20 Most Recent 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera - Page 4 Questions & Answers

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you can use cigarette lighter with a cable( two male connectors ends) and a battery jumper box.If your battery is completaly dead Porsche made Emergency operating cable.It is located in you right front fender under(behind) the black plastic lining.
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for this is the best to call your nearest Porsche dealer and they will help you
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check your battery connections. alot of newer cars have a main power fuse, check it also.

If it happened to me, I'd use a cleaner to try to clean the top, the PW removed embedded dirt in the top in the spray pattern, so now you are going to have to remove what wasn't taken off by the PW-a good cleaner, with a stiff brush, done by hand should get it even, then use a dressing of some type (detailer finish) for canvas to make it consistent color-wise.

Call the manufacturer with the vin - it should be on the front left (drivers side) of the dash and you should be able to read it from outside of the vehicle.

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In your Porsche tool kit is a little pipe-wrench which is for removing the headlights.
In your trunk remove the front corner carpet and you will see a black plastic plug(remove it).Behind is a screw for which is the tool for.Turn counterclockwise to release the headlight.
Replace what ever you need and then reverse the motion to install the headlight unit back to its place.I hope this will help you?

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Check the battery of the remote,change it and try it again

well it sounds like a cyl head gave way, cam exploded cracking head, or head bolts failed letting head raise like a dragster. are you sure on the speed when it happened and not 210kph? LOL well tear it down and explore, that is where all the fun is, the mystery!! as long as no rust,grease and dirt get in your eyes ! GOD i hate that

There are charging devices which work through the cigarette lighter, but alas, because the wire to the cigarette lighter is so small, it may take several days of charging to get it started, assuming the battery is not shorted out or bad to begin with.

Maybe, a shorter interval of charging through the cigarette lighter can be tried to get enough charge or current to open the trunk lid.

Do any of the interior or exterior lights work, even dimly?

I wish you luck in charging your battery or opening the trunk lid.

We can't provide anti theft radio security codes here at fixya, we have no access to the manufacturers data base on your car, each code is unique to each car, no 2 alike. The company at the web link below does have access to the Porsche data base and can look the code up. Go to the link.

http://www.radio-release-keys.com/porsche-radio-codes.html

Theres a keyhole on the back of the siren in the engine bay, if the key is in your possession you can turn off the alarm with this - Hopefully* Also the control boxes for the alarm/immobiliser are usually under the front seats, there are 3 boxes throughout the car and they can be hard to find, each has a fuse - check the fuses and replace any that are blown - plugging and replugging the fuses may reset the immobiliser anyway I can't find a manual for it but i'm looking - try this out first and tell me what happens - there IS a proper reset procedure - but it's not exactly broadcast. i'll do my best to track down the manual for the pa1000, but it is an obsolete system and will be hard to find.

Check battery cables to make sure they are not corroded, and on tight. Also, check the wires on the starter to make sure they are on tight also. Then, if you know where the starter solenoid is, jump it to see if it engages the starter, maybe get someone who knows how to do this. It should be the 2 biggest bolt/nut combos, touch them both real quick with a screwdriver. If the starter turns over, turn the key on and do it. It should start. If the starter did not turn over, it is probably bad, unless the 2 big bolt/nut wires are bad. Hope this helps.

Unless you have done this before or have someone with you who has I would highly reccomend having a glass shop do it.Its not all that complicated but if not done correctly the new glass will leak or you could damage the roof pillar,but i will tell you how it's done.First thing is to remove the trim from around the windshield,take a putty knife or other thin flat tool and slide it under the trim from the glass side and gently pry up,the trim should start pulling free,look for where the trim overlaps itself and pull these pieces first.Next take a sharp knife and carefully slide it between the glass and the seal and start cutting the seal free,you'll need a second person one on each side lift the glass and walk towards the front of the car.Now start pulling the seal away from the sheet metal,if it wants to stick a hair dryer should make it easier.Now the fun part,you got to clean any residue from the seal off,100% of it,if you leave any residue the new seal will not seal properly and it will leak,methanal or a strong isapropyl alcohol will work well for this and leaves no residue.Prep the new glass by cleaning the sealing area with alcohol,install the new seal on the car,be careful not to touch the adhesive on the seal,the oils from your skin will foul it and cause it to not seal properly.Now the most important part,you'll need someone to help you and set of glass cups(large suction cups with handles,if you have a Harbor freight tools nearby they ussually have them in stock)they're not neccesary but will make the job easier,attach the cups or pick the glass up by the very edge,one person on each side and walk up the front of the car,line the glass up being very careful not to let the glass touch the seal,once it's lined up set the glass as evenly as possible on the seal,you have to get it right the first time,once the glass touches the seal its going to stick and pulling the glass back off will more than likely ruin the seal.Once the glass is in place use a towel to rub down each edge and fully set the seal,install the trim and your done.Hope this helps,like I said I would highly reccomned having a glass shop do the install as they have the experience and the tools to do the job.