Car stopped on side of the road!

[Rok986]

Originally Posted by knite75

Hi Rok986,

My Boxster did exact same thing last week. Engine suddenly lost complete power. I asked Scotty to divert power from aux and life support system, but that didn't help either. All instrument panel lighted up like Christmas. Got knocked out of warp speed, but Still had momentum, cruised over to the side of road. Couldn't start up again. It would crank, but nothing after that. No code. No check engine light.

Various possible culprits:

(1) Battery
(2) Alternator
(3) Crankshaft Sensor
(4) Fuel Pump/Relay

Luckily, I found a Porsche mechanic that's only a few miles away (thanks to Yelp). He drove out and tested the battery. It's good. Tested the alternator. it's good too. He tested fuel pressure. It turned out, there's non. The fuel pump was the culprit.

Bought a fuel pump, popped it in (it's directly under the battery). Started up beautifully.

Needless to say, I didn't do any Black Friday Shopping this year. Local Porsche Parts department took a few franklins from that ordeal.

Thats great! Glad it was only a small problem for you! I was thinking the same, but decided to do the snooping and noticed some oil or something by the passenger side header. Took some pictures for all of you to see. Tried starting it again and didnt notice any strange noises like grinding or popping, so hopefully it wasnt the ims that went bad! Any other ideas as to what might be the prob?