Porsche Club GB

Dreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Add to repair workspace

New repair projectOpen repair workspace

Original source

3 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis

THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCHDreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Reported or suspected cause

whole system needs an overhaul

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Identified cause: 1
Suspected cause: 0
Reported fixes

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 suspect a cause: 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.

Suspected cause
I suspect the whole system needs an overhaul with a specialist, if not familiar with hydraulic systems.
Original post Read captured discussion
Dreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Frequently discussed work

Replace leaky ram

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

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
You need to replace the leaky ram, it only gets worse.
Original post Read captured discussion
Dreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'whole system needs an overhaul' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'whole system needs an overhaul' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace leaky ram' (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.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 3 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Compare 2 other evidence results

Replace leaky ram

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

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
You need to replace the leaky ram, it only gets worse.
Original post Read captured discussion
Dreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Use correct procedure

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

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
You then need to refill with the correct amount of Pentosin using the correct procedure.
Original post Read captured discussion
Dreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Frequently discussed actions (2)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Replace leaky ram

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

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
You need to replace the leaky ram, it only gets worse.
Original post Read captured discussion
Dreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Use correct procedure

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

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
You then need to refill with the correct amount of Pentosin using the correct procedure.
Original post Read captured discussion
Dreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

whole system needs an overhaul

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Identified cause: 1
Suspected cause: 0
Reported fixes

Read evidence and context

Discussions that suspect a cause: 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.

Suspected cause
I suspect the whole system needs an overhaul with a specialist, if not familiar with hydraulic systems.
Original post Read captured discussion
Dreaded 996 turbo spoiler control issue

Coverage and how to read this overview

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.

3 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

Porsche Club GB: 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: 20261027T035758Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I had the spoiler control failure light come up on the dash although the spoiler still worked. Decided to attempt to fix the slightly leaking ram with Lucas Stop leak. All was going well until my little boy decided to press the spoiler button before I had done up the nut to the pump which then pumped the fluid out and one ram up. I have now dropped both rams but cant get either rams to move at all .Any ideas please .

POST 2Original post

Looking at non-Turbo parts list, then I guess they differ electric mechanism to a hydraulic system on a Turbo. I suspect then you have lost all hydraulic fluid or the rams have lost pressure. If it's a closed system then the fluid needs to be topped up and bled. I found this article, but does not go in to detail https://rennenautohaus.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/996-twin-turbo-spoiler-failure/ I suspect the whole system needs an overhaul with a specialist, if not familiar with hydraulic systems.

POST 3Original post

You need to replace the leaky ram, it only gets worse. You then need to refill with the correct amount of Pentosin using the correct procedure.

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.