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Check Engine Light, 1999 996
doksoori replied to doksoori's topic in 996 Series (Carrera, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Targa)
Again, thanks for your help! Hopefully, the CEL won't come on again. -
Check Engine Light, 1999 996
doksoori replied to doksoori's topic in 996 Series (Carrera, Carrera 4, Carrera 4S, Targa)
Interesting... I went through the engine, checked all the pipes and yet again retightened the oil cap. After driving around a little bit, the check engine light went out. Woohoo! The engine runs very smoothing as well. So I plugged in the OBD sensor one more time, but the codes that I reported earlier were still reported... odd since the CEL was no longer appearing. Does the porsche computer store the codes for a period of time even though the problem no longer exist? I then reset everything by disconnecting my battery... after which, the car ran fine and the CEL stayed off. -hjk -
I have a 1999 C2. About 70 miles after changing the oil in my car with a mix of 5-30/0-40 Mobil 1, my check engine light came on. After I changed the oil, I had some idling issues as well. When idling, the car will go through a few periods of revving (always below 1K), and then it will eventually settle down and stay idle at a specific RPM. (This usually takes about 3-4 cycles before it settles down.) Same is true of my oil pressure gauge -- it moves around slightly when idling instead of cycling like my rpms. Thes problems went away during warmer days. Right after changing the oil in my car, the car came up clean but it had a lot of problems idling... worse than it is now. After some driving, the hard idling went went away -- now I am left with the "cycling" that I describe above. I have check the oil level and the oil cap (it is on tight). I *think* it is not the MAF as I replaced that recently (few K ago). As someone suggested, I went to Autozone, rented a OBDII sensor, and I got the following two codes: P1124 Manufacture <something> Fuel Air Metering P1126 Manufacture <something> Fuel Air Metering (The same name for two codes.) Is this a problem with my mass air flow meter *again*? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -hjk
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I have a 1999 C2. About 70 miles after changing the oil in my car with a mix of 5-30/0-40 Mobil 1, my check engine light came on. Ever since I changed the oil, I have had some idling issues as well. When idling, the car will go through a few periods of revving (always below 1K), and then it will eventually settle down and stay idle at a specific RPM. (This usually takes about 3-4 cycles before it settles down.) Same is true of my oil pressure gauge -- it moves around slightly when idling instead of cycling like my rpms. Right after changing the oil in my car, the car came up clean but it had a lot of problems idling... worse than it is now. After some driving, the hard idling went went away -- now I am left with the "cycling" that I describe above. I have check the oil level and the oil cap (it is on tight). I also am sure that it is not the MAF as I replaced that recently (few K ago). Any help would be greatly apprecited. Thanks! -hjk
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Thanks a ton for the information!
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The other day, a truck came up from behind and hit my rear bumper. My car lurched forward a good foot (parking brake was engaged). The truck only hit the two black bumpers on the rear. Strangely enough, after inspecting my car, it seemed like there may be no damage at all. The only visible evidence that the accident ever occured was some dust was displaced where the truck hit my car. Other than that, the car *looks* fine. Question now is: Is it possible that my car really did not receive any damage at all? What are the black bumpers/knobs on my 996 attached to? Are they directly attached to the frame (good) or are they attached to something else that may have broken during the hit (bad)? Thanks a ton for any advice that you may be able to give.