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How to do the MAF cleaning yourself .... http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/checkeng...ssairflowsensor " target="_blank"> http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/checkeng...ssairflowsensor and the O2 sensors http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/oxygensensors " target="_blank"> http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/oxygensensors

TSB #692450102.80TU You should be covered by a dealer warranty on their service if the same failure keeps re-occuring.

Low beam is higher in light fixture than high beam. Could you have changed the wrong one? The owner's manual isn't the clearest on this point.

Now on his own per a 11/15 message on www.ppbb.com (search archives for "Rawlings") from "Mark in LA" who invited a PM (personal email message) for contact info. Use the ppbb email messaging forwarding service by clicking on the person's email address at the top of the message. On 8/7 his contact info was His business is: Rawlings Audio, located in Pasadena cell number 626-372-0744 email: porschetunes@aol.com

Actually the 200,000 was produced this month. 1. '97s are the least desirable Boxster. Every new model has initial problems that are fixed in subsequent years and '97 was the Boxster's first year. 2. We have no idea of the real options. The build sticker would tell him if he knew how to read the information encoded there (see link). 3. We have no idea where he lives and thus the influence of winter on roadster prices. 4. We have no maintenance history. A car with a replacement engine would be more valuable than one with the original in the case of a '97 or '98. How to buy a Boxster including valuation and build sticker links here

Applause Theory, practice and humor in one post. And you answered the guy's question on the right level for his self described expertise. 1 good karma point for you.

Hints One person's experience with similar codes (pictures included). Mine turned out to be a loose connection in the piping. I first cleaned the MAF as that was obvious and cheap.

It is thousands of pages shorter than the factory manuals total. So what does it leave out?

Look at the model year differences http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/modelyeardifferences and you'll see Porsche strengthened the suspension and chassis to accommodate the loads placed on them by larger tires.

Can't really respond unless I know what is important to you in a car. What is your body size/type? Some people fit better in one car than another. How important is taking 12 bags of groceries home? Luggage for 2 for a week long trip? 2 Golf bags? A computer? Whatever else your lifestyle says you will need to transport? How important is a convertible top? Cloth OK? Store it outside or inside? How important is all out acceleration? How important is handling? Where are you going to use that handling? Stick or Auto-Manual? Buttons on the steering wheel? How important is pre-defined maintenance expense (BMW's everything covered for 50k factor)? What car's styling do you like? Which styling do you thing will last over the 5 or 10 year period you mention? How does your significant other feel about such cars (I ask because my wife of 30+ years urged me to buy 2 Boxsters but doesn't like to ride in it ... she feels vulnerable). Going to have to cope with winter? How? Have access to another car/SUV/truck (I bought a CRV before the Boxster just for the winter and rainy days so I could run all out summer performance tires)? How comfortable are you with the stereotype others attach to those owning each car? All three are beautiful cars in some ways, not so good in others. Enjoy your shopping...its fun to be able to consider such cars ... cars that 80-90% of the people will never be able to own.

Accept the fact ... that if it is to be done, you are going to have to learn how yourself and quit demanding that someone else give you what you want your way. The good news is, if you screw them up, there are lots of cheap replacements available from people who went to Litronics.

Is a 987 different from a 986, yes. Better, yes. In what ways? Many, subtle mostly. Can you have 90-95% of the fun in an '03 for half the price? Heck yes. The warranty is longer on the newer car. The older car you can feel more free to play around with changes on because it cost so much less. Buying Guide I could have bought any car Porsche made, I chose a 3 year old used '01 S to replace my '99 base destroyed in an accident. Never regretted the decision. Would I swap for a 2006 even up? Sure. Would I pay the cost for the difference.? No. IMHO, YMMV

You tried cleaning it? http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/checkeng...ssairflowsensor

Yes Porsches are much more expensive to maintain than Toyotas. But the $1350 warranty, given the commissions and expenses that must come out of that figure, mean that they are figuring to pay out ~$400 over several years. So there are going to be significant exclusions in what is covered. I'd look at the various warranties they offer and see if you can figure out by comparing the one you were offered with the most expensive what isn't covered in the cheaper one. Figure a full coverage warranty was going to run me $3k and that you never get something for nothing, what are they saving on? My bet is they cover internal lubricated parts, and not much else. Get water in the computer or a MAF or a problem in the suspension or a ripped top and you are on your own. Could be wrong, but when I was doing my analysis (and I was buying a car with a very problematic history and in superficially horrid condition so I was more predisposed to warranty than my norm) I saw lots of exclusions. Oh, and a good rule of thumb is that any special offer that is only good till tomorrow probably isn't a good offer. If it is a good deal, it sells without the pressure tactics. Good luck in your decision.

You should buy the warranty if .... You are absolutely certain to keep the car through the warranty period (no accidents, no family change, no relocations, etc). You value certainty more than money. You understand exactly what is covered and what isn't. When you buy a warranty, you are paying for the expected cost of repairs plus selling and administrative expenses of both the seller and the warranty provider. That means that of the $1850 you would pay the warranty provider, probably half of that is what they expect to pay out in claims (on average, your experience could be different) Over a lifetime, the odds of your coming out ahead by not buying a warranty are vastly in your favor. Take the $$ and invest it in a liquid account that can be used to pay for any repairs. And under that scenario, you could still be liable for a total engine replacement or trans rebuild...but the odds are slim. I had a choice of paying $3k less for my car or taking a 3 year warranty that was transferable and paying $3k more (seller of the car could get a refund). I choose the risk and in 2.5 years on a '01 with 43k when I bought it, I've paid out about $180 that a warrant would have covered. Applying this same logic to lawnmowers, stereos, etc over a lifetime, I'm probably $30k ahead. I only insure against things that I absolutely can't afford to pay for myself (car, house, life). And even life insurance I reduce as I age and my potential-widow would need less to live on. I'd rather us enjoy the $ now. RMS isn't the worst thing that can happen (death and taxes rank as far more impactful) as, after all, it is only an oil leak and you have 9.5 quarts in the tank. IMHO, YMMV

Go over to www.ppbb,com and ask lefteris this question. He is in Athens and has connections. Put his name in the subject line like "Lefteris, can you help"

You wanted a list Here under the make it go fast section.

The clicking is probably thermal expansion and contraction of differing metals at differing rates. My muffler/cats sometimes sound as if someone tossed a pebble at them when cooling down. I'll leave the importing a base to EU countries to someone else who has done it.

CJ, did someone dump an additive in the gas tank? No way will oil choice do what you describe. You are either shilling (posting a seemingly innocent report but really trying to create some marketing for the product), imagining, or something else happened. My bet is someone at the shop had a half can of injector cleaner lying around and did you a favor.

Mobile 1 0W40 just like Porsche recommends.

Me too. I'm like Loren, 6' and all my height is in the torso so I sit next to my 6'5" son and we are the same height. I've been conscious of having to have the seat positioned so that my head wouldn't hit the roll bar (been in both a front and a rear end collision in my Boxsters) even if that means I wouldn't have the optimum driving position. To me that means 3/4 of the way back and not as tilted as much as I'd like. No complaint on the seats in terms of width.

Must be a non-US car to have different warranty or high mileage

The CEL will return. You didn't do anything to fix the issues that were causing the CEL. So the CEL will return once the diagnostic unit has time to "program" itself since your battery disconnect and to learn what is normal and abnormal. I admire your mechanical aptitude, but if you don't have a PS2 diagnostic tester, the repair manuals, other Porsche-specific tools used inn diagnosis and the experience in using them, question if you should take the car to someone who has the tools and experience. Could you trivially clean the MAF using my directions? Sure and for only about $30 in tools and cleaners. But if that doesn't work, consider getting professional help (and that doesn't mean a dealer, and independent Porsche mechanic would do).

Why didn't you go glass window Chris? $$ or ?

I would think ... The time to be buying parts is after you thoroughly understand how everything fits together. Buying a Porsche Repair Manual (the one that frequently comes on CD) would be invaluable. And sticking to parts from the same year (I know my '99 TIP trans is out in a junk yard somewhere, perfect too.) woud make things so much easier. Now if you are going to replace the engine, trans, wiring loom, engine mamagement electronics, guages, etc you are almost better off junking your car and buying a newer one with the items you want built in from the factory. My web site has a list of Porsche-specializing junk yards.