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Dgnarvs · 05-11-2013, 01:23 AM

Okay, the shop has put everything back together but it now appears that the car is in limp home mode and RPM whilst on stop cannot get past 2000.

A bit of background... The battery died a few days back because I haven't used the car in weeks. Bro got it jump started and brought to the shop to replace the battery.

I've done some research on the forum and it appears a few others have had similar experiences about the limp home mode after battery dies. I hope it's just a case of resetting he codes... I've read others had to replace the throttle body!

Still don't know for sure what caused the explosion/smoke.

However, all of these appear to be connected to the intake. MAF issue? Throttle body? Crap!

05-11-2013, 01:23 AM	#2
Dgnarvs 2001 Boxster S Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 97	Limp home mode... Okay, the shop has put everything back together but it now appears that the car is in limp home mode and RPM whilst on stop cannot get past 2000. A bit of background... The battery died a few days back because I haven't used the car in weeks. Bro got it jump started and brought to the shop to replace the battery. I've done some research on the forum and it appears a few others have had similar experiences about the limp home mode after battery dies. I hope it's just a case of resetting he codes... I've read others had to replace the throttle body! Still don't know for sure what caused the explosion/smoke. However, all of these appear to be connected to the intake. MAF issue? Throttle body? Crap! __________________ 2001 Boxster S Arctic Silver 'Brenda' aka Money Trap aka 100% Fun!