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2000 Boxster - ominous CEL - P1126 bb1 - 7 years ago |
Possible causes Boxsterra - 7 years ago |
Re: Possible causes bb1 - 7 years ago |
In a 15 year old car mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - 7 years ago |
Accessing engine in the 986 Guenter in Ontario - 7 years ago |
Not a video, but ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 7 years ago |
Re: 2000 Boxster - ominous CEL - P1126 MarcW - 7 years ago |
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Hi folks - I have a 2000 Boxster w/ about 75k miles on it. Not much has been fixed/replaced in terms of the motor in all that time. The AOS was replaced about a 1.5 yrs back - that's it.
The CEL light came on and has stayed on. The car is running normally - no issues now.
I purchased an OBD2 code reader (Ancel AD310). The code it showed is"P1126" (might have read "P1126 $11" if that means anything - not sure the "$11" was smaller digits on the readout. It also said "Oxygen Sensing".
I don't have much confidence to work on the motor myself. But wanted to ask here:
1) is this code something to worry about? i.e. how serious to get fixed right away?
i realize it's emissions related, just not clear how likely it could be to end up causing a more serious issue (i.e. car stops running .....or at least starts running really badly....or causes more damage to the car, so much so that i should have fixed it right away)
2) if there are more diagnostics type info my particular code reader could pull, that are needed to answer the above question, let me know please, and i'll try to find that out (I think it may have that capability but wasn't sure how to pull it)
Thanks in advance
Re: 2000 Boxster - ominous CEL - P1126 bb1 - 7 years ago |
Re: 2000 Boxster - ominous CEL - P1126 MarcW - 7 years ago |
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Folks thanks for being so helpful here - it's really nice that this community exists. The video showing how to access the engine, I hadn't seen and looks helpful so I'll be checking this out soon.
Is it 100% safe to use that Techron Fuel System Cleaner? Common sense tells me it is. Just w/ this brand of car, I know it has to be cared for precisely or you end up in a world of hurt at the dealer hence I ask.
Thanks
Re: 2000 Boxster - ominous CEL - P1126 bb1 - 7 years ago |
Re: 2000 Boxster - ominous CEL - P1126 MarcW - 7 years ago |
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Hey folks - someone here suggested using the Techron Fuel System cleaner and then seeing if the code goes away. So should I "clear" the code w/ my code reader (before putting in the fuel cleaner stuff and running thru a tank of it)? I saw that was an option available but wasn't 100% sure it's advisable to do that, though it seems like it is a pretty benign thing to do.
Thanks
Don't bother clearing the code Boxsterra - 7 years ago |
Re: Don't bother clearing the code bb1 - 7 years ago |