Glyn

This must be the modern way, but i for one would not put any lubricant on the bendix, lubricant only lubricates when it has moisture, clutch dust loves to stick to moisture laden surfaces, so although the problem would go away it would be a temporary fix. Take the starter out wash the bendix with petrol, blow dry with an airline or just leave it for 10 minutes, refit, problem gone and wont come back - well not for a very long time :)

The strut brace.......Why?????????? The chasis will already outperform your driving abilities unless you are a proffessional driver. Red arrow ..correct the audio amplifier

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Daily drive for me and whilst i wouldnt park in a town centre car park i can leave it just about anywhere so i dont quite get the experience some have had. Driving it is a great place to be and mine is wind rain or shine 365 a year. Once you get rid of the annoying rattles (doors, wind deflector etc) the 3.2 is a solid piece of engineering, though always seem a rough when cold. Love mine and preffer it to a 996.

Jim, no logic in your assertion, the wheel diameter with tyre is the same no matter what the rim size as the aspect ratio of the tyre reduces, this also affects speedometer readings. Weight difference would be so negligable no one could measure a difference, of course you could also claim driving at night the car is slower as there is a greater load on the alternator powering the lights, or having just had a meal the return journey takes longer - sure there are differences but not worthwhile differences, I would also guess the extra alloy to make a 19 inch rim in weight is less than the reduced tyre aspect ratio, well perhaps a few gramms. http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculato...p?action=submit Too bad they don't give the weights for the wheel combo's. Anyway i am going to go with 17" being the lightest of all. I can't remember off the top of my head the equation for calculating the weight of something spinning but i am sure it is more then negligable. Anyway remember back to when Porsche had the brake calipers on the front of the rotor? I am talking about the front brake systems. Then they moved them behind the rotor. Why? Cause having that extra weight behind brings the balance of the car closer to the center. Less weight in front of the front wheels the better and opposite for the rear. The "Negligable" comment refers to the measurement of performance, the mass as a whole has the same diameter no matter whether you have a 17" rim or a 19", the tyre weight for the smaller rim will be greater than the tyre for the 19, put the two together and the difference is negligable - and couldnt be measured in straightforward performance. Anyway if performance is everything then only slim people shoud have a Porsche, spare wheel can go and have a can of inflater/sealer, remove the passenger seat to prevent extra weight getting in the car and saving the weight of the seat and remove the roof as you can get a hard top (alluminium) for the wet days, we could go on but i just find people become so focused in the minutia that reality gets lost (Like audio boffins who have their speakers on little metal cones,, and driven using low loss cable) the world has gone mad. Drive and enjoy the car, focus on what pleases you, If you want 19s have them

Jim, no logic in your assertion, the wheel diameter with tyre is the same no matter what the rim size as the aspect ratio of the tyre reduces, this also affects speedometer readings. Weight difference would be so negligable no one could measure a difference, of course you could also claim driving at night the car is slower as there is a greater load on the alternator powering the lights, or having just had a meal the return journey takes longer - sure there are differences but not worthwhile differences, I would also guess the extra alloy to make a 19 inch rim in weight is less than the reduced tyre aspect ratio, well perhaps a few gramms.

What MY is your Boxster? If it is an early car you might not read codes which don't trigger the CEL - http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...ost&p=66718 im not sure what you mean by MY ,MY CAR IS A 1999 2.5 BOXSTER MY = Model Year

Porsche can provide you with the code for the unit if it is the original fitment, you will have to prove ownership but all that information on your car is stored in their computer, if they say no then under the freedom of information act write to them and ask for the details, there is a ten pound charge for this, and by law they must supply you the information, unless the cost to retrieve is over £460, which accessing a computer record is not Glyn

Clean or replace the idle spped control valve Glyn Inside the idle speed control valve there is a curved flap that opens and closes like a door, this gets gummed up. It should move easily, clean it all out with carb cleaner, electrical cleaner and WD40 (yes i use all three) get a tiny bit of grease and put it on the gasket (this will prevent air leaks) Glyn

Clean or replace the idle spped control valve Glyn

Keep at it Jules, I can see you are not going to give up on this one, After 4 years with the 2.5 i never found the cure (as you know) until now ---I bought the S. I will continue to follow your progress - best of luck mate Glyn

The pedals - i would guess this is due to the front wheels requiring balancing and this is also your steering wheel problem, there is nothing connected that could cause a vibration on the pedals unless of course the vibration occures when braking - if so this is disc run out - new discs required. The ballish sound from the soft top area - try lubricating with vaseline the two locating lugs on the clamshell (male) where they meet with two female corresponding lugs (these tend to clunk and move a little as the body flexes) The hesitation sounds like MAF - Disconnect the MAF and run it unconnected - the engine will default to its "Limited opperating strategy" which is an approximate setting but much better than a crap setting from a faulty MAF - This should sort your hestitation out and if so buy from Europarts for £175 then fit it yourself in a couple of minutes and save over £100 from an OPC The poor starting is probably down to spark plugs, not sure why but people avoid changing the plugs on Boxsters and try to motor in excess of 50000 miles why? dead cheap and dead simple to change, new plugs aid much better combustion, change them at every service especially as they only cost a few pounds each Glyn

The handle on the outside of the car is connected to the door lock mechanism via a short rod which is anchored to the lock by a sliding ring, this may have broken or come loose. Get the door panel off and have a feel above the lock, put the rod back into the sleeve and slide the ring up over it. Sounds tricky, but it is simply and can be done just by feel Glyn

This sounds very much like the passenger door lock mechanism as you can emergency lock, otherwise you hear the locks acutuate then unlock. There are a series of mocro switches within the mechanical lock, officially they are unserviceable but it is possible to strip the lock down and get to the micro switch, the use a screwdriver to close the lock and a bit of wire across the microswitch terminals, then try the lock procedure, the car should then report everything is locked. The window dropping thing is another micro switch fixed just above the exterior handle (within the door) it is held in place by two plastic push in lugs, they often become detached, As you pull the handle to open the door the micro switch is released and the window drops. Very easy to check, remove the door card and look just above the lock mechanism where the door handle assembly is, operate the microswitch manually or again use the wire to make and break the contact, Replacement is dead easy. Glyn

Having tried so many things have you attempted sending a 12 volt supply to the solenoid from a 12 volt battery, the unit unplugged from the car of course, if you hear nothing then you will know the solenoid has died Glyn

GSD3s all round, excellent Dry, very good wet, Crap snow - not safe even at walking pace Glyn

But with your problem you would have had the speedo reading working as you reved whilst in gear as the CV is at the end of the driveline - but most unusual not to have made one hell of a bang when it failed. Glyn

Lemmy, the weak link in the chain is the clutch plate, they are robust but not as bullet proof as the gearbox or transaxle, i would be very very surprised if anything but the clutch is at fault. My original trade was a motor mechanic and i have continued to keep my hand in over the years after leaving the trade. The Boxster is a bit of a lemon for silly niggly faults but all the major parts are pretty solid, guess you will worry until you get the final diagnosis. If spigot shaft broke or transaxle or even a CV joint it would have made a very very loud cracking noise - which you have not mentioned. Let us all know how you get on Glyn

If you can select gears with the engine running without depresing the clutch then you have a drive failure, there are a few causes for this 1 Clutch has broken up - the clutch plate splined centre has broken from the outer friction plate 2 The splines on the gearbox spigot shaft (the input shaft which engages with the clutch plate splines) have sheared 3 Differential - a drive shaft has broken. The most likely is the clutch plate breaking up. Glyn

With the MAF disconnected the system goes into its limited operation strategy - a sort of approximate setting, it is approximate because it wont have air temperature or flow being measured and if presented for a MOT then it would fail on emmisions. However because you intend to remove the MAF you will need to blank the hole where it comes out or you will take air in unfiltered, once blanked however you can drive all day - there will be a slight hit on performance but nothing to cause worry Glyn

Cant dispute its a nice job but the colour doesnt do it for me

Revs cant change when in gear unless the torque converter is slipping and you would notice that,.........., therefore i suspect your tachometer is reading wrong. Glyn

Nik, you have the meter set to AC amps, select DC amps. Measuring AC will produce 0 as there is no AC current Glyn

Apply heat and you will crack the screen. Take it to an autoglass agent, they can remove it by using a garot type wire in the same way they remove bonded windscreens Glyn