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Thanks for the clarification! I have a '98, so the '01+ with the external spring evidently won't work. I'll have to get the newer version of the tensioner for a pre-'01 engine. I've got an oil change due, so I'll replace the IMS tensioner with the new version and see if it quiets things down. I'll also try the liqui Moly in the interim. I've read that you only have to lock the engine at TDC,by Seadweller - Main Forum
OK, thanks for the clarification. So to summarize, the new version of the original has a spring that must be internal to keep tension when there's no oil pressure present, and the later model version has the spring external to the tensioner. Perhaps I'll update the one IMS tensioner to see if it can correct the rattle. The car only has 37K miles on it, so I can't imagine the tensioners are "baby Seadweller - Main Forum
So, there's evidently this one, which is applicable up to '00: And this one, that's from '01+: Note the external spring on the newer version. This purportedly prevents bleed off and keeps the chain under proper tension even after the tensioner loses oil pressure. Is it the external spring version you installed, or was it the updated version of the original?by Seadweller - Main Forum
Thanks, so you installed the new version with the spring in the IMS/Crank location? Hmm...Hearing the rattle on my car, I can't imagine something bad isn't happening in there at start up. Perhaps I'll try the Liqui Moly route first. I read that Porsche was going to update their PET to include the new tensioner on all years once the old version is sold out. Interesting.by Seadweller - Main Forum
I'm finding quite a bit of conflicting information on this "upgrade/update." It seems some folks have successfully installed the updated tensioner (with the spring) on pre '01 Boxster's which has eliminated the start-up rattle issue, despite the Porsche TB saying not to "intermix" parts. What's the real scoop on this? Is Porsche playing it safe by taking this position? Has anyone with a pre-'by Seadweller - Main Forum
Figured I'd provide an update in case anyone faces a similar issue. Tested the electrical system from the battery to the pins on the cluster connectors, 12.4V the entire route. Ground continuity tested perfectly. Speedo shop called and he was able to replicate the issue, so the failure is in the cluster itself. He's going to see if he can identify the issue, but he did mention they're not easby Seadweller - Main Forum
Could the bad ground be at the fuse box? How about the current distributor?by Seadweller - Main Forum
Greetings! OK, I have an update...I found that fuses B1 - B4 are fed 12V via the current distributor. This circuit is evidently not routed through the ignition switch. I have the gauge cluster removed, so it's not the cluster either, so the ignition switch and cluster are no longer suspects. What I did find is the following, which has me perplexed: Voltage at B1 fuse location was 11.56 Voltaby Seadweller - Main Forum
QuoteBoxsterra FWIW, I've seen many people replace their ignition switch incorrectly. Just because it's seated and the electrical plug is pushed all the way in (it is, right?) doesn't mean it has been done correctly. Understood...I have the same symptoms with the new switch, as I did with the old switch, which leads me to believe it's not the switch. I can't imagine the ignition switch could caby Seadweller - Main Forum
Greetings, and thanks for chiming in! The car has not been recently serviced, and prior services have been routine. I replaced the ignition switch myself, but I replaced the switch to see if it would correct the issue, which it didn't, so the switch can be ruled out I believe. The entire ignition assembly was replaced in the car in 2011, so it already had the new, improved switch. When I remoby Seadweller - Main Forum
Greetings! New to the forum, but not new to Porsche! I have a '98 Boxster with under 40K miles. The other day while driving it, out of the blue, all of the idiot lights began flashing on and off, and the gauges went dead. It almost acts like it's on a turn signal relay. The fuel gauge will "twitch" on occasion when the idiot lights flash. Here's a video of it in action: I've gone throuby Seadweller - Main Forum