Check Engine Light?

[edevlin]

So I went to Advanced Auto Parts and 150.00 later, I became the owner of a OBD II Autoscanner, ouch. I figured with the messing around I seem to be doing to this 2.7L 2000 boxster, I am going to need to know what the fault codes mean.

It looks like you guys were right on the money on predicting my problem. I only got one code and that was P0102 which according to the Boxster service manual is "a mass air flow sensor - short to ground/below lower limit/lean mixture threshold".

So, for the short term, I need to be able to clean the maf, if possible. For the long term, I need to decide if I should dump the cold-air intake that seems to have caused the fault code.

Even thought it appears to have given me this fault code, I am still inclined to try to keep the cold air intake. The reason being that the Autoauthority Pitstop chip I got for the car is dialed in for this cold air intake, and the performance of the car is great, much better than before the chip and intake.

Also, I was planning on getting the crew at Autoauthority Pitstop to install german headers and high flow cats, as they have worked for quite some time to dial in a chip for the 2.7L boxster with their intake and exhaust rig. I am loving the performance of the car, especially after chipping.

As a little background, this car is my first Porsche (but have lusted for one since my 1958 Karman Ghia I had in the late 1960's). I have had it for about 2 months, and 2,000 miles (trip to Florida to see mom), so I am quite new to the game. When I got the car I had some modest funds set aside to do some mods if it seemed they were warranted. So any advice and/or comments to my situiation are welcome.


Ed

2000 2.7L Boxster
45,000 miles
Silver/Black
Fabspeed Secondary Cat Bypass pipes
AP custom chip
AP cold air intake (AKA: MAF eater)
17" wheels
Pioneer CD/JL Audio amps and speakers
Power Seats