05-03-2015, 12:12 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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That's a good attitude Jake. what's done is done. No point stressing when that energy can be used to find a engine from a local wrecker, search online and get some math on paper so you can weigh your options. Mewhile the mechanics can confirm the extent of the damage.
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05-03-2015, 01:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Little Switzerland, north carolina
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Jake, I am in little Switzerland, an hour northwest of Asheville if I can help. Got a trailer , lift and a lot of tools. Bad news is I had ims failure a few years ago in my C4 and it sounded a lot like you described. bob 828 385 3100
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05-03-2015, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: DFW
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Oh no! Sorry to hear that jake. I got the link to that video somewhere but yeah mot good.
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05-03-2015, 01:36 PM
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Beginner
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Houston
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Sorry to hear that Jake. Your reaction to this from shutting it down to your attitude after the fact are fantastic. Kudos to Mountainman for the offer to help.
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05-04-2015, 07:22 AM
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Engine Surgeon
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Cleveland GA USA
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Did you smell rubber burning when this occurred, by chance?
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IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist
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05-04-2015, 08:34 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Greenville, S.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake Raby
Did you smell rubber burning when this occurred, by chance?
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The car actually did have a rubbery smell both when I stopped at a gas station and an odd smell right after it went. I am less sure of when the car broke as my first action was to walk back up the road and check for anything that had fallen.
However I did stop at a gas station maybe 10 miles before it happened and smelt rubber, I assumed it was just the tires.
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05-04-2015, 08:49 AM
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Engine Surgeon
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Cleveland GA USA
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What you were smelling was the main drive belt as the alternator was seizing.
Pull the drive belt and see if the engine will turn over.
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Jake Raby/www.flat6innovations.com
IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist
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05-04-2015, 10:03 AM
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Need For Speed
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Funville
Posts: 2,114
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake Raby
What you were smelling was the main drive belt as the alternator was seizing.
Pull the drive belt and see if the engine will turn over.
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Please, please let that be it. 
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05-04-2015, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Orange County, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake Raby
What you were smelling was the main drive belt as the alternator was seizing.
Pull the drive belt and see if the engine will turn over.
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BIGJake,
The first thing I will do tonight as soon as I get home, is to open this tread, looking forward for the good news...
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05-06-2015, 04:06 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 906
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake Raby
What you were smelling was the main drive belt as the alternator was seizing.
Pull the drive belt and see if the engine will turn over.
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how often does an alternator seize ? I have never seen this happen before ....
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05-07-2015, 06:17 AM
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Certified Boxster Addict
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 7,669
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jake Raby
What you were smelling was the main drive belt as the alternator was seizing.
Pull the drive belt and see if the engine will turn over.
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+1 Credit to Jake for making the right call early on.
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05-07-2015, 06:24 AM
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Registered Boxster abuser
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: socal
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Do some of these model alternators have a break away clutch at the pulley in case this happens?
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