5 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHengine lid and rear spoiler question
Leading reported evidence
Use rear cable release
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Leading evidence: 'Use rear cable release' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Use rear cable release' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Just bear in mind there is painted metal in there, so I would caution AGAINST using, say, a sharp metal coat hanger.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
5 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
911uk: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261027T025149Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
Hi,
Today when driving the rear spoiler warning light came on. When I stopped I tried the manual switch to raise the spoiler nothing happened and the spoiler light came on again. Thinking that perhaps I should lift the engine lid and see if I could see what the problem was I pressed the electric switch (996.2) and while there was a noise although something was trying to happen the lid stayed resolutely shut.
I therefore seem to have two rather than one problem. Does any one have experience of this and perhaps what I can do to get the engine lid up and fix the spoiler.
All thoughts welcome.
Thanks.
Martin.
Use the rear cable release. Simply slide in a plastic ruler or hook to fish out the cable lying under the Passenger's side (RHD) rear lamp cluster.
From the 996 FAQ courtesy of GT4
There are pics too:
The problem will be if the spoiler extension assembly has worked its way loose and jammed on something in the engine bay. Try retracting the system before you attempt opening the lid.
Once you have attempted a retraction using the manual spoiler overide button in the footwell, I would get someone else to press the release button and see if you can gently coax (wiggle) the lid up whilst the release solenoid is active.
If no release, then try the cable option.
OK, so the picture shows the cable exposed by removing the lamp cluster, but that was for illustration, it is still where it lives!
The lamp clusters look flush, but in fact you can get a slim flexible object under there (hence the plastic ruler etc).
I mentioned the use of a "hook", by this I meant fashioning something into a hooking device. Just bear in mind there is painted metal in there, so I would caution AGAINST using, say, a sharp metal coat hanger.
ref:
996 FAQs - Bonnet Release DIY - for when the battery dies
This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.
