elkoreano

well, i was getting some inefficient mileage on my 2001S so i thought it might be my MAF.. the background is, i thought i used to get around 25 mpg prior to a CEL.. i had a CEL with codes indicating bad MAF (1126, 1128, 1130, 1133).. so i did Mike Focke's clean the MAF procedure and reinstalled the MAF.. CEL was gone!.. but.. now my miles per gallon is down to about 19.. and i am a VERY conservative driver.. so.. i thought, maybe cleaning it wasn't enough.. so i bought a new MAF (the one for the e-gas).. but still, i feel my miles haven't improved.. if not, gotten a bit more poor!! anyone have any ideas?? with gas reaching $4.00/gallon, i'm desperately in search for a solution.. my driving habits are: i drive maybe twice a week, usually local streets.. the car has 65k miles and had my full 60k service done at 55k.. the only thing i notice wrong is that when i cold start, i smell really bad fumes from the exhaust.. (but from the boards, it seems a lot of people have this).. any input here would be most appreciated. this was the readout from the dealership PRIOR to my cleaning/replacing MAF.. i should probably get a new read out after replacing the MAF but do these numbers indicate any sort of non-MAF issues i need to worry about? now i've got 2 good MAF's on my hand so let me know if you need my older one, in full working condition. Oxygen sensing, bank 1: 1.00 Adaptation, range 2 (FRA), bank 1: 1.32 Adaptation, range 1 (RKAT), bank 1: -4.04% Oxygen sensing, bank 2: 1.00 Adaptation, range 2 (FRA), bank 2: 1.31 Adaptation, range 1 (RKAT), bank 2: -4.04% boxster_codes.doc

ok, so i've read and read and read.. i want navigation in my 2001 986 S but i realize, a) pcm2 is not allowed; only pcm1 so.. has anyone heard how extensive it would be to retrofit a pcm2 into a 986? also, anyone seen or done a retrofit of the 987 tail lights on a 986? i really like the red border on top of the clear white light, instead of just clear on top, red on bottom like the newer 986's.. lastly if anyone is using an aftermarket, in-dash navigation, w/ dvd and ipod hookup, please share pictures.. i'd like to see how nicely it integrates.. as most of us would prefer the stock look, right now, i'm going for anything that looks decent!

how much did it cost? i'm getting the same screetching noise on cold starts.. it's like after it starts, 2 seconds later, lasts for about 2 seconds.. then goes away.. if i don't take care of this by replacing the starter, will this damage my car?