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2004 Carrera convertible top wont come back up

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YOUR RESEARCH2004 Carrera convertible top wont come back up

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Check hydraulic fluid

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Time to educate yourself on how to check the hydraulic fluid and to look at your cylinders to see if they are leaking/seals blown out.
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Check hydraulic reservoir - is it leaking

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Low hydraulic fluid - check the hydraulic reservoir - is it leaking under your car in the back?
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Time to educate yourself on how to check the hydraulic fluid and to look at your cylinders to see if they are leaking/seals blown out.
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Check hydraulic reservoir - is it leaking

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Low hydraulic fluid - check the hydraulic reservoir - is it leaking under your car in the back?
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

The hurricane is coming, I drove to town and back with the top down, home and it only begins to prepare to go up. The hard part moves up but then it stops. Please help SAP! Thanks. Edit, I am back already. It sounded like the solenoid clicks, the back begins to move up then it just stopped. I have been home about 15 minutes and I tried a few more times. I trued to pull it up but no success there. Then I tried the electric again and it went up. I am happy but would like to know what to do next time it does not go up? I was waiting for this to occur!

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Time to educate yourself on how to check the hydraulic fluid and to look at your cylinders to see if they are leaking/seals blown out. This has been covered ad nauseam so no need to do it here.

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Convertible tops can be complicated - look at your manual and any online details that can provide some insight. Some of the most common issues: 1). Low hydraulic fluid - check the hydraulic reservoir - is it leaking under your car in the back? 2). Hydraulic cylinders (2) can be leaking causing the top to not operate. 3). The pump / motor

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I just got out of the life saving hospital! The top is working fine (I was told it had the cylinders repaired before I bought it) don't really know the date though. It is working fine now after the inside cloth got torn lose with a Velcro strap. Guess it got wedged in the frame.

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