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YOUR RESEARCHGremlins in my 997
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in my old lotus I'll be opening the bonnet and checking the spark plug leads.
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This might re-set your throttle\accelerator electronics and battery disconnected for 20+ mins might also sought out the home parking light.
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It worked for me when I had a flat spot on acceleration.
There's a couple of gremlins in my 997.
1) turns on the "home parking light" even when it's daylight and I haven't touched the light switch.
2) It's happen twice now that the car just gets rough at idle, and loses power at take off, like it's down to 5 cylinders? in my old lotus I'll be opening the bonnet and checking the spark plug leads.
Any ideas people?
Throttle by wire - there's an electronic box under the accelerator pedal.
You could try:
1. Disconnect the battery for 20mins or longer
2. Reconnect battery
3. Turn on the ignition (but don't start)
4. Wait 30secs or more until the electronics settle
5. Press accelerator five times fully to the floor
6. Turn off
7. Turn on
8. Start car
9. Test drive
This might re-set your throttle\accelerator electronics and battery disconnected for 20+ mins might also sought out the home parking light.
It worked for me when I had a flat spot on acceleration.
Yes I have warranty.. but it's one of those one in a while intermittent faults that's hard to show to a mechanic you know.
Thanks for that, I'll try it.
well I picked up the 997 and drove her some from Sydney to Melbourne, arrived feeling fine, not really tired.
In the Elise... I'll be dragging myself out of the car and lying on the floor like a aching puddle, backside inflamed with pain.
And that's from when I was 10 years younger!
On the other hand, on a tight mountain road... I miss the open top Elise, all the feelings of noise, scenery, wind, acceleration and deceleration, were just more magnified in the Elise, and the 728 kg car Vs 1400 kg.
But....
stuff it up and the Elise depends on my poor lacking skills to save me, while the 997 have Porsche Save Me (PSM) and ABS etc.
Older now and wiser and more accepting of my lack of Fangio skills.... yeah the 997 is great.
