The Nine8Six (the car) is dead, can't start

[Need_for_speed]

Fred,
You might look into a waterproof immobilizer case from ECU doctor. I haven't installed one myself, but I think anyone who parks their 986 outdoors should probably go this route...

Porsche Boxster & 996 Immobilizer Waterproof Case Enclosure

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by Need_for_speed

Fred,
You might look into a waterproof immobilizer case from ECU doctor. I haven't installed one myself, but I think anyone who parks their 986 outdoors should probably go this route...

Nice find. Couldn't find the submerged in a fish tank test/video anywhere though. Does it work? Although I probably won't need it. The Boxster is 'urgently' going back inside... at my wife's company indoor & environmentally controlled parking lot ladies and gent (just heating during winter months). Cost me $200/year... and that's a special price. Covers the security guards and others (nothin free in life man)

[itsnotanova]

Not sure what a new carpet set goes for but I can't imagine it being cheap. If it's not too late, I recommend just taking out the wet one and letting it hang dry. It takes about a week in a nice dry climate. Don't put it in direct sun light as that will fade the carpet and turn the foam brown. I've never noticed any mildew smell either after letting it dry. It sounds like you have the time.

[Nine8Six]

They are US$1,600 at my end. Heard from a bird you get them cheaper in the USA which almost got me to import. Too much on the schedule to bother so I've just passed the list of parts to our local service center to deal with. I ordered two "genuine Porsche parts" courtesy carpets also. Those aftermarket carpets I had left a huge stain on the passenger side and light one on the driver side. Cheap dyee... I even see the stain from the red stiches they had. That was from the moisture the wet under-carpet had built-in.

Car outdoor, covered, humid carpet, 40+dC with above 85 ambient humidity all summer here. Took 2 month it "entirely" destroyed the interior of my boxster (beauty of it anyway) + the immobilizer internals.

This car's interior looked and fell brand new, I need this fixed asap. Couldn't care less about performance mods... Just Got To Look Good LOL

BEWARE Folks. They all say "The worst thing you can do to sport car is to let it stand there doing nothing". I can prove that statement.

and guess what... its back in its destructive shh*thole for a few more days, rain forecast ahead (its out of here next weekend, going back indoor. seriously.