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All (6 ) good! - 14 days ago

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Great! Latest Porsche part # is 9A1-602-104-07 (07 is the newest.) Beru manufacturer # ZSE052. - 16 days ago

That coil is about the easiest to get to. (2, 3, and 5 are relatively accessible, too.) it's my understanding that 911s have a heat shield on each bank, but not Boxsters. (At least mine.) While your mechanic is in there, have him (her?) check the tightness of the forward O2 sensor; the other side also if you want to go for a bit more labor cost.

I believe the code's last digit is the corresponding cylinder number, and here's the engine layout: - 17 days ago

The belts and pulleys are at the front of the engine in Boxsters. (4-5-6 are on the driver's side.)

Just those messages IIRC, and my old Actron CP9145 code reader revealed the specific coil(s.) - 17 days ago

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From more than one experience with the same messages: - 17 days ago

I'd bet on at least one ignition coil going bad. Have a perhaps more extensive code reader show you the faults associated with those symptoms, and there could be at least one ignition coil failure code. If it's a coil, don't delay changing it. One of the ones that went bad on my 13S made the car almost completely undriveable. Fortunately I was within a mile of my house with no traffic to deal wit

My radio is off at least 50% of the time. Better to hear the growling, howling, whirring and zinging - 24 days ago

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My condolences to you, Pedro. - 24 days ago

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Good to know. Some gravels are meant to interlock, but apparently can get stuck in the wrong places. - 24 days ago

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Your instructions worked perfectly. Merci! - 4 weeks ago

As there simply aren't enough stations to my liking on either band to fill up all 3 fields, I • Vertically doubled each AM station so it's easier to poke the right one while driving; • Left the 3rd field of each band blank, so when traveling up to 12 local stations can be stored without deleting the "home" stations.

Thanks. That looks close to the PCM instructions. I'll let y'all know how it goes. - 4 weeks ago

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This is in reference to the basic factory radio/cd player in a 2013 981. - 4 weeks ago

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Much great photography is fortuitous. - 4 weeks ago

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Caution: the part number formatted as a phone # link. - 4 weeks ago

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Great composition; lighting. - 4 weeks ago

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Found this video for the PCM reset. Might this translate to the regular radio? - 4 weeks ago

Any way to erase station presets on a non-PCM 2013 Boxster radio? - 4 weeks ago

Yes, the ones I no longer want can be overwritten with other stations, duplicates perhaps, but can the presets be cleaned up so as to go back to blanks when no station is wanted? To my knowledge, there's no overall radio reset like the 986 had. I already poked around a bit, including trying to copy a remaining blank button, and internet searches have been uselessly irrelevant. Hmm, would pulling

Worn 981 331 043 03 symptom - 4 weeks ago

Changing the 986 equivalents of 981 331 043 03 on my 2001 Boxster (eventually both pairs) eliminated the noise, but here's how I've described it: imagine forcefully plinking a Frisbee with your fingernails. More of a soft, somewhat hollow plonking noise, not a "clank," which I take to be a harder, metallic sound. It would occur when the car went over sharp, but not big road irregularities at low

Very nice. - 3 months ago

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Clarification - 3 months ago

The dehumidifier water is for final wipedowns of the paint and glass, using an adjustable plant mister.

Thanks for the insights, and... - 3 months ago

I collect "distilled" water from my dehumidifier. I check its filter from time to time, but it's not a detectable issue.

Search for a sequence whereby the key is turned... - 3 months ago

... perhaps one way then another in a certain combination. If I correctly recall, your car is meant to have that security feature occur after x number of days of inactivity while locked.

Possible factors: - 3 months ago

Steering wheel under tension? Try moving it a bit, while wiggling the key, then try the screwdriver again. Some combination including all three simultaneously. (A third hand available?) Maybe a paperclip will better push on what's in there.

Look for a mechanical release on the ignition switch: - 3 months ago

Trunk and frunk light bulbs observation - 4 months ago

Regarding my 2013 Boxster S, earlier today I noticed the (rear) trunk light seemed to be burned out. Replacing the bulb didn't help, and there was no voltage at the connector. At the time the car was in daylight. Later, with the car in the garage the bulb illuminated. (I repeatedly took the car in and out, and that was the only variable.) The frunk light works in either condition. I may've notic

Good idea! - 4 months ago

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Thanks. Working in a driveway and 71-year-old bones don't help. - 4 months ago

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Hmm. Mine is a 13 Boxster S. Also: - 4 months ago

It seemed out of reach even visualizing from underneath, let alone just taking the wheel off.

Best case would be a loose gas cap, or... - 4 months ago

the cap gasket is worn. I believe the evaporative system is adversely affected by an air leak. After that it could be one of many things. Your shop should be able to read an OBD code to diagnose.

Re: Post ignition coil observations - 4 months ago

In the past couple years, because of code warnings coming up,* but no actual performance issues, and not wanting to get into the job myself, coils 2 and 6 were changed by the dealer. A few weeks ago, when #5 went, it was sudden and catastrophic, with the engine bogging and the car barely able to move. As you know, I changed it myself. This event prompted me to change out the remaining original co

Furtherer thoughts (edited) - 4 months ago

Coils 1 and 3 (passenger side) are now changed out, and only coil 4 on the driver's side "needs" to be pre-emptively done, but the very-difficult-to-reach location makes it a dealer job. Thoughts on the previously mentioned loose O2 sensor: The passenger forward sensor was even looser than the other bank's. I gave the lead a bit of a ccw twist before screwing the sensor in, with the hope of count