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Thinking of buying this 1971 914 that has been sitting in a gaage for 6years. The car supposedly was running when parked in the garage 6 years ago. What will I need to do to get it running again. Thanks

See if you can read the CD on a PC. If you can read it, copy it to a CD-R (burning as slow as possible), and use the copy in the PCM.

Thanks for responding, finally got around to trying to copy it, but was unreadable on the PC too.

finally figured it out, 2 small  screws on top of the unit, and then another 4 small screws that hold the cd unit to the cover. I had put a cd in while the nav cd was in there. So I had 2 cds in there. Pulled them out with some finagling. Put everything back in, but now the nav cd is unreadable because I scratched it. Now I need a nav Cd for the East. 

2004 Cayenne S. I have a CD that won't eject, I got the PCM out of the vehicle without any problem , thank you to the forums for that! Now how do I get the CD out of the PCM??

Exact model and year of your car please?

er, sorry, 2004 Cayenne S. This morning the indicators blinked properly. Yesterday while they were not working properly I noticed that the voltmeter was registering between 8-9. Today it was back up to where it is supposed to be. Probably a bigger issue than blinkers.Thanks

Searched the forums but couldn't find the answer I was looking for. The turn signals all work, but the indicators on the cluster are not working. The ! isn't lit either. Any ideas? Thanks

Unfortunately no Durametric.

The Air Suspension Warning was popping up on my multi-purpose display after 2 mins of driving, and staying lit. So I purchased the compressor repair kit off ebay. After the install, it lowered properly, I did not drive it.  The next morning the air suspension warning flashed on the screen during startup and the "General warning !" is now displayed. So, prior to me changing out the gasket and O ring the warning was displayed on the Multi-purpose display, now I have the warning! the compressor runs but will not raise the vehicle. I was able to replace the O ring and gasket without removing it. Vehicle is an 04 CS. What do you think? 

I am changing out my pipes due to a slow loss of coolant over time. I have an 04 CS, I have 2 questions. First, will I be able to remove all the coolant via the drain plug on the radiator? Second, how much coolant is needed and is it a mixture or straight coolant? Thanks

The ignition switch itself will have a little play in it, but the trim ring should stay on.

When the trim ring is off, there is an outer bezel on the ignition cylinder (it's plastic) that you have to unscrew in order to push the cylinder back out of the dash. It's possible that is loose if you have a lot of movement in your ignition cylinder. It has a few cutouts on it that you can place a screw driver on and tap it tighter. That might tighten things up for you.

Wrinkledpants- Thanks! that was it. I just tightened that bezel with a small screwdriver and the trim piece appears to be staying on so far. All is good!

The plastic trim ring for the ignition switch fell off, tried putting it back on but I can't get it to stay on. The ring will stay on for a very short period of time, and then fall off again. The switch itself does seem to have a little play in it, I don't know if that is normal. I wasn't able to find anything related to this subject by searching. Any suggestions?

Thanks for sharing all your thoughts! The coolant is just above the "MIN" mark, would it be alright to add distilled water? I swapped out my bumper for a turbo last year and in the process cleaned my radiators. This commute in traffic is new to me and the car, so I guess I feel a little better .

Today on the commute home, in slow moving bumper to bumper traffic the temp needle started to move to the other side of the line. It happened rather quickly, maybe after about 5 mins, and I got off after 15 mins total and it went back to normal. I don't think the car should be heating up that fast! I mean it didn't overheat, but the needle did start to move after only a short time in traffic. I would hate to be stuck in traffic for an extended period. Thoughts?

Yes, I plan on switching my standard Cayenne S to a Turbo bumper. I have researched quite a few threads on this subject, have not found any threads that deal with washer openings on the Turbo bumper. I don't have the washers on my S.

Plan on swapping out the front bumper of my 04CS to an 05 Turbo. The Turbo has the openings for the headlight washers , which I don't have on my CS. What are my options? TIA Jim

I had the same problem, the front passenger seat carpet on MY04 was soaking wet. Apparently there are a number of drains and they could become clogged with leaves and debris etc.... There is also an AC drain hose that runs in the front passenger seat area under the glove box that has been known to get clogged. The drain that was clogged on mine was behind the front passenger tire, had to remove tire and the wheel well liner and you should see the drain, I believe there are 2 drains there IIRC. Just stick your finger in there and and pull the clog out.

Thanks! The button did come off, took a little persuading tho. Is that the best price that you found 24 bucks? Thanks again!

Hi, Searched around on here and could not find the answer. My trip odometer will not reset. It is working, just won't reset to zero. MY 04 CS. I would think that the reset button is mechanical vs. electrical? TIA

Very nice idea. I do think front to back would work better,but, BRAVO!!!

Jim

lower passenger side front is where the water pump is .... get up on ramps or jack stands and pull panel. could also be a leaky hose or connection.... although unlikey that side .. maybe even a pressure crack in resovoir.

find it and fix it .... cheaper now than later.... don't wait for overheat light.

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Thanks, yes I need to get it up on stands. I was thinking that maybe the fluid was leaking from the passenger side and then finding its way to the drivers side on the panel. Will I be able to tell by looking at the waterpump that it went bad?

Thanks Jim

About a half hour after parking MY99 Boxster 2.5, 5 speed, 40,000 miles on the clock, in the garage after a ride today, I noticed a fluid on the ground on the drivers side of the car. it looked clear, like water. With a flashlight I looked under the car and could see that it was dripping from the plastic underbody panels about in the middle of the car, maybe closer to the drivers side. With the flashlight shining on the drip it was green in color. I looked under the carpet in the rear trunk and there is no sign of any leakage from the cap or the expansion reservoir. A couple of months ago my coolant light was flashing and I topped off the reservoir with distilled water, did not take too much, maybe 4ozs. I have not been driving the car a lot because of the weather. The car ran fine today, normal temp and no coolant light flashing. Did not get the car up on stands yet, hopefully this week some time. What should I look for and how can I tell if it is the water pump? Thanks Jim

OK, now I think I got it. Need the radio code.

99 Boxster

CDR220

4462

ser. # 5011420

Thanks, Jim

Hi, Need the code for the radio.

99 Boxster

5 speed

2.5L

CDR220

vin#WPOCA2982XU626022

Thanks Jim

I have to replace the front cross member on my base 99 Boxster. I ran over a rock and it broke off the bracket for the strut. I don't know where to begin, are there any step by step instructions somewhere? I have installed lowering springs on the car following a good DIY guide that I found online I am hoping that it won't be neccesary to have to remove rotors and shocks. I am not having any luck locating any reference material on line though for my current dilemna. Thanks Jim