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YOUR RESEARCH996 Turbo Key head replacement

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I have a keyfob where apparently the keyhead needs to be replaced according to Porsche at a cost of £245 pounds.
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I have tried simply changing the battery on the key fob and although the led lights on the keyfob when I press the buttons, the car does not unlock the central locking.
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Is there a way of testing the chip, to confirm it has failed, and are there any independant Porsche specialists that can provide the necessary parts and code them to the car, other than a Porsche main dealer ?
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I'm not sure of a way of testing the chip but some things to try are listed on the following.
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I have a keyfob where apparently the keyhead needs to be replaced according to Porsche at a cost of £245 pounds.
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996 Turbo Key head replacement

Replace battery

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I have tried simply changing the battery on the key fob and although the led lights on the keyfob when I press the buttons, the car does not unlock the central locking.
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996 Turbo Key head replacement

Test chip

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Is there a way of testing the chip, to confirm it has failed, and are there any independant Porsche specialists that can provide the necessary parts and code them to the car, other than a Porsche main dealer ?
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I'm not sure of a way of testing the chip but some things to try are listed on the following.
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The procedure in the link from Andy has worked for me.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi All, I have a keyfob where apparently the keyhead needs to be replaced according to Porsche at a cost of £245 pounds. From my research so far, the keyfob seems to have a small PCB, with some micro switches on it, a battery on the reverse side and I think a small chip mounted near the key blade as described in the post " Design Key - Key Head Replacement " I have tried simply changing the battery on the key fob and although the led lights on the keyfob when I press the buttons, the car does not unlock the central locking. Is there a way of testing the chip, to confirm it has failed, and are there any independant Porsche specialists that can provide the necessary parts and code them to the car, other than a Porsche main dealer ? Many thanks Barry

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HI Barry I'm not sure of a way of testing the chip but some things to try are listed on the following. https://porsche911owner.blogspot.com/2019/07/porsche-996-remote-locking-broken.html Good luck Andy

POST 3Original post

Hi Barry Had the same problem many years ago with my 996. The procedure in the link from Andy has worked for me. I didn't want be in the same situation again so I got a replacement key from ebay and had my local indy (HP Motorsport) program it for me. They didn't charge me either! Hope you reolve it. Shahid

POST 4Original post

Try looking @ www.keyfobrepair.co.uk . They fixed my 986 key when it had a similar issue. Don’t know if the keys are the same?

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Hi All, Just wanted to says for the responses, much appreciated. I will give this lot a try, and let you know how I get on. Many thanks Barry

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