Check Engine Light - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

spyder803 · 04-22-2009, 07:23 PM

Thanks, the light has gone off. We haven't had a code reader on it yet. When he gets back in town he will check for codes then.

Viper5 · 04-22-2009, 07:48 PM

If the engine light is BLINKING, this is a very bad sign. It is recommended to not drive it. But if however the light stays on when he starts the car and then a few miles in it turns off, then it is ok to drive (as long as it doesnt blink). I'm pretty sure it even states this in the manual.

spyder803 · 04-23-2009, 03:58 PM

Thanks for all of the responses. i just got in and all seems to be fine. The light came on during a short trip from the hotel to the meeting location (approx. 4 miles). When I left the meeting the light was gone and it no longer came up on the display. There were no other lights lit up either and I verified all fluids before proceeding.

The car ran normal the entire way home and there were no other instances. Will the code be stored and readable? I thought that in order for the code to be readable it would still be referenced on the on board display?

Thanks,

Adam · 04-23-2009, 04:06 PM

I asked that question when I had the same issue and got different answers. Some people said it's not stored and others said it is.

Viper5 · 04-23-2009, 05:27 PM

I am confident that the code is stored