Latest Convertible Top Problem

[digigo]

Hey there,

Okay, this just started the other day - the convertible top starts the cycle, everything looks and sounds fine, the clamshell opens without hesitation - it unhooks and goes through the motion without any hiccups - until the top is i the vertical position - then it just stops abruptly.

I put it back down and try again - it does the same thing - the only way it will finish the cycle is if I leave it for a couple of minutes in the half down position, then finish the cycle - it works like it should - not shaky or strange movements at all, it's just like it was interrupted halfway and now it is ready to continue (like a "don't rush me, I just needed a breather!")

Any advice without taking it back for a couple hundred dollar diagnostic....

Please and thanks - As Always!

P.S. Hope everyone is having a great summer with their Porsche toys!

[wross996TT]

car model & year please....do you have aftermarket equipment, like SmartTop?

[digigo]

2000 996 -and I took the SmartTop module off when it buggered things up last time (a couple of months ago)

$300.00 down the drain on that one....

[wross996TT]

I would re-check the connection (where the smarttop module was plugged in).

[digigo]

Thanks for the advice - that was actually the first thing I checked, as I figured that might be the weak link too.

The connection is fine though - and then after thinking some more, I thought it probably wasn't the weak link as it stops in the same position every time - well, at least it is consistent!

Thanks....

[digigo]

P.S. Great looking car you have - Very Nice!

[wross996TT]

Thanks, my next guess is the hydraulic fluid may be low...

go here:

Fluid fix

[RFM]

You will need the PIWIS tester to be sure, most possible faults are: front top central locking mechanism ( with the hook ) and rear side flaps micro switches.

[digigo]

Great - I'll get in there latter this evening....

Thanks Very Much.

[Rio]

Just in case you have not resolved this issue... My 1999 C2 did a similar thing and it turned out to be a lack of lubrication on the lift mechanism (sides, not the motor). After lubricating it worked perfectly.