Tiptronic Problem '02 Boxster
Hello fellow Boxster owners,
I recently purchased a arctic silver 2002 Boxster (non S) with 120K miles on it for $6k. The previous owner told me that he replaced the transmission at 90K in 2007 and also provided receipts to back his claim..$5300 job. On the test drive I noticed at low speed it has a faint "loose change" sound coming from under the car that goes away at higher speeds. I figured the cats would need replacing soon and I didn't notice anything else. The car runs so smooth, shifts smooth, sounds great, looks great so I purchased it from him. After a month of driving around town the check engine light came on probably due to cats going bad so I didn't worry to much about that and kept driving. A few weeks after that I couldn't go into "M" mode and it locked out the tip completely and would only work in auto mode with "4, D" flashing back an fourth. So I go grab the manual and read that the transmission is in some kind of safety mode. The car drives fine in auto, so I drove to a local shop I know that works on foreign auto and made an appointment. I still drove around town in "safety" mode for a few days then started to get scared that I might be messing up the trans even more so parked it until I took it back the shop. It's been to nice out here in CA to not drive my convertible so I started driving again then the strangest thing happened....the Tip started working again. Has anyone experienced anything like this.. I go into the shop Thursday and the mechanic seen the 4,D flashing. Thanks |
Have them inspect the cable and make sure it hasn't stretched.
Mike |
Also have the electronic cable check where the two plug together at the TIP.
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Thanks..will do
I've also noticed a burning smell, like plastic burning after short drives coming from the passenger side air duct. Car drives fine still. |
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WOW!! Thanks for the info... I looked under the car the other day after I pulled it out of the car port and noticed some black drips on the ground. I hope I can get away with that same $250 price plus parts but I doubt it.
Thanks for all the info jcb :cheers: it will surely help for when I take it in for it's maintenance. |
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