[hughsheehy]

folks,

just got my car (1987 Carrera 3.2) back from the dealer today after a major service (yes, the porsche dealer - huge bill and everything), and i drove it back to my office.

I stopped to talk to some friends for a few minutes and when i tried to start the car again it went "er-gruf" and nothing more. I thought "****. the battery is dead - how can that be?" and called the dealer to chew them out, especially because i got a new alternator and battery about 5000km ago.

they sent down the head mechanic who arrived an hour or so later with a spare battery. Just on the off-chance he sat into the car and - it started straight away.

so - he says "well, it could be that the starter motor needs to be disassembled and cleaned and properly re-greased".....

now - my car lived in germany for 10 years, then holland for several and is now in spain. his idea is that the starter motor won't work when it's hot because the old grease doesn't provide enough lubrication when the starter motor is heated up by the engine and all the metal expands that little bit - but that it will work when it's cold.

can anyone comment on this? ever heard of it before?

hugh