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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-26-2025, 05:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,368
Posted By mikefocke
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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-25-2025, 12:43 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,368
Posted By mikefocke
Maintain the rear window with the proper stuff...

Maintain the rear window with the proper stuff (Novus 1, 2 and 3 ) and the plastic window doesn't crease. Puts the oils back into the plastic. And store it down the right way (clean felt or clothin...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-10-2025, 01:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 338
Posted By mikefocke
But did you clean the air intake system? A...

But did you clean the air intake system? A failing AOS dumps lots of stuff into the air intake and all over the throttle body. Plus are all the hoses solid and secure. It is an old car and stuff ages.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 07-01-2025, 09:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 449
Posted By mikefocke
CPS signal?

CPS signal?
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-27-2025, 12:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 218
Posted By mikefocke
So lets start with it is a 24ish year old car at...

So lets start with it is a 24ish year old car at best.

Maintenance history?
Porsche specific diagnostic tools available (PIWIS, PST2, Durametric, ?)?
Last time the intake and throttle body were...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-27-2025, 12:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 319
Posted By mikefocke
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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-27-2025, 12:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 462
Posted By mikefocke
https://sites.google.com/site/mikefocke2/thetop-it...

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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-24-2025, 11:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 301
Posted By mikefocke
No AOS replace? No IMS?

No AOS replace? No IMS?
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 06-15-2025, 03:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 385
Posted By mikefocke
The O2 sensors do just that, sense the amount of...

The O2 sensors do just that, sense the amount of O2 in the exhaust gas relative to the amount of O2 in ambient air. Perfect combustion of a perfect mixture of air and fuel (around 14.7/1 air/fuel...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-31-2025, 01:02 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 625
Posted By mikefocke
How many Porsche engines are

in the mechanics shop and sitting around in partial rebuild status? If the mechanic is truly experienced in flat-6 internals, he could have told you all these answers.

It sounds like it is time...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 05-19-2025, 04:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 320
Posted By mikefocke
After 28 years of these cars, it is hard to come...

After 28 years of these cars, it is hard to come up with a new problem. The trick is finding the right search term. Who would have guessed "coke" would be included.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-29-2025, 02:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 522
Posted By mikefocke
If there was no power enabling a receiver of some...

If there was no power enabling a receiver of some sort, how would that receiver ever get turned on? And there has to be some power to enable the immobilizer to send the signal to turn on the...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-26-2025, 11:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 522
Posted By mikefocke
Something has to be looking for the button to be...

Something has to be looking for the button to be pressed for the unlock sequence be activated. Yes it doesn't proximity sense like more recent car designs.

Communications requires me listening to...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-24-2025, 11:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 522
Posted By mikefocke
Some thoughts. First fully charge the...

Some thoughts.

First fully charge the battery to its max appropriate level (AGM 12.8+, conventional 12.6) . Load test it. (Battery shops will often do it for free.)

Do this to determine if...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-23-2025, 02:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 412
Posted By mikefocke
Lots of variables. Case, installation accuracy,...

Lots of variables. Case, installation accuracy, condition of rest of engine, driving condition, etc.

I seem to recall a 6 year/75k target for replacement in normal driving.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-13-2025, 08:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 775
Posted By mikefocke
If you go back to the lawsuit and the percentage...

If you go back to the lawsuit and the percentage of failures Porsche admitted to, then add that there may have been an equal number they didn't know about, add in the fact that the cars are now lots...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 03-09-2025, 12:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 370
Posted By mikefocke
What kind of diagnostic tools do you have? Any...

What kind of diagnostic tools do you have? Any that will display the wave form of the O2 sensors signals?
...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-15-2025, 01:43 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,334
Posted By mikefocke
My notes from almost 20 years ago taken from...

My notes from almost 20 years ago taken from Porsche documentation. The '97 to '98 change was:

18” wheel option with rear chassis reinforced to accept new wheels. Rear body structural change...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-12-2025, 04:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 360
Posted By mikefocke
Done anything to the oil pan? Baffles? Deep sump...

Done anything to the oil pan? Baffles? Deep sump pan? All that oil sloshing to one side in a 360 can't be good. Just ask those who race the cars.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-10-2025, 01:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 759
Posted By mikefocke
This is precisely the reason I recommend spending...

This is precisely the reason I recommend spending a couple of hundred $ getting an experienced Porsche mechanic to look at the car and drive it before you buy. That PPI can inform both the buyer and...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-09-2025, 03:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 445
Posted By mikefocke
When I crashed my 986, I was told there were jigs...

When I crashed my 986, I was told there were jigs that a Porsche dealer would have access to and later that lasers could be being used to see tub deformation. That was 25 years ago. Never heard the...
Forum: Boxsters and Cayman Cars for Sale or Wanted 02-05-2025, 02:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 851
Posted By mikefocke
A rebuilt trans can be had for $2750 plus core...

A rebuilt trans can be had for $2750 plus core exchange, shippings and such. google rebuilt boxster tiptronic.

Even getting a professional to swap you'd be in reasonable cost territory all in.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-02-2025, 12:43 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 327
Posted By mikefocke
The factory technical manual (Section 97-07 page...

The factory technical manual (Section 97-07 page 2) has the following table of total electrical load after the car has been shut off (ModelYear 02):
(electrical current is worst case, i.e. car...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-20-2025, 05:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 427
Posted By mikefocke
I would ask on https://www.boxa.net/forum/65-986/...

I would ask on https://www.boxa.net/forum/65-986/ as it is a UK forum.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-16-2025, 01:12 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,075
Posted By mikefocke
I used to store mine under a Noah fabric car...

I used to store mine under a Noah fabric car cover after a polish (Cal Car Cover, had a soft lining against the cars finish), connect my cTek/Porsche battery maintainer to the cigarette lighter via a...
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