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Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-03-2015, 12:45 PM

Replies: 2

ABS and PSM lights come on

Views: 2,131

Posted By johnappleby

Thanks, a flakey alternator would be a fit for...

Thanks, a flakey alternator would be a fit for the age of the car - 14 years and 60k miles.

Plus I would get brownie points from Mrs A for replacing it before she ends up on a dark road with no...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-03-2015, 10:20 AM

Replies: 2

ABS and PSM lights come on

Views: 2,131

Posted By johnappleby

ABS and PSM lights come on

Hiya,

So around 6 months ago, the ABS and PSM lights started to come on a short while after driving the car. It didn't bother me, but then one day my SO had to brake hard, the ABS didn't work and...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

03-01-2014, 10:05 AM

Replies: 6

Misfiring problem

Views: 3,059

Posted By johnappleby

Thanks for the reply :-) So I'd already ordered a...

Thanks for the reply :-) So I'd already ordered a coil pack by the time I read this, so figured I may as well install it.

Now with new packs on cylinders 5/6 the problem is WAY better. Under load,...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

03-01-2014, 09:59 AM

Replies: 15

Anyone take their driving test in a Porsche?

Views: 3,677

Posted By johnappleby

Fun stories. I'm sure I'm glad I passed :)

Fun stories. I'm sure I'm glad I passed :)

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-22-2014, 11:52 AM

Replies: 15

Anyone take their driving test in a Porsche?

Views: 3,677

Posted By johnappleby

Anyone take their driving test in a Porsche?

Here in PA, we have to take our test in a car owned by someone, so I borrowed my girlfriend's Porsche.

There was a great deal of amusement watching a 36 year old guy take his driving test in a...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-22-2014, 11:45 AM

Replies: 6

Misfiring problem

Views: 3,059

Posted By johnappleby

Thanks, yes I replaced it with a brand new Beru...

Thanks, yes I replaced it with a brand new Beru coil. The old one did indeed have a minute crack in it, barely visible to the eye.

I'm going to replace the other 2 coils in the bank, plus the...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-20-2014, 04:24 PM

Replies: 6

Misfiring problem

Views: 3,059

Posted By johnappleby

Misfiring problem

Hi,

I've had an ongoing misfiring problem for a while - would welcome some advice.

The engine codes are P0300 and P0306 - misfiring, and misfiring in cylinder 6. First, we replaced the spark...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-17-2013, 02:02 PM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

So I took a look in the throttle body and it...

So I took a look in the throttle body and it looks clean so I'm going to give changing it a miss unless I have to. It looks really fiddly to get off and on and I don't want to break more stuff.

I...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-17-2013, 04:54 AM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

Yep - unplug the battery for 15 minutes every...

Yep - unplug the battery for 15 minutes every time, just in case.

I have an '01 2.7 which I believe means it is E-Gas so there is no ICV. Instead, the throttle body modulates the butterflies to...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-16-2013, 07:08 PM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

So I'm still stuck :-( Replaced the K&N with...

So I'm still stuck :-(

Replaced the K&N with a paper filter, cleaned the MAF sensor, she seems OK for 10 minutes then when she's warm, the hunting at idle and hesitation starts again.

Any ideas...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-15-2013, 06:29 PM

Replies: 22

Your most expensive Boxster lesson?

Views: 4,655

Posted By johnappleby

@Ckrikos - that's a great deal at least. My...

@Ckrikos - that's a great deal at least. My coolant tank needed replacing due to a crack and it cost me about $1000 including parts and labor. It's what comes from being in a cold climate.
...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-15-2013, 12:11 PM

Replies: 4

new guy question...

Views: 1,341

Posted By johnappleby

Did you open the door first or leave the lights...

Did you open the door first or leave the lights on? You have to:

- Turn off lights
- Unbuckle seatbelt
- Turn off ignition
- Open door

Or it chimes.

John

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-15-2013, 12:01 PM

Replies: 22

Your most expensive Boxster lesson?

Views: 4,655

Posted By johnappleby

Your most expensive Boxster lesson?

I liked fatmike's comment on my MAF post, where I learnt the lesson not to buy K&N filters. So that cost me $50 wasted on a K&N filter, and then maybe $240 if I'm unlucky and have to replace the MAF...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-15-2013, 07:56 AM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

An update... no way to get a stock air filter at...

An update... no way to get a stock air filter at the weekend around here, so I cleaned the MAF and put the K&N back. She ran great for a while (better than ever) and then got bad again.

So either...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-14-2013, 10:05 AM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

By the way I'm not getting any CEL. I may hook up...

By the way I'm not getting any CEL. I may hook up my OBD-II to her just to check if there are any messages.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-14-2013, 09:41 AM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

OK so left the battery unplugged for a while,...

OK so left the battery unplugged for a while, same problem. Took it to my mechanic that usually services the car and we looked at it together - he agrees that I didn't screw anything up :-)

Guess...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-14-2013, 07:38 AM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

Thanks for the reply Kenny. I read it came...

Thanks for the reply Kenny.

I read it came pre-oiled so I didn't do anything before I put it in. It didn't look heavily oiled so I didn't soak it in kitchen towel or anything.

I put the old...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-14-2013, 07:19 AM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

Hmm done some analysis and I think this must be a...

Hmm done some analysis and I think this must be a vacuum problem or a MAF problem. It reminds me of a Golf I had, that had a small vacuum problem - funny idle and stalls if the revs fall too fast.
...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-14-2013, 05:55 AM

Replies: 22

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Views: 9,290

Posted By johnappleby

Replaced Air Filter and now she idles badly and stalls

Hi!

Hoping for some help as always. I replaced the air filter in my Boxster with a new K&N filter. I read afterwards that some people have some problems with it, hmm.

Anyhow when I pulled the...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-08-2013, 02:07 PM

Replies: 8

Resetting 986 Airbag Light - Solved!

Views: 20,254

Posted By johnappleby

I hear you and I think it's a fair point, but I...

I hear you and I think it's a fair point, but I read that the Enthusiast $300 package doesn't work for resetting Airbag lights which is why I didn't buy the Durametric for a car I was about to sell....

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-08-2013, 07:48 AM

Replies: 43

Poll: How many would ... sell Boxster & buy Boxster S

Views: 6,341

Posted By johnappleby

We have the plain MY2003 2.7 986 and we love it....

We have the plain MY2003 2.7 986 and we love it. One of the reasons I love it is that my partner can have a heavy right foot, and the 2.7 is slightly underpowered and hard to unsettle. I do worry...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

09-08-2013, 07:43 AM

Replies: 8

Resetting 986 Airbag Light - Solved!

Views: 20,254

Posted By johnappleby

Resetting 986 Airbag Light - Solved!

I recently replaced the indicator stalk on my 986, which had broken and no longer stayed on. As part of this process, I foolishly reconnected the battery whilst the airbag was disconnected. This...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

08-11-2013, 09:04 AM

Replies: 2

Best way to turn off airbag light

Views: 3,304

Posted By johnappleby

Best way to turn off airbag light

Hi,

I replaced my indicator stalk on my 986 yesterday and unfortunately I reconnected the battery whilst the airbag was unplugged and didn't realize this would trigger the airbag light to stay on...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-17-2013, 09:22 AM

Replies: 1

Audio starting to crackle

Views: 1,630

Posted By johnappleby

Audio starting to crackle

Hi!

The audio on my 2002 Boxster is starting to go wrong - the right speaker crackles and then goes off, intermittently, usually when the car is warm.

From what I can guess, this could be a...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

02-16-2013, 07:51 AM

Replies: 8

Boxster Rear Trunk/Boot latch gone - any ideas?

Views: 2,814

Posted By johnappleby

Well you don't really need the rear trunk on a...

Well you don't really need the rear trunk on a day to day basis :-)

But eventually you need an oil change, and one of my brake lights failed. This was enough to galvanize me to get off my fat...

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