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ProjectM96 · 04-23-2012, 08:50 PM

No it is the air bag light. No CEL on.

I just read on 986faq.com that it is a common problem associated with the air bag sensor in the belt buckle and there is a Porsche technical bulletin for it.

As for the Exhaust. I have the 2.7 Boxster. There is no O2 sensor in the mid pipe and it does not cause CEL or emission testing problems.

I found the problem. I turned on the car and put my hand around the connections. Exhaust gases were leaking out of two places where I did not have the bolts installed. So I am buying bolts tmrw from Home Depot and tightening it. That should fix everything.

I drove about 60 miles this morning for the first time after installing them before the ECU re-learned as you say. And after I drove it again for 5 miles a few hours ago at night, the idle pause was suddenly gone and seems back to normal. For now.

04-23-2012, 08:50 PM	#3
ProjectM96 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Philly Posts: 594	No it is the air bag light. No CEL on. I just read on 986faq.com that it is a common problem associated with the air bag sensor in the belt buckle and there is a Porsche technical bulletin for it. As for the Exhaust. I have the 2.7 Boxster. There is no O2 sensor in the mid pipe and it does not cause CEL or emission testing problems. I found the problem. I turned on the car and put my hand around the connections. Exhaust gases were leaking out of two places where I did not have the bolts installed. So I am buying bolts tmrw from Home Depot and tightening it. That should fix everything. I drove about 60 miles this morning for the first time after installing them before the ECU re-learned as you say. And after I drove it again for 5 miles a few hours ago at night, the idle pause was suddenly gone and seems back to normal. For now. __________________ 00 2.7 5SPD MT Last edited by ProjectM96; 04-23-2012 at 08:53 PM.