[19bwb67]

backed it out of the garage and it died. thought i might have stalled it . not. turns over but won't start. pushed it back into garage and took the toyota. what a waste of a beautiful day for a top down ride. any suggestions? Thanks

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[flash]

check the DME relay

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[Greimann]

All together now, lets sing the DME Relay song. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[19bwb67]

replaced the relay. no luck(of course). Any other DIY suggestions? Thanks

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[Greimann]

It could be 100 things. Did it make any funny sounds when it was dieing or was it quick, and painless. Smoke? Smell? Taste (OK, forget taste). Any obvious wires loose and dangling? All fuses intact? Just stabbing the dark.....

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[rustech]

Tiptronic? Car exposed to water recently? Think man think!

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[19bwb67]

porsche dealership says the time belt went. 8k to repair. i'm devestated.

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[flash]

ouch - sounds like they think you bent every valve in there



the good news (if you can call it that) is that independent shops will only charge you about 3k to do the job - we just had a guy here have the same thing happen to him



get a second opinion for sure - they could be right, but at that cost, make sure before they get in there and find it ws something else

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[19bwb67]

they didn't take it apart yet. they said it takes a ton of time to get it open. i just backed it out ouf the garage. I wasn't revving it.

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[94SilverCab]

I think the dealer would have charged about $1,100 just to take a look...



I was pulling into a friends driveway at less than 5 mph when mine let loose...



Bringing back terrible memories,



Jay

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[GuardsRedCoupe]

Ouch, we feel for ya, man. Do yo know how many miles were on the belt?

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[Greimann]

[quote name='19bwb67' date='Aug 24 2005, 08:32 AM'].... i just backed it out ouf the garage.  I wasn't revving it.

[right][post="9078"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote]

It only take one revolution to tag valves that are sticking out. Bummer, but look at it this way, you will have a nice fresh top end and the motor will run sweet!

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[19bwb67]

[quote name='GuardsRedCoupe' date='Aug 24 2005, 04:52 PM']Ouch, we feel for ya, man.  Do yo know how many miles were on the belt?

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90k. i was told that because some of these cars tend to be driven only periodically, the timing belt should really be replaced every 4-5 years and not neccessarily based on mileage alone.

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