PhillD Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 The PCM unit has suddenly stopped working, the fuse has blown and blows as soon as inserted. I guess the head unit has a problem, any recommendations for a repair please?? I'm located in North East England and would prefer not to post the unit if possible although I guess this may prove to be the only option? The unit was manufactured by Becker and I've had them repair an old unit previously which I sent to Germany with excellent service. It appears that the company had now been taken over and I can't get any response from the old contact details. Any help welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) Hi and welcome. Is this a PCM 3.0 in a Boxster 987 Gen 2 ? Does the car have BOSE ? First guess is it it's the power supply in the PCM which has become faulty. Removing the PCM and seeing if the fuse blows again will be a pretty good indicator it's related to the PCM itself. Edited June 29, 2023 by iborguk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 No affiliation other than email enquiries to him but Nick here is always very responsive if it turns out the unit needs to be repaired somewhere. https://www.nmautomotive.co.uk/pcmsalesandrepairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillD Posted June 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 17 minutes ago, iborguk said: Hi and welcome. Is this a PCM 3.0 in a Boxster 987 Gen 2 ? Does the car have BOSE ? First guess is it it's the power supply in the PCM which has become faulty. Removing the PCM and seeing if the fuse blows again will be a pretty good indicator it's related to the PCM itself. Thanks for the quick response! Yes PCM 3.0 in Boxster 987 Gen 2 with no BOSE. I've removed the unit and replacing the fuse results in no blown fuse. I agree it does appear to be the PCM that has the fault, as you say probably the internal power supply, hence question for a good repair man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 Just now, PhillD said: Thanks for the quick response! Yes PCM 3.0 in Boxster 987 Gen 2 with no BOSE. I've removed the unit and replacing the fuse results in no blown fuse. I agree it does appear to be the PCM that has the fault, as you say probably the internal power supply, hence question for a good repair man Try Nick as above. Note he's based in the Channel Islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillD Posted June 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 10 minutes ago, iborguk said: No affiliation other than email enquiries to him but Nick here is always very responsive if it turns out the unit needs to be repaired somewhere. https://www.nmautomotive.co.uk/pcmsalesandrepairs Thanks Always good to have recommendations for things like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillD Posted June 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, PhillD said: Thanks Always good to have recommendations for things like this I'll give him a shout, I noticed his location too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 @Mattman42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: @Mattman42 Cartronics are very good - fixed my PCM unit for a decent price Edited June 29, 2023 by Mattman42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillD Posted June 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 59 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: Cartronics are very good - fixed my PCM unit for a decent price Thanks for this, I'll give them a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) https://www.pcmrepairs.co.uk/ are an option. I have never used them but every question I have ever asked them had the answer of “that’s about a grand mate”. ymmv Edited June 29, 2023 by Paul P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Loon Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Mattman42 said: Cartronics are very good - fixed my PCM unit for a decent price I sent a 987.2 amp to them and they quoted me £800 to fix it 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Loon Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, Paul P said: https://www.pcmrepairs.co.uk/ are an option. I have never used them but every question I have ever asked them had the answer of “that’s about a grand mate”. ymmv That is Cartronics as well. So my experience mirrors yours. Plus they lied about the date they received the amp and took a week to get back to me with the extortionate quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bike Loon said: That is Cartronics as well. So my experience mirrors yours. Plus they lied about the date they received the amp and took a week to get back to me with the extortionate quote Yes - different website - same phone number.... maybe pick up a unit from ebay and swap parts - or find a local "electronics repair place" - power supplies aren't unique - hard to find a local "man / woman in a shed" who can just "have a look" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 49 minutes ago, Bike Loon said: I sent a 987.2 amp to them and they quoted me £800 to fix it 😆 Mine had a failed internal power supply and was about £350 to fix if I remember correctly. Porsche tax! I wanted to keep mine original though rather than an aftermarket unit. Still not a patch on my Audioline head unit with 3 band equaliser that you could pull out for security ;p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 19 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: I wanted to keep mine original though rather than an aftermarket unit. Still not a patch on my Audioline head unit with 3 band equaliser that you could pull out for security 😜 I had a Nova GTE with an immobiliser , half of which was a PCB which I carried on a key ring. Someone worked out you could cut a spud in half and jam it into where the PCB went into and tada , you could start the car ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 minute ago, iborguk said: I had a Nova GTE with an immobiliser , half of which was a PCB which I carried on a key ring. Someone worked out you could cut a spud in half and jam it into where the PCB went into and tada , you could start the car ! Brother had a granada as a company car - late 80's early 90's - was called into a factory near Liverpool as interim Site Manager - managed to lock his keys in his car. Was about to smash the window to retrieve when a guy from the stores department spotted him, called an apprentice over and had a quiet word. 10 mins later - apprentice is back with half a tennis ball - placed over the door lock and thumped a couple of times - doors opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Had a T plate (1978?) Mk4 Cortina. Mum locked the keys in at work. Someone said “try to open it with another key”. It opened with the key from someone’s Mini. Not even a Ford. If/when my PCM2.1 goes, I’m going for a CarPlay aftermarket. Just about to fit a Mr12Volt magic box to sort me until then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbe Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 MkII Escort - opened door with a spoon handle to turn the lock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) Had an Ital. Work mate had an Allegro. Keys would unlock and start each others cars. Edited June 30, 2023 by iborguk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Days Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 13 hours ago, iborguk said: . Someone worked out you could cut a spud in half and jam it into where the PCB went into and tada , you could start the car ! How the hell did they even begin to think of that one! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Happy Days said: How the hell did they even begin to think of that one! 😉 I guess one of them was listening in class 🥔🔋💡 Edited June 30, 2023 by iborguk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillD Posted July 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 Just to close this off. I used Nick at https://www.nmautomotive.co.uk/pcmsalesandrepairs . Excellent service and very cost effective as compared to others. Certainly recommend him if you have PCM issues. Thnaks for the help all 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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