Will my fob-less 986 keys start the car?

[hazardc]

Originally Posted by 78F350

A properly cut valet key should start and run the car normally. Just verified with mine, pardon the dirty interior.


I expect that the hole with the round plug contains the transponder.

Thanks. That's perfect. I couldn't find another post in hours of searching for a valet key picture

Unfortunately, it doesn't turn the ignition. The other key is without a pill for sure, but turns ignition. Could be the ignition wearing out (they seem to get "sticky" when cold hits)

When I get back I'll try turning it on with the valet key attached to the no-pill and see if it fires.

Thanks.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by hazardc

... Unfortunately, it doesn't turn the ignition. The other key is without a pill for sure, but turns ignition. Could be the ignition wearing out (they seem to get "sticky" when cold hits)...

The key in my daughter's car was very hard to turn even after replacing the electronic ignition switch. I have disassembled some old ignition tumblers and found that they had hardened grease jamming them. Try cleaning and lubing the ignition. With my daughter's car, I just put grease on the key and turned it a few times, then it was fine.

Originally Posted by BrokenLinkage
Geez is there something in the water around here?
Did Christmas wear off? The bill came in?

No telling what everyone's grumpy about, but there's a lot of it going around. I was really sad to see Jamesp quit the forum a couple months back. He had always been very generous and helpful with me. Maybe we should all tune out the cable news and Twitter for a month or two. Go for a drive or plan a trip for when your car comes out of storage.

[blueflames]

spare ignition key

To the OP, read this thread and if you are a sharp as you think this should get u up and running. This assumes that one of the two keys you have has a valid pill.

[hazardc]

Originally Posted by blueflames

spare ignition key

To the OP, read this thread and if you are a sharp as you think this should get u up and running. This assumes that one of the two keys you have has a valid pill.

putting the pill next to the transponder isn't exactly rocket science but I could try



The valet key worked.

[hazardc]

Originally Posted by 78F350

The key in my daughter's car was very hard to turn even after replacing the electronic ignition switch. I have disassembled some old ignition tumblers and found that they had hardened grease jamming them. Try cleaning and lubing the ignition. With my daughter's car, I just put grease on the key and turned it a few times, then it was fine.


No telling what everyone's grumpy about, but there's a lot of it going around. I was really sad to see Jamesp quit the forum a couple months back. He had always been very generous and helpful with me. Maybe we should all tune out the cable news and Twitter for a month or two. Go for a drive or plan a trip for when your car comes out of storage.

Best advice ever... I guess I don't need a new ignition switch this time! I just don't have frunk/trunk access anymore.

[hazardc]

Hey guys, as stated below, with a little work and advice, the valet key has started worked fine. I just don't have a fob anymore, and the guy broke my door handle as well (the window goes down under the top like any other time you open the door, but door doesn't physically unlatch. I assume there's some small spring or mechanism that was broken from yanking on it in the cold, but I haven't researched this one at all.

So, I currently have to roll the window halfway down to open the door from the inside after manually unlocking, and I have no trunk/frunk access.


The one thing I would like to communicate is that I truly appreciate the help. That said, I do search this forum, and others, for hours on end before asking questions, and I have decades of experience working on all varieties of vehicles, and have always specialized in performance applications. I do not come here to ask novice questions. I have experience building cars from the ground up, building entire wiring harnesses myself, reprogramming stock ECUs, Motec, etc.


I don't want anyone to be bent out of shape over a snide reaction on my part, this situation has put me on edge and I was finally able to press charges this week.

[Burg Boxster]

Originally Posted by hazardc

Best advice ever... I guess I don't need a new ignition switch this time! I just don't have frunk/trunk access anymore.

With manual release, not electric switch, frunk/trunk handles (which 2000 has as I recall) you can easily get to via interior if you so need. Detail instructions in archives.

Good luck

[hazardc]

Originally Posted by Burg Boxster

With manual release, not electric switch, frunk/trunk handles (which 2000 has as I recall) you can easily get to via interior if you so need. Detail instructions in archives.

Good luck

Yeah. I've gotten it to work once but I genuinely have never been able to see the "white" thing always mentioned and I wasn't able to repeat the process


I already made my frunk cable accessable but the levers have had me stumped for a bit to be honest. It's like one of those jobs that should take 4 hours by the book and you're on track to get it done in 1.5 but one nut/bolt is turning it into a 6-hour affair.


I'm gonna try again tonight. Porsche dealer quoted me almost 3k to rekey and reprogram so I guess this asshat can decide if he wants a felony or to give my keys back