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thanks everyone really appreciate the advice guys. I need to get my key programmed by a professional. Hopefully then the vehicle will start

Thanks for your advice pal, really appreciate it. I know the piwis/pst2 testers are expensive $3000. I need a professional who can come and do on road service and bring the tester to my house so he can tell me all the faults and what necessary steps I can take to running the vehicle. Towing the vehicle and dealer fee's is not an option its way to expensive. Before taking on this project, the vehicle was dismantled and had to be put back together...That being said never had an opportunity to start the vehicle and didnt turn over. Obviously it turned over before it was hit the accident, but after the accident and repairs I dont know anything beyond that point. I'll take the steps you provided, Ill keep you posted my friend on the progress and see if anything works out. At the moment im stuck..untill I can get the original key or have the wallet key programmed. Is there any way to bypass the alarm to just try to start the vehicle manually? this way Ill know the problem is just they key..and order one in...rather than buying original key spending $300 on it and then it turns out thats not the problem either. Gavin

Hey Kare, I can open the doors with the key. I can also put that key into the ignition and all the lights turn on..the ac works, the radio works, windows go up and down, all the pannel lights show. I can also open the trunk and the trunk lid. I can turn the key and I can hear the carborator flaps clicking but no start wont ignite. I can unlock and lock the doors with the switch once the key is placed in the ignition. Your right Kare I do not have a remote, and Im not sure if the key transponder is programmed with my immobilizer or see if the key is programmed. I need a PST2 or PIWIS tester..does it go by any other names? If i can get this tester than I could program the key myself by using the learn codes. yah your also right about the wires that go to the doors sills thats exactly where it goes. They didnt bother hooking it up. If I need some of your old electrical parts or wiring harness I will let you know my friend. I need to find a way to test the vehicle first to see where the faults are. Gavin

guys, ive been reading some of your suggestions and im having the same problem. I purchased a porsche 911 996 year 2000 I dont have the remote control only was given the key. Im having problems starting the vehicle, I have power to the starter and I hear the click of the carborator opening and clicking but wont fire up to start the engine. At first I thought there was no spark going to the coils, but I do have spark. Ive checked the grounds they seem to be okay, as well as the clutch, as I have tried to bypass it. Ive tried turning with the key no luck, I manually tried to start the solenoid it tries to turn over but wont ignite. Do you think I need to demobilize the alarm perhaps to get it to start, or is there a reset on the DME i might have to take off the switch and plug it back in. Something is telling it not to fire...any possible suggestions guys...im REALLY STUCK. Thanx guys I really appreciate any help I can get Gavint

I do have a alarm module underneath the driver seat its a m535, They key that I was given with the car is the one I shown in the picture, they call it a wallet key and I dont think there is a small transponder cylinderical shape on it. your right there shouldnt be any cables underneath the passenger seat besides the ones for the seat, but for some reason the person who rebuilt it never hooked those plugs back to there original location. This why I was confused as those plugs seemed like they had to fit some kind of module, I later discovered that those plugs hook up to a connector to distribute the power from the front to the back where the Dme is located. it could be because I dont have the right key? maybe bad ignition switch I dont know..I do get power from the ignition switch area, I dont have a tester either :( any other advice my friend? Once again thank you for your help means a lot. sincerly, Gavin

Hey everyone...I have been given the worst advice from some people, and had no luck on starting my car. This my first 996, it is a salvaged title and was in an accident from the passenger side. The passenger side has all been rebuilt. I never actually worked on one of these before, as I own a older 78 911 sc. First I checked all the grounds they seem to be all fine, tried bypassing the clutch that didnt work, checked all the fuses there all good, replaced the battery that didnt work, I was given advice and noticed there was a bunch of plugs hanging lose underneath the passenger seat didnt know where they connected to..I thought the DME was missing, I asked a few people they said thats were the DME goes underneath the passenger seat (BULL**** it doesnt go there at ALL)..spend $500 on an dme off of ebay...only to realize the car already had a DME...its behind the passenger rear seat..wasted my money and time. When I put the key in and try to start the car I hear the carborater clicking it wants to turn over but doesnt ignite. The wires that were under the seat..guess what they hook up somewhere a long the passenger side door pannel where that wire hooks up to give power to the dme..so I hooked that up...still no engine starting. When it was hit from the passenger side the people who rebuilt it left that wire loose. When I try to start the car manually the engine tries to turn over but doesnt ignite either..I can smell gas...The car has been sitting for almost 5 years. I do not have a remote control alarm , somebody said maybe it could be the key not programmed properly as I have a wallet key. I dont know if it could be the ignition switch, or ignition relay (where is that by the way) or starter relays. Im so lost guys...any advice/help would be so great... Oh the steering wheel airbag is deployed..could this be a potential issue...I dont think so?

"You can replace the DME without replacing the immoblizer" Dharn im sure you can purchase a DME used one from another car, however that DME wont work with the immobilizer. Im not sure this is what someone told me. If I buy a DME from the dealer off course I wouldnt have to replace the immobilizer. The DME from the dealer is $2500. And I dont want to go that route as it is to expensive for me that way. Im trying to find a car salvaged or someone parting one out. And see if I can purchase the DME and Immobilizer, and key remote so all three units function as one complete unit. Rather than using my own immobilizer and buying another DME from another car, as Iam affraid it might not work and read off of one another. Im not sure, Dharn is there a way to work around it...if I can just buy the right DME off another car with the right part number and just use that instead of replacing everything. ( I found a guy who has a DME and key ignition but doesnt have the immobilizer, but I have the mobilizer will this work?) Any help would be great as im getting confused. I wish it was just simple and I could just replace the DME rather than trying to find all three units to work accordingly

Thank You Mike...yes your right Im not very informed with the terminology. Im actually learning as I go along. When I called the dealer they told me that the DME is suppose to be on driver side, But when I removed the seat the immobilizer was there instead part number 996 618 260 07. When I removed the passenger seat all the wire's were lose and there was no brain, the DME wasnt there. Which even the dealership found strange as its suppose to be the immobilizer on the passenger side and DME on the driver side, unfortunately for me was opposite. Maybe for certain vehicles it has dme and immobilizer like that. I bought the car as a project car. It was salvaged, and got a real good deal. When I went to look at the car the car wasnt starting and hasnt been started for almost 6 years. A friend of mine who is a mechanic inspected the car and told me everything engine wise was fine and he could get the car to run no problem, So we took a chance and bought the car. After months repairing the vehicle.. The car Looks BEAUTIFUL..put a nice GT3 kit on it..yELLOW and black interior..the car looks amazing. Only issue we were having with the car was the car wasnt starting. Once we checked all our sources..we found out the DME was missing...its a very expensive unit. Mike what I found out today was you need to buy the DME, the mobilizer, and the key remotre/ignition switch thing to make it all work as one complete unit. The DME part number 996.618.605.00 is for years 2000-2001. Im not sure if I can just buy that DME and use my own immobilizer. THIS IS A TRUE STORY..yes odd and strange but its true...I can show you pictures as proof as well lol (NOT A Stollen car and trying to fish answers lol)...Its just my luck...its really ****** lol Thanks again, the saaga continues Gavin

LOL, yes this is a serious post. No the vehicle was a salvage title, and I took it on as a project vehicle. Im more knowledgeable with the older porsches 75-80's. This is my first porsche 996 carrera, it wasnt running when I purchased the vehicle it was more of an ez fix than anything else. Dharn, ive done business with Oklahoma Foriegners the guy's name is Gary, hes a pretty good guy. LA Dismantlers lol on the other hand they've been pretty good with me. Im actually doing business with these guys as of the moment as I had to purchase several parts from them to rebuild this porsche im working on. Yah just my luck...NO DME, i'll try purchasing one and see if I can get one. That will solve my problem ehh Guys lol ;) I have a handicap vehicle lol Hey Dharn, do you think when I get the DME i will have to replace the mobilizer and key sabb and get the whole complete unit of a wrecked or salvage car in order to make my vehicle start? If so then im guessing if I have the complete set DME+mobilizer+key sabb from the same year I wont have to get the vehicle reprogrammed by the dealer. If I just purchase a DME and use my own mobilizer alarm + key sabb then Im guessing I would have to get the vehicle reprogrammed to make that DME compatible with my vehicle. Thanks boys once again. YES THE WIERDEST STORY ANYONE PROBABLY HAS EVER HEARD LOL...Just my luck IT HAD TO BE ME LOL :(

After weeks trying to figure out why the engine wont start I finally discover why. Looked under the passenger seat...NO DME (ECU) UNIT FOR THE CAR............ :( Ill see if I can buy one of ebay. Thanks for all your help...Ill keep you guys posted on my progress. Gavin

Thanks guys, Ill try cleaning the ground strap Dharn im hoping maybe that could be it..Ill try that today and keep you posted. Also Ill check the clutch pedal Statman. Thanks Dharn and Statman...Ill let you guys know

The engine is not turning over with the starter when key is placed in the ignition. I can hear the click of the carborator when I place the key in the ignition and try to turn it over, all the instrumental lights, ac, headlights all turn on...but the engine does not want to ignite. When I manually try to start the engine with the solenoid the vehicle tries to start but I dont get no roar. The car has been sittin for a long time, im going to replace and add new gas and try that. The grounds are all fine. I dont have an alarm remote could this be an issue...Do you think I might have to demobilize the alarm? I replaced the battery with a brand new one. Unfortunately I do not have a Durametric, so I dont have any codes. I really appreciate your help Dharn means a lot to me pal, any suggestions are much appreciated.

Hey guys, ive been reading some of your suggestions and im having the same problem. I purchased a porsche 911 996 year 2000 I dont have the remote control only was given the key. Im having problems starting the vehicle, I have power to the starter and I hear the click of the carborator opening and clicking but wont fire up to start the engine. At first i thought I had no spark going to the coils, but I do have spark. Ive checked the grounds they seem to be okay, as well as the clutch. Ive tried turning with the key no luck, I manually tried to start the solenoid it tries to turn over but wont ignite. Do you think I need to demobilize the alarm perhaps to get it to start, or is there a reset on the DME i might have to take off the switch and plug it back in. It could be bad gas as well..the car has been sitting in a garage for 6 years, before I took on the project. When I place the key into the ignition switch the key turns the ignition lights up but engine does not start. When I manually try do start it up by turning the solenoid over it tries to start it turns over but no roarrrrr... Something is telling it not to fire...any possible suggestions guys...im REALLY STUCK. Thanx guys I really appreciate any help I can get Gavin