Is there a power lock on a Porsche Boxster?
The integrated lock assembly also contains all of the motors for the power locks, which also tend to fail over time. With the door panel removed, you can easily access the door lock mechanism.
Where is the handle on a Porsche Boxster?
The two yellow arrows point to the nuts that fasten the door handle to the rear assembly, and the green arrows show the two clips that hold the assembly inside the door. With the door lock mechanism disconnected, you should be able to pull it out of the door.
Can you unlock the driver’s door on a Boxster S?
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Can a 1998 Porsche 986 open the driver’s side door?
I have a 1998 Porsche 986 “base” with 25k miles that has been sitting for several months. Upon replacing the battery, and putting the car away for several days, I attempted to drive the car. Unfortunately, I can not unlock the driver’s side door. The key fits, turns, and I hear the central locking system operating (click).
Where is the lock cylinder on a Porsche Boxster?
The inner door handle housing, which contains the lock cylinder is shown in the lower left inset photo. Here’s the original door lock mechanism removed from the car. The yellow arrow shows the inside door handle cable attachment point. One plastic piece that may break is the connector for the outside door handle (green arrow).
Why does my Boxster not lock the door?
Best guess – the passenger door lock unit is broken. I’m guessing this for two reasons. One, the passenger door doesn’t lock remotely, with the key or the console button and the driver side door does lock with the key. Does the driver side door lock with the console button?
How to remove the door handle on a Porsche Boxster?
The blue arrow points to the connection where the handle itself connects to the door lock mechanism. Disconnect this in order to remove the door lock mechanism (see also inset of Figure 5 ). The purple arrow points to the electrical switch which tells the car to lower the window in preparation for opening the car door.
What should I do if my Porsche door lock is not working?
Perhaps a dealer with a Porsche diagnistic computer could pin the problem down to the precise part by acutating the locking system components one component at a time and look for what piece triggers a fault. Otherwise, I would replace the door lock if I didn’t want to spend money paying someone to run further diagnostics.
What does purple Arrow mean on Porsche Boxster door handle?
The purple arrow points to the electrical switch which tells the car to lower the window in preparation for opening the car door. The two yellow arrows point to the nuts that fasten the door handle to the rear assembly, and the green arrows show the two clips that hold the assembly inside the door.
Where is the pivot pin on a Porsche Boxster convertible?
This photo shows tremendous destruction on the left side of the convertible top motor assembly. The blue arrow shows the red plastic ball socket for the top assembly that has completely broken away. This normally would connect a pivot ball pin that is located out of view near the green arrow.
The blue arrow points to the connection where the handle itself connects to the door lock mechanism. Disconnect this in order to remove the door lock mechanism (see also inset of Figure 5 ). The purple arrow points to the electrical switch which tells the car to lower the window in preparation for opening the car door.
Best guess – the passenger door lock unit is broken. I’m guessing this for two reasons. One, the passenger door doesn’t lock remotely, with the key or the console button and the driver side door does lock with the key. Does the driver side door lock with the console button?
How does an alarm work on a Boxster?
If I use the key remote the alarm chirps once, the lights flash, and both doors plus the gas door lock, and the alarm indicator light on top of the dash flashes. Upon unlocking/disarming with the key remote, the alarm chirps twice and everything gets unlocked as it should.
The integrated lock assembly also contains all of the motors for the power locks, which also tend to fail over time. With the door panel removed, you can easily access the door lock mechanism.
The purple arrow points to the electrical switch which tells the car to lower the window in preparation for opening the car door. The two yellow arrows point to the nuts that fasten the door handle to the rear assembly, and the green arrows show the two clips that hold the assembly inside the door.
How many pages in the Porsche Boxster book?
The book contains 312 pages of full color projects detailing everything from performance mods to changing your brake pads. With more than 950+ full-color glossy photos accompanying extensive step-by-step procedures, this book is required reading in any Boxster owner’s collection.
Perhaps a dealer with a Porsche diagnistic computer could pin the problem down to the precise part by acutating the locking system components one component at a time and look for what piece triggers a fault. Otherwise, I would replace the door lock if I didn’t want to spend money paying someone to run further diagnostics.
Why is the key fob on my Boxster not working?
Unlock and then relock without opening the door then use the remote to open it. The key fob on the Boxster won’t unlock the car (the spare hasn’t worked since we bought the car). It worked a couple of days ago, the battery is fine and the LED on the key fob lights.
Can a Porsche key fob be replaced after replacing battery?
Porsche did a technical bulletin about replacing the key battery, and re-starting the processor by reversing the coin cell. Here it is, but I have to say that I have only heard of it fixing the problem a couple of times.