Guys,
I have an '85 Targa. I too have had the engine dying out of nowhere issue. My car would unfortunately not start for several hours or several days when this happened. I have replaced the DME relay and also clean the several contacts in the engine compartment. My mechanic pointed them out and said they control air fuel mixtures or something to that effect. Since I recently bought my first home - w/garage
, my Porsche has not seen much action. I will assume the DME has everything to do with my car dying on me.
One thing I did was putting a balloon w/silica gel packets around the DME relay switch. The reason behind this is because Targa top leaked and slight amounts of water would be on the floor near the DME and processor box area under the driver's seat. The balloon and silica is to protect the DME and keep it dry. I also put a couple of silica packet in the Processor box. I noticed that after period of heavy rain, my interior would have condensation. This was when the dying would most occur.
Am I in the right direction with my assumptions? Thanx...