Push Button Starter - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

djomlas · 12-18-2006, 09:38 AM

i made my boxster not use the clutch for starting, took me a minute. so now i just turn the key and beast starts up...that would be a good thing to do if you have a stat engine button
one zip tie did the trick :dance:

Perfectlap · 12-18-2006, 10:54 AM

ok so does that no clutch-start hack add more longevity to the clutch?
how is it done?

djomlas · 12-18-2006, 11:08 AM

well when you push the clutch pedal down, the pedal phisically touched this little lever, and you can start the car, thats all. so all you gotta do is put a zip tie around it do you have no need to push the pedal down. thats all. so it actually has nothing to do with the clutch itself, but the clutch pedal.
once you get under ther you will see what im talking about.
on my previous 2 BMWs i didnt need to press the pedal down at all

Perfectlap · 12-18-2006, 11:55 AM

anyone know if that affects the clutch itself at all? it seems like the car would think that that the clutch pedal is down all the time? or is it just a an electrical contact isolated to the ignition?

djomlas · 12-18-2006, 12:08 PM

im sure it has nothing to do with the clutch since ure not pushing the pedal at all

John V · 12-18-2006, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

anyone know if that affects the clutch itself at all? it seems like the car would think that that the clutch pedal is down all the time? or is it just a an electrical contact isolated to the ignition?

It's solely used as an ignition interlock. Nothing more.

The clutch actuation is still hydraulic and this hack doesn't affect the hydraulics in any way.

spawnywhippet · 10-14-2007, 11:11 PM

I think this clutch lockout mechanism is a USA only spec, as neither my UK spec Boxster nor my Australian 996 cabriolet had this 'feature'.
I guess its something to do with the USA car market being primarily automatic cars, so American drivers are less used to checking that the car is out of gear before starting it?

Tool Pants · 10-14-2007, 11:17 PM

Having to push down on the clutch pedal to start the car is a US thing. It has been around for like 30 years.

I am on a few UK Boxster boards. ROW 986s don't have it. But I think they have been saying they now have it with the 987.