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| The Boxster is done. Later today (tonight) I'll pick it up and... MarcW - Friday, 7 January, 2011, at 8:33:12 pm |
| Looking forward to the pics Rob in CO - Friday, 7 January, 2011, at 11:12:58 pm |
My '01S has a fraction of the miles that your '02 has seen but I am curious to see how the inside of an M96 engine holds up with timely and proper but not fanatical service. I have never had a car go less than 150K and have had a couple go well over 200K. They weren't Porsches (this is my first) but good maintenance habits apply to any vehicle.
I wish you many more happy miles with your Boxster (and the turbo as well).
I wish you many more happy miles with your Boxster (and the turbo as well).
| Was all set to post pics but a shakedown drive had the same symptom and P1341 error code... MarcW - Sunday, 9 January, 2011, at 5:22:41 pm |
reappear. So I took the car back to the dealership and will drop off the key Monday and have this looked into. Again.
In the meantime, driving the Turbo and west bound on I-580 through of Livermore the other day and a rock flew up and put a nice nearly 1/2" star shaped crack in the windshield right in front of me and a few inches below eyelevel.
That damned I-580 west bound... I've been on upaved roads with less gravel and rocks. That section of road has cost me two windshields: One in the Boxster and the one in the Turbo, though the crack is not bad enough to require replacement yet I'm sure it will only be a matter of time.
Sincerely,
Macster.
In the meantime, driving the Turbo and west bound on I-580 through of Livermore the other day and a rock flew up and put a nice nearly 1/2" star shaped crack in the windshield right in front of me and a few inches below eyelevel.
That damned I-580 west bound... I've been on upaved roads with less gravel and rocks. That section of road has cost me two windshields: One in the Boxster and the one in the Turbo, though the crack is not bad enough to require replacement yet I'm sure it will only be a matter of time.
Sincerely,
Macster.
Laz - Monday, 10 January, 2011, at 10:11:16 am |
Laz - Monday, 10 January, 2011, at 12:15:08 pm |
| Sure, could be. I didn't diagnose the cause of the problem. I relied upon the Porsche tech... MarcW - Monday, 10 January, 2011, at 2:04:13 pm |
to eliminate wiring/connector possibilities before tearing into the engine. I was assured the actuator was bad. This can be exercised by one of the diagnostics drive links provided by PST2. The tech told me the actuator was intermittently bad. (At the time I thought this suggested a wiring/electrical problem, but I'm not the expert.)
Now it could be the new actuator is bad. That's why new parts come with a 2 year warranty.
Or it could be a misdiagnosis and it is a wiring problem or a connector problem.
I left the car at the dealer's Saturday night. Then today, this AM I ran into the service manager at a local gas station. Said hi and then I mentioned about the car and it still exhibiting the same symptoms for which I had the car and then dropped the key to the car in his hand.
Expect to hear something later today.
Sincerely,
MarcW.
Now it could be the new actuator is bad. That's why new parts come with a 2 year warranty.
Or it could be a misdiagnosis and it is a wiring problem or a connector problem.
I left the car at the dealer's Saturday night. Then today, this AM I ran into the service manager at a local gas station. Said hi and then I mentioned about the car and it still exhibiting the same symptoms for which I had the car and then dropped the key to the car in his hand.
Expect to hear something later today.
Sincerely,
MarcW.
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