Erect Rear Spoiler! (993)

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Dunc

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• 15 Jan 2004

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Has anyone ever had their spoiler stay up? Can anyone suggest a cause? The warning light is not on and it wont go down manually.

I have been messing around in the engine bay changing the alternator out and may have knocked something - any ideas welcome. I haven't had a chance for a proper look since darkness has come.

Why is it that when you fix one thing, something else decides to go tats up!!

Dunc


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poon

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• 15 Jan 2004

• #2

You've probably loosened the block connector that supplys the power!

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Toby Armfield

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• 16 Jan 2004

• #3

Was it up when you replaced the alternator?

If it has gone up since then the block should be ok - the fuse may have gone?


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poon

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• 16 Jan 2004

• #4

the engine vibration can knock the block loose, this used to happen on my 964 regularly until I used cable ties to fasten securely.

The Drive gear could have seized or the cable could have snapped, the latter is usually a sympton of the first, this also happened on my 964, not a problem on my 993 though!

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James Jameson

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• 16 Jan 2004

• #5

Too much Viagra in the petrol tank? :wink:

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Dunc

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• 16 Jan 2004

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Phew! Seems to be ok today, a daylight feel around showed up a loose block on the power supply cable which I must have disturbed doing the other job. The spoiler then went down using the rocker switch.

Going out for a blast now to see if it goes up and down when it should and give the battery a good charging.

Dunc


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poon

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well done Me!

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Dunc

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• 17 Jan 2004

• #8

Excellent diagnosis Dr Poon, you are becoming somewhat of an erection problem consultant!!

Dunc


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