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Advice Needed! Boxster Variocam Problems
in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
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tool pants et al,
i have a MY97 Boxster 2.5L and i just went to the dealership yesterday to have the fault memory read out, as the Check Engine light had been on for about a week (steady, not blinking.) yesterday it started to blink, so i went right to the dealer. i was told that most of the codes were related to a low fuel level (never ran out of gas, but had been very low a few times.) the service manager told me that there was a variocam timing issue and that it would be about $1200 to fix (8 hours labor + parts.) i was suspect (as i always am) and thought that i would ask for expert opinions before have the car repaired. what is puzzling is that he told me about the variocam timing, but on the service receipt the recommended fix is to replace the "variocam solenoid." i would think that a solenoid would be a cheap fix, but that's why i'm asking... here are the codes from the report i was given:
Boxster DME fault memory
174 Camshaft adjustment, bank 1
OBDII code P1530
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62 misfire emissions-relevant
OBDII code P1319
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50 cylinder 1 misfire
emissions-relevant
OBDII code 1313
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51 cylinder 2 misfire
emissions-relevant
OBDII code 1314
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52 cylinder 3 misfire
emissions-relevant
OBDII code 1315
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322 toothed belt out of position, bank 1
OBDII code 1340
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75 cylinder 1 misfire damaging to cat. converter
OBDII code P0300
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63 cylinder 1 misfire damaging to cat. converter
OBDII code P0301
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64 cylinder 2 misfire damaging to cat. converter
OBDII code P0302
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65 cylinder 3 misfire damaging to cat. converter
OBD code P0303
now, i still have warranty left on the emmission portion, so these codes that say "damaging to cat. converter" have me wondering if something needs to be replaced (cat. converter, other parts?)
also, i was told (not by dealer of course) that a properly designed variocam should never veer into dangerous territory and that this may be a hardware/software design flaw that should be goodwilled by PCNA. what is your opinion and recommended course of action?
thanks so much!
Chris