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YOUR RESEARCH2003 996 Targa no crank no start
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ground strap
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The battery tested low on cranking amp and the tester said �bad battery�.
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I�ll check the battery orientation but I don�t think it would power anything if it were in backward?
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After checking the connection u have to trace for 12v back at the starter when key is turned.
Check ground strap over by number six cylinder, goes
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Be sure to check your ground strap over by number six cylinder, goes from frame to engine.
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Hello,
I have a 2003 911 Targa. I keep the car on a battery tender and new my battery was on borrowed time because it was 6 years old. I had gone out for a drive and stopped home and turned the car off. When I went to leave the car hesitated when I started it.
I came home I left the car off the battery tender all night to see if the battery would drain down by the following morning. I went out the next morning the car wouldn�t crank but everything lit up on the dash and worked correctly electrically. I took the battery out and brought it to be tested. The battery tested low on cranking amp and the tester said �bad battery�.
I bought a new battery and installed it but still had no crank. The starter doesn�t make a sound. I replaced the clutch ignition switch and the ignition switch and the ignition fuse. I have swapped the starter relay and I have the same problem, no crank but everything else works on the battery.
I don�t want to throw a starter at it yet because it still seems to be a problem prior to.
Any advice is welcome.
Thank you
Dumb question but its been done before...did u put the new battery in backward. Other then that, pull the terminals off, clean all surfaces and reccinect to see if that fixes it.
Now that I�ve replaced the ignition switch I am getting a click in the engine bay when I try to start it so I�ve ordered a starter. I am thinking I may try to jump start it to make sure the new battery isn�t just too weak to turn it over.
Sorry didnt catch where u said the rest if the car was working. After checking the connection u have to trace for 12v back at the starter when key is turned. If its back there on the small wire then the starer is bad. If not it maybe the relay.
It was the ground strap! I removed and cleaned it and reattached it. I must have knocked it loose while changing the coil packs
Thank you everyone for the suggestions!
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