Got done at work today, and went out and started the Boxster. The Check Engine Light came on, and it was the dreaded (from what I've heard)
flashing CEL. I shut the car down, then decided I wanted to at least move it back into an actual parking spot (I had started to back out). So I re-started it, and moved it back.
When I started it to re-park it, the CEL (flashing or otherwise) did NOT come back on, so I let her idle for a couple minutes. Still no light.
Tried calling the local stealership...for some odd reason, nobody answered after like 20 rings. (This was 3:40 in the afternoon---I guess they closed early to go spend some of the huge amounts of profits they take in repairing Pcars!
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So I called an indy shop that I used (on recommendaiton of another 986 member) to do my axle boots and repack CV joints. He told me it was likely tied to the ignition and that, when I restarted it, it had gotten into a slightly different position and hence no CEL was displayed. "Should I drive it?" I asked. "Drive it" was his reply.
Everything seemed smooth the trip home (about 10 miles): Engine sounded the way it usually sounds and no CEL seen.
What do you think? Ignition-related or not? If so, is it fixin' to need replacing before long? Should I proactively take her in to be checked out or not?