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Originally Posted by speedyspaghetti
Did the rear wheel bearing solve your pulling issues?
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Not sure. Haven't driven it yet. I finished up the wheel bearing, and my path to drive it out of the garage was blocked, so then I got carried away diving into the central locking issues and the car is now partially disassembled lol
I suspect not though, as my Power Steering is still very left biased, but I do believe the high-friction wheel bearing was contributing.
The driver's seat is now removed, and I've taken out the immo/CLU box and discovered a lot of corrosion on the wiring harness. I've now ordered a electrical connector pin removal tool, where I plan to remove all the wires and likely re-pin everything.
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Originally Posted by brainles71
Issue 2 could be the ECU is dead but more likely is the door lock actuators are dead and need to be replaced. After 22 years of use they fail. I had one fail in my 5 year old VW Jetta. They get constant use and its an aggressive action.
I had to replace the door lock actuators in both doors on my 97 when i bought it. Have a look through my post history in the DIY section i posted a while ago about using a VW door actuator. Its the exact same part just without the Porsche part tax.
I would make that priority one as theres no point in fixing the steering, CEL, soft top if it gets stolen because you can't lock it.
I bought a new lead acid battery from Porsche 6 months ago and haven't had any issues with phantom battery drain but YMMV.
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Yes, I discovered that the Boxster door locks are 100% identical to the VW door units. I re-did the lock on my 2000 Golf 1 week prior - replaced door ajar micro switch and re-soldered the circuit board. Works perfect now.
With the Boxster, I noticed something very odd. I got all of the microswitches to work and communicate properly. But, for some reason, the little door lock motor would not spin. I tried observing it with a multimeter and it receives 12v for a fraction of a second.
That's when I gave up and tore out the driver's seat. I will update when I re-pin the wires and eliminate the corrosion.
Sidenote: how would the car get stolen if the doors are unlocked....? How are they going to start it? Besides, the best way to steal cars nowadays is to use a snatch truck.
I've heard of many Boxster, convertible, or even just older car owners leaving their stuff unlocked because they would rather the thief look around and leave than the thief cutting the top or breaking a window to achieve the same result.