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Old 06-18-2010, 03:03 PM   #1
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Check Engine Light?

SO I just picked up my Boxster (99) base from the port. when I turned it on I noticed the check engine light is on. Not blicking but I still would like to know if maybe this comes on if there are just minor things wrong. Also it feels like the shifter linkage is a little loose.
I just bought this car and I was wondering if there are any things I should look at (beside IMS) for driving it too much.

P.S. got it up to about 131 mph on the way home. OMG
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Old 06-18-2010, 03:11 PM   #2
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unplug the battery, let the computer reset. Drive a little, if light comes back on, then I would start by getting the codes.
I have had the light turn on before and never came back....

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Old 06-18-2010, 03:19 PM   #3
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unplug the battery, let the computer reset. Drive a little, if light comes back on, then I would start by getting the codes.
I have had the light turn on before and never came back....

James

Bad idea...........if I just bought a car, and it threw a code, I'd want to get the code(s) read so I know what I have gotten myself into...............
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Old 06-18-2010, 03:26 PM   #4
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Bad idea...........if I just bought a car, and it threw a code, I'd want to get the code(s) read so I know what I have gotten myself into...............
i agree ,get code/s
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Old 06-18-2010, 04:45 PM   #5
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codes are saved in the computer. even if you unplug the battery.

When you unplug the battery , you reset the light.
It may be that it threw a code and it will never do it again. If it does it again, then you know that it is a true problem. How else can you prove that there is a problem unless it happens twice. These cars are too expensive to start replacing parts at random. I have read on here where a code is posted and 15 different possibilities are presented.

The code can be pulled at any time. To clear a code from the memory, you must have a reader and choose "reset codes"
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Old 06-18-2010, 05:15 PM   #6
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Thanks guys,
I guess my next question is where can I get a code reader. I live on Maui and there is not one dealer here I would want to take it to for the first time. I am more of a hands on kind of guy.
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