986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Single Post - So....what happens to a Boxster when you almost run out of gas?

RandallNeighbour · 11-12-2005, 05:45 PM

Teacher, Porsche tries to sell you the whole ignition assembly, but all you need is the plastic bit inside that is available from the Audi (or the VW??) dealership's parts counter... $15 bucks. Someone here bought one at Autozone for cheap, but I can't remember who it was right now.

It's a pain to replace though. You have to have tiny screwdrivers and lay upside down in your driver's seat (head under the dash, feet up by the rollbar). I had my mechanic do it and watched him. 15 minutes for him, 5 hours for me = pay mechanic to do it.

You may be a better repairman than me though.

11-12-2005, 05:45 PM	#8
RandallNeighbour Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 7,243	Teacher, Porsche tries to sell you the whole ignition assembly, but all you need is the plastic bit inside that is available from the Audi (or the VW??) dealership's parts counter... $15 bucks. Someone here bought one at Autozone for cheap, but I can't remember who it was right now. It's a pain to replace though. You have to have tiny screwdrivers and lay upside down in your driver's seat (head under the dash, feet up by the rollbar). I had my mechanic do it and watched him. 15 minutes for him, 5 hours for me = pay mechanic to do it. You may be a better repairman than me though.