99 boxster Need help ASAP! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Porsche_Baller · 03-10-2011, 09:22 AM

So I went to take the car to momentum motorworks in Birmingham they specialize in Porsche and BMW. I made it about halfway there and the car quit on the interstate. It had a serious decrease in power and the check ingine light started flashing. When it started flashing the car would run ok then as soon as it turned solid it would loose power and barely move! So I pulled off the road and called a rollback and got them to take it on up there. So the guy calls me a couple of hours later and tells me my oil seprator is bad and it was going to be $405 parts and labor to replace it and that it wasn't a 100% guarantee fix. I was very currious. Am I getting ripped? I've never herd of an "oil seperator" does Antony know anything about this thing??? Is it the same thing as the AOS?

insite · 03-10-2011, 09:43 AM

AOS = air oil separator.

btw, when your car starts acting up like that, don't drive it. you can do a lot more damage ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$).

if you wind up needing the coil packs, PM me. i have a full working set you can have nice & cheap.

EDIT: one more thing. $400 parts and labor to replace the AOS is fair.

Porsche_Baller · 03-10-2011, 10:17 AM

Great thanks for the help! If I need coil packs I'll deff let you know. As soon as it started running that bad I pulled off the road.I wasn't sure if that was the same thing he was talking about because he just called it the oil seperator:\

chamilun · 03-10-2011, 01:49 PM

Im not sure the AOS would cause your problems.

Sounds to me like something is disconnected, maybe even a coil pack. Are you 100% certain you put everything back together right, or maybe didn't knock something loose?

insite · 03-10-2011, 02:43 PM

You know, I have had a brand new Bosch o2 sensor be bad right out of the box.....

Bladecutter · 03-11-2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by insite

EDIT: one more thing. $400 parts and labor to replace the AOS is fair.

Sounds fair to me, too.
Also, get the mechanic to remove the spark plugs and crank the engine over several times before he tries to start the engine back up after he replaces the AOS.

If there is enough oil in one of the cylinders, it can hydro-lock the cylinder, and break things you really don't want broken.

BC.