moonshadow33330

It's on the driver's side (left side facing the front of the vehicle).

DaleE

Does anyone know what this cable is for? I found it at the front and under the front trunk liner of a 2005 Boxster S. Thanks in advance!!

DaleE

Emergency front boot release

Does anyone know what this cable is for? I found it at the front and under the front trunk liner of a 2005 Boxster S. Thanks in advance!!

DaleE

I have purchased the complete workshop manuals for a small sum of money. I would like to pass on to all readers that the two CD's I received are worth every penny I spent on them. Contact porschelibrarian, a contributing member of this forum, for further information. You won't be disappointed!! :clapping:

Dale

Here's what happened. Had my Porsche battery maintainer plugged into the cigarette lighter. Realized one of the windows was down. Put the key in the ignition and turned the ignition on but didn't start the engine. Put the window up. Turned the ignition off. Now I have a "System Fault - Take car to Workshop" message. Have driven the car 3 times and everything works fine. The idiot light will go out for 5 seconds or so but comes back on.

So what have I done and what do I do? Have a DE coming up next week and probably can't get to the dealer before then. Should I wait and see if it cancels out with a few more driving cycles? Disconnect the battery for 30 seconds? or borrow an OBD reader?

The car is an 05 987S. 12,000 miles and nary a problem till now.

Any advice appreciated.

Brad in Edmonton

Did you happen to wax your car around the same time this happened? I waxed mine one day this spring and as I was waxing the front of the car the front hood popped open. I then got the workshop message next time I drove the car. I querried a few Boxster boards and was told the control module located in thre right front fender fried thus prompting the same error message that you got. I took the car to Norden and by golly that's what it was! They cleared the message and I drove the car for about a month. In fact I just had the module replaced last Friday. (By the way I live in Lloydminster and have an 05 Guards Red S). I think we have met somewhere at one of the events. Were you autocrossing this past weekend?

DaleE

I too had a similar experience when starting my 05 C2S after 4 months in winter storage. Same message, no CEL and the car is running fine.

Yes mine has been in storage too for the winter. Were you able to get rid of it permanently?

DaleE

I've gotten this about 2 gallons into a tank that I've put fuel additive into

when you stored it did you put sta-bil in the fuel? if you did I'd expect it'd clear itself up once you run that tank down and put fresh fuel in it

Yes I did put Sta-Bil in to the tank before I put it away for the winter.

DaleE

I too had a similar experience when starting my 05 C2S after 4 months in winter storage. Same message, no CEL and the car is running fine.

Yes mine has been in storage too for the winter. Were you able to get rid of it permanently?

DaleE

Yesterday when I went to start my 2005 S a message came up on the OBC saying "System Fault - Visit Workshop". Has anyone had this same message come up and if so what was the prognosis/solution? I called the dealer this morning and service said they had never seen this before. The car starts and runs fine, no Check Engine Light. The message goes away when you pull the OBC lever towards you. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Dale E

The sound is amazing!

noticeably different under hard accelleration or also while driving the interstates?

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Pics and instructions would be great. I'd like to do mine too!

DaleE

That's the hole to view the level of the brake fluid in the resevoir!

DaleE

I couldn't find any mention of it in my 987 manual.

DaleE

I've got one in my 987S but can't figure out what it is for!!

DaleE

This is the cooler for the Tiptronic transmission. :D

Does it just list the TSB's or can you actually download them? Thanks!

DaleE

Taken from the manual:

Welcome Home Lighting

Switching on

f Move light switch to the HOME position.

For improved visibility and security when you get

in and out of the car, the fog lights and the tail

lights remain on for a certain period of time:

– When you get out of the car, the lights are

turned on for approx. 30 seconds after the

door is opened. The off-delay time resumes

when the vehicle is locked.

On vehicles with the Sport Chrono package,

the PCM can be used to set the off-delay time.

This setting also changes the lighting period

for unlocking the vehicle.

Please observe the chapter “Individual

Memory” in the separate PCM operating

instructions.

The lights are turned on for approx. 30 seconds

when the vehicle is unlocked.

The lights go out if the ignition is switched on or

when leaving the Welcome Home lighting

If the ignition key is withdrawn and the door is opened

while the lights (not the parking light left/right)

are on, a gong warns of possible battery discharge.

In some countries, differences are possible

due to provisions of law.

DaleE

What is 'missing' on the backside of the rear trunk lid of a US car?

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One support strut on the rear deck lid.

DaleE

What is different with the headlight switch?

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Home label on the switch!

DaleE

The black box is the evaporative emissions system.

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PTEC got it.

This is the 987 fuse box cover. What is missing?

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The switch to raise the spoiler manually. It is now located on the dash under the climate controls.

DaleE

Just a guess...cooling system for the DVD Nav unit which will not operate if it gets too warm!!