Ok my Porsche ownership is going from bad to worse. It's now surpassed the number of problems (pro-rata over ownership time) than the TVR Chimaera I had.
So, a few weekends back, I took the ferry over to France, to pick up some nice wines and also spend some time with my five year old son.
Not three miles onto French soil, the car cuts out completely. All electrics are fine, the engine just died. Wouldn't catch on turning over at all. I eventually got the car back to England after approx £400 ($750 ish) in recovery fees.
That problem still remains, haven't had it looked at yet but I suspect maybe fuel pump, fuel pipe blockage, the recovery guy suggested it might be the interia switch.....I don't know.
Anyway so it's sat there on my fecking drive with it's spoiler stuck in the 'up' position, not working.
So anyway today, I have to change the brake pads on my family motor. I go to the Boxster to get my trolley jack (which is in the rear boot/trunk), and...the battery is dead. And I don't mean
low, I mean 100% dead. Not even a flicker on the dash lights.
So I can't open the boot/trunk to get the sodding jack out. I've searched the net but can only find a link for 987's where you can put a battery pack on an attachment on the fuse unit, and the negative to the door hinge. Only of course, mine is a 986 and there isn't such a connection. So I hook my battery pack up via the lighter socket......doesn't make a blind bit of difference. I tried a different battery pack, just in case....not making any difference, no lights no power, and yes I have the key in and in the ON position.
I've also searched for this mystical 'rectangular' cover/shroud that's over the release wire, somewhere in the wheel arch, but I can't find it. How can I tell if mine is the electronic release mechanism or the mechanical version? (1999 2.5).
Any help appreciated.
Oh and did I mention (and this is completely my own fault) I managed to lose the locking wheel nut.
