Car stopped running...need a thought - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

pompous · 12-15-2009, 04:12 PM

My car ran ok till last week when it stalled. It would only stall @ a stop light w/the a/c on. Then it stalled w/o any accessories on & took a couple min of sitting & it started again. Today it did the same thing, couple min later it started, but ran w/a miss & eventually stalled again. Not it will start, but only for a couple seconds & then dies out. Only code showing is P0102...thing is I just put a new MAF in a few months ago. Could this be a MAF issue or maybe a fuel pump or filter issue, b/c it seems to being starved of fuel & that leads me to think it could be a bad fuel pump or clogged fuel filter.

Paul · 12-15-2009, 05:40 PM

What year and has any work been done on the car recently?

pompous · 12-15-2009, 05:54 PM

Its a '98 w/65k and no work other than a mass air sensor about 6 months or so ago.

Paul · 12-15-2009, 06:13 PM

When trying to start, is the starter turning the motor?

pompous · 12-15-2009, 07:03 PM

yes. it actually starts, but it just stalls out within 10-15 seconds no matter what I do to keep it running.

Paul · 12-15-2009, 07:08 PM

When it shuts down, does the tach slowly return to zero as the motor slows and stops, or does it fall to zero like a rock?