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professorman · 06-07-2016, 12:31 PM

I have this problem intermittedly. It occurs maybe 1 in 10 times. Turning off and turning on the car does solve the problem. Turning on the headlights before starting the car also prevents this. I would like a more permanent solution. I thought about relays, and this seem like a decent amount of work.

Has anyone tried a capacitor solution? What capacitor would be a good one to use for this>

06-07-2016, 12:31 PM	#26
professorman Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: va Posts: 92	I have this problem intermittedly. It occurs maybe 1 in 10 times. Turning off and turning on the car does solve the problem. Turning on the headlights before starting the car also prevents this. I would like a more permanent solution. I thought about relays, and this seem like a decent amount of work. Has anyone tried a capacitor solution? What capacitor would be a good one to use for this> __________________ 01 Boxster S 6Spd, Speed Yellow w/84k miles. \| 991.1 911 C2 7spd Manual \| 01 996 C2 -6spd - Green Machine - My baby \| 997.2 C2S 6spd \| 2x 01 Boxster base