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Hello everyone, On my 1999 Boxster (2.5, 5speed) I recently disconnected the battery. Upon reconnecting it the car would start fine and idle, but stepping on the gas pedal causes the engine to just sputter and die. After about 5 minutes of letting it run, it will then allow me to rev up the engine (and drive it), although it does still run a little rough. Once the engine cools off, the same thing happens again. Since this happened immediately after disconnecting and reconnecting the battery, I suspect something electrical, although I checked engine electronics fuses and the fuel pump relay, all of which were ok. Oddly, there is no check engine light either, so no P-codes to reference. Any recommendations or insights into what to check next would be greatly appreciated. I just bought some new wheels and now I'm too bummed to put them on. :(
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Well yes and no. I located the horn on the side of the battery, not knowing it was used exclusively for the alarm. I didn't know there were extra horns on the car until TP pointed it out. I figured the car had a horn because I could hear it beep while arming the alarm (with the car door open). Ok, so I'm retarded. :(
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Well this turned out to be not really an issue. I located the horn wires behind the passenger side front bumper. The only problem was that there was no horn connected to them. Tested for voltage and it checked out fine, so I guess the mystery of no horn actually turned out to be no horn. Put a new horn on and it works fine. Thanks everyone for the assistance.
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2 different horns? I didn't know that. Where exactly on the passenger side is the other set of horns? All I can find of interest is the radiator behind that bumper. Fuse is fine, relay is fine, contacts in the steering wheel are fine. I'm down to the horn itself.
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Fuse checks out ok and swapping the relays didn't fix it either. I have a 4 spoke steering wheel. Haven't had a chance to check continutity between the horn and the circuit yet, though. Thanks again for the help!
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Ok! Here's a tip for everyone. Remember to set your volt meter correctly when checking volts at the fusebox. I'm off to the store to buy another fuse for my voltmeter now :P However, I don't think there's a problem with the fuse or continuity to the horn. It'll honk if I set the alarm with the door open, so it seems to be something with the steering wheel.
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Yeah I checked the fuse already, it's fine. I pulled relay number 10 and swapped in a good relay. Still no horn, but now my airbag indicator light is on. Does that relay have anything to do with the airbag sensor? It looks like I'll be pulling the steering wheel off this weekend, bleh.
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Or can someone tell me which one the horn is wired to? Mine horn doesn't work. Thanks in advance!