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As JM has mentioned, when you arm the immobilizer on a car with manual trunk releases, the releases are mechanically locked. If your battery is dead and the alarm is on, you can open the door with the key but you cannot get into the front trunk. I recommend you find and try using the manual front trunk release cable before your trip just in case. Many people reroute the cable to just inside theby Boxsterra - Main Forum
If so, the easiest safe way to do that is to jack up high from the rear jack pointby Boxsterra - Main Forum
Also, hose removal hooks are indispensable in a job like this. Just make sure not to poke it through the hose.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
The exhaust won't affect the O2 sensor readings unless you also changed the cats. This code means that the O2 sensor heating circuit is not functioning properly. It could be the electrical circuit, the connector, or the sensor. I would start by checking fuse C2 (oxygen sensor heater power), then checking that the electrical plug is corrosion-free and seated properly. Then I would test that the Oby Boxsterra - Main Forum
Get one that comes with this little clip. You get everything installed, then position the clamp in place and pull the clip off.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
Mirror trim The panel is held in by a clip on the top and two little blue grommets on the bottom. The clip is a little fiddly and so sometimes people don't clip it right. Other times they break it. Pull the piece up and out and check the back of it to see that the clip on the top is intact and that the two blue grommets are in place. The blue pieces are super cheap to replace if you need to. Inby Boxsterra - Main Forum
there's only one possible source of oil upstream of the intake headers unless someone is filling the snorkel with oil, which I presume you would have mentionedby Boxsterra - Main Forum
The snorkel clips in pretty strongly. Unless someone messed with it it won't come off. The secondary air pump is on the other side of the car. You should be able to see the snorkel through the side vent with a flashlight. That said, I can't explain the noise.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
Great memories, can't wait until the next oneby Boxsterra - Blue Ridge Boxster Summit (BRBS)
of people with > 100K miles on their car replacing their IMS out of fear and discovering that the IMS is in perfect condition.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
It is only through understanding of the probabilities that peace of mind is achievedby Boxsterra - Main Forum
Cost of not replacing: $0 Likelihood of failure: <1% Cost of replacing bearing: $2.5k Cost of replacing engine: $5k Expected loss (paranoid): $2,500 Expected loss (drive and enjoy): 0.01 * 5,000 = $50 --- You can dispute the exact numbers but the outcome remains the same.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
that people who are worried about IMS bearing failure are willing to pay more. I do however question that that constitutes anything but a negligible percentage of the Porsche buying community, most of whom aren't on the internet forums. A lot of people are. Most aren't.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
When this thread was last active, the price was around $1k, which was a great deal. Not anymore, unfortunately.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
The listing prices are most reflective of the seller's belief of the car's worth and less of the actual value. For example, people who have replaced their IMS bearing mistakenly believe that the internet community is representative of the general Porsche buying public and overprice their cars, not realizing that bearing replacement makes little to no difference to most people.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
That angle really captures the curves of the carby Boxsterra - Main Forum
That isn't all that much of a price increase over the early Boxsters. My 1999 MY was $55k in 1998, which would be $88k in 2021 dollars and certainly the GTS 4.0 is a much better car, aside from the cluttered buttons interiorby Boxsterra - Main Forum
I agree with their critical commentary tooby Boxsterra - Main Forum
...until their bumper gets punched in the mouth Definitely looks way better though.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
it's the day you first turn the key in it and bring it to life. I consider any factory engine testing part of the gestation period.by Boxsterra - Main Forum
Since they introduced the S the same year as they switched over to e-gasby Boxsterra - Main Forum
though I prefer to keep my passengers wondering what gear I'm inby Boxsterra - Main Forum