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Loren,

but it didn't come with the key code tag...

Thanks!

your remote buttons on a newly bought key will not work ever (your dealer is either pretending he doesnt know or he is not a Porsche dealer). so you now have new plastic shell with metal blade and immo pill (unrelated to remote electronics). metal blade on newly bought key was cut for another car so you can through it away. pill could be used but you have a pill in old key which is already mated to your car immo in the old key. so you can

1. put old pill and old blade into new plastic case (remote will not work)

2. put old blade into new plastic, take key to dealer and ask him to mate new immo pill to car's immobilizer (remote will not work)

Sunset is telling me that the CGT key does not come with the code tag- and that the CGT is programmed differently than the 996...

Can anyone confirm that the CGT key does not come with a key code tag?

Transfer the metal key and the immobilizer pill - then see if it works.

If it does not then have them use your old key number to program the new key.

I'm confused- how can they use my old key number for new key, and new key electronics? Also, will they be able to determine the old key number using PWIS?

Thanks for your help

Loren,

I bought a Carrera GT key head from a dealer, but it didn't come with the key code tag... The dealer I purchased from is pretty clueless- do you think they should be able to look up the key number needed?

I need to reprogram the key, not just swap the guts as my key fob is dead...

Thanks!

I had the same issue as described and at first I thought its the MAF, replaced it same issue again. It was one broken variocam mounting bracket as described in lorens post. My porsche dealer said that they replace the two brackets at the 120'000km spark plug service as they're known to break.

Can anyone tell me what the part number is for the variocam bracket?

Thanks!

The RS wheels will fit, but for non-RS GT3 wheels you'll need a pretty thick spacer.

Steve, any update?

I was hoping Loren would chime in here- Loren, what are your thoughts on this issue?

There's a used set on the 996 GT3 section on rennlist...

On another board, Kevin recommended plugs, coils, and REPLACING MAF- not cleaning.

If anyone's had any luck with this- please chime in.

This was discussed on "another" forum- Kevin said it was likely plugs, coils, possibly MAF.

I'd replace all of the above.