Header installation - Need Help!

[dcporsche99]

Hey Folks,
Sorry, it's been awhile. After all that time, it was ONLY TODAY (re: 5-10 Degrees in New York) that I finally completed the job with my porsche mechanic. The holidays were hectic and I didn't get a chance to finish everything on my last visit with him so the car basically sat this whole time. But, TODAY I FINALLY have my car WITHOUT THE EXHAUST LEAK!! WHEW!!!....and I have to say that it sure sounds and feels great! :dance:

Other NEW issues:
(1) I do have to take care of a CEL that came on prior to my last visit to him. It was pretty damp and foggy that day. It came on when I went through a puddle of water. Ever since then, it's been on. So, I'll have to take care of that issue before I take my ride out for a REAL TEST DRIVE. Looks like I will be purchasing an OBD II reader as well.

AND

(2) I have some vibration that I have to take care of. It sounds like it's coming from the ???firewall /heat shields/ baffles??? from on the driver's side. I have yet to search our site for some solutions other than removing them.

Would certainly appreciate any input from you guys! (Nevermind, thanks anyway...found all the info from previous posts!)

[dcporsche99]

Well, the CEL issue is fine now. My brother cleared the codes for me and we took it for a test drive the other night. So far so good! Thanks bro!

Now for that vibration....after using hose clamps on just about anything that was close to where the vibration was, I did find out where the biggest vibration was coming from. Wouldn't you know it, the passenger side header. ***So Blink, if you are reading this, I would highly suggest purchasing headers from someone else. At least, a company that provides a warranty of sorts***There are two areas that come very close together. Starting from the 1st pipe closest to the front of the car...so far, I have just finished wrapping a portion of the first pipe and it seems decent enough. (re: I guess this is where my tennis racket wrapping experience came in handy). Now I need to get to the local hardware shop to buy a few more hose clamps (even though I suspect I will need just one more, but just in case).

***On a side note: Just wanted to say thanks to Randall for the post on how to fix the front and rear truck lid. The other day they both stopped working, but THANKS TO THIS FORUM and Randall's post, it's back in working order.**** :dance:

[dcporsche99]

Nope. I don't like the way it looks! Looks pretty ghetto! (re: I hope I don't offend anyone by saying that, but it really does look like crap). I will have to take it down and wrap the entire #1 collecting tube. Sorry, my picture was too blurry, so I'll post it another time. Anyway, it's starting to get too freakin' cold...I was in Home Depot and I forgot to buy a portable heater.

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by dcporsche99

Just wanted to say thanks to Randall for the post on how to fix the front and rear truck lid. The other day they both stopped working, but THANKS TO THIS FORUM and Randall's post, it's back in working order.**** :dance:

Huh? Are you sure that was me? I don't remember posting anything about front and rear trunk lids not working

[dcporsche99]

Hi Randall,

Yup, it was you unless you have a twin!

Here you go and I quote, "Also, if the car sits idle for over a week, the key remote is not "seen" by the car and you'd have to put the key in the door, turn on the car, turn it off and then push your rear trunk release button."

This actually works to release the inside latches (on the driver's side) for both the front and rear lids too!

I found this under a thread dated 12-13.

[dcporsche99]

Hey Folks,

I had some time today so I did a formal write up for the DIY section. Unfortunately, when I tried to upload the file it was WAY TOO BIG

I have also saved it as a webpage, but then again, I wouldn't know how to put it out there in cyberspace.

For those of you who are interested, at this point, I can probably ONLY email the file to you. So let me know.

Thanks in advance.

[dcporsche99]

I took my car out today for a sweet long ride...and "by the seat of my pants" indicator, I would have to say "WOW"!!! Very, very, very nice!! I can only imagine what it must feel like with sports cats and a new exhaust!!! :dance:

From what I have read, some have mentioned that there's a price to pay for getting more up top, which is losing some down low. Probably the only way to really find out is to run it on a DYNO....but, just from driving today, I didn't feel too much of a difference down low.

Anyway, as many of you guys might have guessed the CEL light reset did NOT work. I figured I would continue posting it in this thread since it appears to be related to the header installation that was done.

Anyway, here are the codes: :ah:
P1124
P0134
P0154
P1115
P1119
P1126

Can I get some help here from some of the more knowledgeable folks out there? After reading all the postings here and on Renntech I am pretty certain that it points to the MAF and O2 sensors?? Is this correct?? Is there anything else from these codes that I should be concerned about?

Thanks in advance!

[RandallNeighbour]

check engine light codes can be found on this page. Bookmark it!

http://www.iwantaporsche.net/BoxsterCheckEngineLightCodes.htm

When your MAF goes or a O2 sensor goes out, it can throw a bunch of extraneous codes from what my mechanic showed me about my own car. I had one oxygen sensor out and he said the PST tool was showing the MAF not working either. We changed out the O2 sensor and voila! the MAF functioned perfectly and did not need replacement.

How many miles do you have on your boxster?