Door locks sounds horrible

[ChefCarnivore]

Thanks for posting as part of your message the Pelican catalog. I am new to the boxster scene so anything helps.

[TimAustinW]

no problem. I almost exclusively order from Pelican Parts or Suncoast Porsche. I haven't found better prices. Pelican is great because orders over $75 (that qualify) have free shipping! And the cataloge is a life saver. If you are new to the Boxster scene I would get a Bentley Manual and an OBD II diagnostic reader. If you throw a check engine light you can diagnose the problem yourself and decide whether it's a problem you can tackle yourself or take it to the shop for. Anyone have a link for a god price on the OBDII. A while back someone sent out an AMAZON.com link and I got mine for less than $100.

[turbo23dog]

I dreged up this older thread to update it. Porsche has superceded the part number for the fuel door guide rose to 997 624 505 00

Yeah, I had that nasty clacking sound when locking the doors and tracked the noise to the fuel door lock mechanism. First thing I noticed is that the fuel door was not locked when I hit the remote. The black plastic gromet or "guide rose" for the male end of the fuel door lock was missing. The male end was kind of flopping around as the doors locked. The part is listed on Pelican for $1.00 which would cost more to ship than buy. Lucky for me, my local dealership has the part in stock for $2.50.

Its funny how irritating these smallish issues can be.... Hope this helps other forum members.