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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-14-2024, 04:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 195
Posted By mikefocke
My bet is what he was implying is get the right...

My bet is what he was implying is get the right tools and get the right instructions and do the right tests and interpret them correctly. Instructions come with flow charts and lots of details. Test...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 04-01-2024, 01:34 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 110
Posted By mikefocke
Get the codes read by a shop that has a PIWIS,...

Get the codes read by a shop that has a PIWIS, PST2 or Durametric diagnostic. Dash messages are nice but codes are definitive. And because the car is a TIP, you need Porsche specific capability in...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 03-30-2024, 01:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 140
Posted By mikefocke
You are looking for a configurater from that era...

You are looking for a configurater from that era to see what was available. I have one for my '01s but no memory of where I got it. It lists all options that were available and the codes. But...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 03-30-2024, 01:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 343
Posted By mikefocke
Assuming it started and ran for a few seconds...

Assuming it started and ran for a few seconds using easystart. Think 20 years has the fuel lines full of clogs? Disconnect at both ends and see if you can pressurize and blow fuel through. Think...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-11-2024, 05:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 454
Posted By mikefocke
With the top partially up. The inside is not...

With the top partially up. The inside is not going to need as many of the treatments as the outside so doing it once is enough. I was about 60 when I did mine.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 02-09-2024, 04:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 454
Posted By mikefocke
And put a clean fleece cloth between the plastic...

And put a clean fleece cloth between the plastic window folds so they don't rub together. After you have cleaned both sides of that plastic with something like Novus 1, 2, and 3. From an older...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-29-2024, 03:53 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,895
Posted By mikefocke
Don't judge from the dead of winter when many...

Don't judge from the dead of winter when many cars are put away for the winter and people have other priorities. Wait till spring and all that deferred maintenance brings people out.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-23-2024, 12:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 790
Posted By mikefocke
I have been in two accidents in a Boxster. In one...

I have been in two accidents in a Boxster. In one I slid on ice into the rear of a pickup. Fairly low speed but the Boxster was totaled by the insurance company rather than rebuild it at the best...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-15-2024, 12:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 597
Posted By mikefocke
No. Back 20 years ago I had a front end...

No.

Back 20 years ago I had a front end crash where the car was drive-able but there was deformation back to behind the front door due to flex from the tub. Airbags not even deployed. My eyeball...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 01-10-2024, 10:51 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 889
Posted By mikefocke
Why? What are you trying to do by changing the...

Why? What are you trying to do by changing the hood? Do you race or autocross? Is that allowed where you do? Is it you trying to look cool or different? Why are you toying with changing a classic?
...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 12-14-2023, 12:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 287
Posted By mikefocke
The cloth headliner came in with the 2009 S...

The cloth headliner came in with the 2009 S model. My notes say not with the base until 2001.. Now possible someone changed a top and got a headliner equipped top on an earlier model..
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-27-2023, 12:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 463
Posted By mikefocke
New fully charged battery what is the voltage at...

New fully charged battery what is the voltage at the battery after 10 minutes of running? Tested the alternator output recently?
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-13-2023, 02:22 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 367
Posted By mikefocke
https://www.boxa.net/forum/65-986/

https://www.boxa.net/forum/65-986/
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 11-11-2023, 02:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 505
Posted By mikefocke
The writer was not me but assuming your last name...

The writer was not me but assuming your last name begins with High, you should have Maurice's files. Good luck.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-27-2023, 02:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 509
Posted By mikefocke
What do you know of the car's history?...

What do you know of the car's history? Particularly the way it was driven, the frequency of oil changes, did it hibernate over the winter?

Was oil changed on at least an annual basis?

Have you...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-15-2023, 02:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 624
Posted By mikefocke
Keep in mind there may have been difference...

Keep in mind there may have been difference between AU cars and US ones. Common thing. I didn't pick up on your location. Never made it to Perth, like most tourists our focus was the other side....
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-14-2023, 01:04 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 624
Posted By mikefocke
Lots of cars are sold late in the calendar year...

Lots of cars are sold late in the calendar year but the to following year's specs.

So for parts and repairs purposes, it is a 2002, sold in late 2001. And the DMV made a mistake in entering its...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-08-2023, 12:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 652
Posted By mikefocke
A dealer or shop owner spreads the costs of his...

A dealer or shop owner spreads the costs of his tools across the income from fixing many cars as a business expense. He wants to match the tool to the car to the Porsche directions for max efficiency...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-07-2023, 02:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 556
Posted By mikefocke
Depends. Are parts available still after so long...

Depends. Are parts available still after so long out of production. Seems so. Is it possible to spend thousands on deferred maintenance? Yes. After I bought my second and after a thorough...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 10-06-2023, 05:21 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 13,157
Posted By mikefocke
Both my Boxsters were Tips ('00,'01s). Fun sure. ...

Both my Boxsters were Tips ('00,'01s). Fun sure.

As roads got more crowded I realized the days of my Alfas and 914s and other n-speed cars where I was tired and cranky when I got home from work...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 09-20-2023, 12:26 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,660
Posted By mikefocke
Alignment, tire tread depth measurement, tires...

Alignment, tire tread depth measurement, tires date inspection, inflation check on all 5 tires, tool kit completeness examination.
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-28-2023, 05:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 443
Posted By mikefocke
So what causes a P1124? Fuel pump, wiring...

So what causes a P1124?

Fuel pump, wiring or DME?

There are 3 subcodes. A PIWIS or PST2 could be used to point to which one is present. Each subcode has three possible listed causes.

And...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-27-2023, 11:15 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 821
Posted By mikefocke
A bit more information defining "It" would...

A bit more information defining "It" would perhaps help.

What device, OS, version, browser app, version, anti-virus, version.

Sometimes it is just a vendor trying to sell you some "protection".
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-22-2023, 04:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 371
Posted By mikefocke
Coming in on top of the clamshell? Air comes over...

Coming in on top of the clamshell? Air comes over the top and then swirls toward the front. Presses the water forward.

So what comes to mind:

Have you gummifleg'ed the old seals or otherwise...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-13-2023, 10:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 554
Posted By mikefocke
Mine were in the 180 range. Now it has been many...

Mine were in the 180 range. Now it has been many years since I owned one but lets see what others say.

'99 and '01s both.

Are your fans coming on? Radiators clean? Between the radiators and the...
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