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Originally Posted by steved0x
My friend Ed had a 996 (1999 911, same engine generation as our Boxsters) and had a similar issue, and then his engine seized up, would barely turn, etc... it turned out to be a seized alternator. I would follow the steps above and remove the belt and check that are as described by Jager above.
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Good point. If the engine turns with the belt off, you know it's something in the belt path. If it still won't turn with the belt off you have a catastrophic failure.