Car won't start because of ?clutch sensor? Installing a push start

[vietpersuasion]

Thinking about putting a push starter button (like the S2000 push start ) in my 99 manual Boxster because. .. .I recently purchased a 99 boxster manual and when I first start the car, it fired up fine, runs well with no issues. But when I turn off the ignition, and try to restart the car ( make a quick coffee stop or market stop somewhere) the engine will not start. It's a manual so ofcourse the clutch and the brake had to be engaged but the engine wont start. This problem only happen after the car had been started and then turning the ignition off to stop the engine. Restarting is not possible for atleast 15 minutes after the initial shut down.

I figured out that there was a problem with the "clutch sensor"??. When I press the clutch to start the car, the sensor is not engaging and preventing the engine from starting as a safety measure. So what I did was bypass that sensor and the car starts up with no problem now. The only thing is once it's bypassed, in order to start the car I DO NOT have to step on the clutch or the brake. Just make sure the E brake is on and the car is in Neutral ofcourse.

Underneath the steering wheel above the fuse box further in a little you will see a small white box connected with 2 black wires going in the box. I unplugged the 2 black wires from the small white box and directly connect the 2 wires together to bypass and Voila!, the car starts without clutch or brake have to be engage. It's a temporary fix and I don't like it. I prefer the clean look of a push start button.

I do not like this and is thinking about installing a push start button in the car! Has anyone done it and how? I will go forth with the install once the order of the s2k button arrive. Just thought I could get some suggestions from the community. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.

Here is a picture of the bypassed I did. Loren said it is the clutch interlock switch, how can I adjust it, or how do I replace it?

:renntech:

Edited May 23, 2008 by vietpersuasion

[Loren]

Thinking about putting a push starter button (like the S2000 push start ) in my 99 manual Boxster because. .. .I recently purchased a 99 boxster manual and when I first start the car, it fired up fine, runs well with no issues. But when I turn off the ignition, and try to restart the car ( make a quick coffee stop or market stop somewhere) the engine will not start. It's a manual so ofcourse the clutch and the brake had to be engaged but the engine wont start. This problem only happen after the car had been started and then turning the ignition off to stop the engine. Restarting is not possible for atleast 15 minutes after the initial shut down.

I figured out that there was a problem with the "clutch sensor"??. When I press the clutch to start the car, the sensor is not engaging and preventing the engine from starting as a safety measure. So what I did was bypass that sensor and the car starts up with no problem now. The only thing is once it's bypassed, in order to start the car I DO NOT have to step on the clutch or the brake. Just make sure the E brake is on and the car is in Neutral ofcourse.

Underneath the steering wheel above the fuse box further in a little you will see a small white box connected with 2 black wires going in the box. I unplugged the 2 black wires from the small white box and directly connect the 2 wires together to bypass and Voila!, the car starts without clutch or brake have to be engage. It's a temporary fix and I don't like it. I prefer the clean look of a push start button.

I do not like this and is thinking about installing a push start button in the car! Has anyone done it and how? I will go forth with the install once the order of the s2k button arrive. Just thought I could get some suggestions from the community. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.

I will take pictures of the clutch bypass procedure in the morning so the experts can get an idea of what I am talking about.

:renntech:

:welcome:

That is your clutch interlock switch. It is either poorly adjusted or needs to be replaced.

[vietpersuasion]

Thinking about putting a push starter button (like the S2000 push start ) in my 99 manual Boxster because. .. .I recently purchased a 99 boxster manual and when I first start the car, it fired up fine, runs well with no issues. But when I turn off the ignition, and try to restart the car ( make a quick coffee stop or market stop somewhere) the engine will not start. It's a manual so ofcourse the clutch and the brake had to be engaged but the engine wont start. This problem only happen after the car had been started and then turning the ignition off to stop the engine. Restarting is not possible for atleast 15 minutes after the initial shut down.

I figured out that there was a problem with the "clutch sensor"??. When I press the clutch to start the car, the sensor is not engaging and preventing the engine from starting as a safety measure. So what I did was bypass that sensor and the car starts up with no problem now. The only thing is once it's bypassed, in order to start the car I DO NOT have to step on the clutch or the brake. Just make sure the E brake is on and the car is in Neutral ofcourse.

Underneath the steering wheel above the fuse box further in a little you will see a small white box connected with 2 black wires going in the box. I unplugged the 2 black wires from the small white box and directly connect the 2 wires together to bypass and Voila!, the car starts without clutch or brake have to be engage. It's a temporary fix and I don't like it. I prefer the clean look of a push start button.

I do not like this and is thinking about installing a push start button in the car! Has anyone done it and how? I will go forth with the install once the order of the s2k button arrive. Just thought I could get some suggestions from the community. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.

I will take pictures of the clutch bypass procedure in the morning so the experts can get an idea of what I am talking about.

:renntech:

:welcome:

That is your clutch interlock switch. It is either poorly adjusted or needs to be replaced.

Thanks for the quick reply. How can the clutch interlock switch be adjusted? or replace if necessary?

[vietpersuasion]

Went to dealer and picked up a new CLUTCH INTERLOCK SWITCH and replaced it myself. Car starts with no problem now. The part was $25 total. Got a 10% discount because I used to work with the same auto group. :)