I have my fingers crossed

[ohioboxster]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

Ohio, So whats going on with your Boxster on steroids?

Funny, I just got off the phone with the shop. They tell me that the wrong part came yesterday and the correct part came today at 3:00 pm. They are working on it now and will call me as soon as it is done. Closed on Saturday so Im sure I wont get it back until Monday. Its been there all week so I guess my fingers are still crossed.

[Grizzly]

Originally Posted by ohioboxster

Funny, I just got off the phone with the shop. They tell me that the wrong part came yesterday and the correct part came today at 3:00 pm. They are working on it now and will call me as soon as it is done. Closed on Saturday so Im sure I wont get it back until Monday. Its been there all week so I guess my fingers are still crossed.

Careful Ohio,

Keep them crossed too long and you'll get Carpal Boxster Syndrome. Sometimes that will cause your Rear Main Seal to leak and you'll have to wear Depends.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

Careful Ohio,

Keep them crossed too long and you'll get Carpal Boxster Syndrome. Sometimes that will cause your Rear Main Seal to leak and you'll have to wear Depends.

Now that was funny

[ohioboxster]

Ok, so heres what happened since last post. The car shop called me and the conversation went something like this.

Shop: Oil tube is fixed but you still have a problem
Me: Ok, what
Shop: Check engine light is on and the codes are telling us all the 02's are bad
Me: Thats weird I just replaced all the 02's
Shop: Well you may have wired them wrong, I can look at it if you want. The car is
boosting and running just fine
Me: You open tomorrow? (Saturday)
Shop: No, I will have to look at it Monday
Me: Ok, Let me know.
Shop: Call ya next week

We hang up and the wife says hey why dont you pick it up for the weekend and just drop it off next week. After a short argument that I will always lose.
OK DEAR, Sheeesh. This is man stuff.

I called the shop back and paid my bill to date and told them my intentions. I go pick up the car and the thing starts right up has no CEL and is pulling 16 in/lbs of vacuum at idle. It has never pulled that much vacuum at idle. Drove it 20 miles home, no CEL light and the car runs better than ever. Boost even comes on earlier. How in the hell could the damn oil filler tube cause a vacuum leak? It cost me 363.00 bucks but it was money well spent!

Next question, why no CEL?

I dont know what to say besides the car is running fantastic. You can argue the vacuumissue all you want but heres a pick of the vacuum gauge when I picked up the car. The only thing they did was replace te oil filler tube. If the light comes back on i will drop it back off next week.
Pic of boost gauge.

[Gary Gaukler]

No CEL: well, maybe the shop erased the codes and cleared the CEL for some reason. If so, it'll show up again after a couple of drive cycles.

So did the shop check the A/F on a dyno? If yes, what are the results if you don't mind me asking? If no, then how can the shop claim that the "car is boosting and running just fine"?

Gary

[CJ_Boxster]

Ohio, I already told you, your crankcase if under vacum during idle, if your oil filler tube has come off, your vacum will not be too good, and your boost will lag. Your intake manifold connects to your engine crankcase and sucks the bad gases that the oil creates while hot SO if you have anyhoses from the block that have come off, like the oil filler tube or forgot to reinstall your oil dipstick, then you will have a vacum leak under idle and boost leak under acceleration. MYSTERY NO MORE!

Wish my car was running like champ.

[ohioboxster]

CJ_Boxster

I didnt know that you were sure, I do now. It just doesnt make sense to me.

Gary

I think they were just meaning that it was making the the right amout of boost per the gauge and it was running good. Both are accurate statements.