2000 Boxster Dying while driving...

[Lucky]

Sounds like an electrical problem. Could be a wide range of things from failing ignition switch, bad relay(s), shorting wire somewhere in the harness, or even a failing MAF sensor as previously stated (but I don't think that is it), etc. Was this car ever in an accident?

[gabereiser]

The car's never been in an accident, and I took it to the porsche dealership in north orlando twice for this with them saying (both times) they are unable to reproduce it so they don't know.

My ignition switch is faulty, it's broken (loose) but I don't have the $600 to fix it right now. I fail to see how the ignition switch (which when turned, cranks the engine) would cause this. But then again I'm not a mechanic.

I have not had the fuel filter replaced in quite some time.

[idheaton]

Originally Posted by gabereiser

The car's never been in an accident, and I took it to the porsche dealership in north orlando twice for this with them saying (both times) they are unable to reproduce it so they don't know.

My ignition switch is faulty, it's broken (loose) but I don't have the $600 to fix it right now. I fail to see how the ignition switch (which when turned, cranks the engine) would cause this. But then again I'm not a mechanic.

I have not had the fuel filter replaced in quite some time.

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The ignition switch on a Boxster can cause all sorts of weird issues that you normally wouldn't even associate with the switch so you should definitely try fixing that first.

As far as $600, even not being mechanically inclined you can probably do that yourself for $20-25 which is just for the cost of the actual part of the switch that you need and not that entire assembly piece that the dealer would be charging you for along with the monsterously inflated hours to change it out.

If you can't do it yourself, maybe you know someone who could do it for you or even an independent shop would probably do it for 1-2 hr of labor which is still going to be a lot less than the stealership.

Here is a link from Mike Focke's site showing how-to replace the switch and exactly what you need.

http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/ignitionswitchreplacement

[Lucky]

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+---- what he said!

Replace your ignition switch. If you were nearby, I'd offer to help you do it... but we live about 1,000 miles apart. There has to be someone on this forum (near you) that could help you do it and learn to be more comfortable about doing your own maintenance. If you want to continue to enjoy your Boxster without going broke, you really should learn how to do your own maintenance work.

Good luck!