something stupid, but could the numbers you are entering be backwards. In other words the number you thought should be the first number actually be the second number?

Edited July 18, 2007 by slant911

[msallen]

Some feedback on this problem:

The PCM unit had to be removed by a Porsche dealer and the master reset code (only available from Porsche Germany (and perhaps Porsche Atlanta...)) was used to reset the unit. This generated two new codes, which replaced all previous ones, and it now everything works again. Who knows why this happened in the first place... :huh: