Misfire & engine light

[steve00s]

It sounds like the car went into "limp home" mode. Under certain conditions, the engine will shut down a cylinder by deactivating an injector.

[Topless]

Do get a code reader, $35 at Autozone/Napa. Get all the codes and write em down. Do not drive it. A flashing CEL means driving it could kill it.

[dcporsche99]

+1 on not driving it and getting it towed to your trusted Porsche mechanic.

Good luck and keep us posted!

[fatmike]

Was your CEL still flashing when you drove it to the mechanic? Or did it FLASH then turn solid after the "event"?

Get the car checked out & let us know what they find.

[KevinH1990]

Sounds like the same symptoms I had when my Mass Air Flow (MAF) Sensor failed. You might want to search on that topic for more info.

You were wise to stop driving the car. The technician who repaired my car stated that raw fuel could flow into the catalytic convertors which is a serious fire hazard.

If it is your MAF, it is about a $500 repair. Not cheap, but less than a new engine.

Good luck.

[JPW]

I just had to do a MAF last week. Save yourself some research here was the cheapest I could find.

http://www.thepartsbin.com/catalog/?N=1698+11567+4294967265+9359

I got it for $250.00

Good luck and hope it turns out to be nothing worse that this.

[martmart]

I went with the advise and purchased a code reader: http://talktomycar.co.uk/Shop/Code_Readers/mj004.htm

It has identified 4 faults and the manual describes them as:

P0300 Random/multipul cylinder misfire
P0301 Cylinder 1 misfire
P0302 Cylinder 2 misfire
P0303 Cylinder 3 misfire

So its given a good direction to the problem but I don't know which cylinder's are 1,2 & 3 as I sit in the drivers seat? Also, I'm not really sure what to check other than the wires for the spark plugs? Any other ideas? Thanks.