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Old 09-16-2013, 04:06 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by juicepro View Post
Mine was buying a Boxster 2 years back with a flashing CEL thinking it would be a minor fault, maybe a sensor or something.
Ended up being a spun bearing so I had a shop replace the motor, clutch, flywheel and do the LNE Bearing upgrade. The bill was nearly $10k, needless to say I learnt the value of a PPI.
I second that. Was told that was a spark plug and ignition coil, and it was a worn chain pad. 4K repair.

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Originally Posted by johnappleby View Post
@juicepro - moral of the story, take every CEL seriously and invest in a $12 BlueTooth OBD-II adapter?
Nope, the moral of the story is - no matter how well preserved the car is (I had every little paperwork the car had, almost since new, every invoice, every mot), no matter how many miles it has (mine had 25K miles) you should **always** make a **good** PPI. Even if you think there's absolutely nothing wrong with the car.
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