TJ Sexton

I FIXED IT!!! At least momentarily hopefully it will permanent. Saved a whole lot of money and time! THE STORY: Our Boxster sat for 20 days covered while I was out of town. It's been colder in Los Angeles than usual as well as rainy and damp. Had to use the key, in the door, to unlock it. Had a kinda sluggish start, but fired just fine. Drove around the block to check the tire pressure making a tight right hand turn into the spot right in front of the compressor. Turned off and the steering wheel locked in the full right position. Had a tough time getting the Key to turn and the wheel to unlock (btw I do understand how to unlock a steering wheel :-P ). It was at that point that I noticed the clocks hour portion blinking as if it needed to be set. RESEARCH: Clock and Digital display wouldn't go away after the car was off or armed or unlocked or started with the valet key or if I pulled fast or slow or shook it or well... anything. I spent a good amount of time messing with the car and trying things people suggested online. Including this thread. One thing I did notice is that when I pulled the key out the blinking moved from the hour to the minute position and visa-verse as I would pull out the key. The next thing I noticed was hat the Oil gauge was not showing when I moved the key to the #1 position. I then began to realize that it was multiple issues that allowed this maddening situation. Door locks, Memory system, computer, alarm, instrument panel, clock, Oil gauge, ignition system... It wasn't one thing it was all things. DIAGNOSIS: I had reasoned that some how or another the main computer system was overwhelmed. So I thought I'd try a "SYSTEM RE-SET" maybe a bit of a vacation for the cars mind but I didn't wan to disconnect the battery because then I would have to deal with a radio debacle. So I set out to remove and reset all the fuses that could possibly be associated with the main problem I was dealing with. SOLUTION: Here is what I removed and replaced: B-1 B-5 B-8 B-10 C-1 C-2 C-3 C-7 E-1 E-2 E-5 -- After pulling the fuses listed above test each fuse to ensure they are working properly; if not get ones that work. (I tested all my fuses and they were fine.) -- Then let the car sit fuse-less for 30 minutes to 1 hour. This is a must! -- Then replace the proper fuses to their proper places. I don't know if the order matters but what does matter is to let the the car sit for at least 30 minutes before placing the fuses back in their proper places. This allows the computer to clear. -- Start the car as you would normally. This is has worked for me for 2 days, so far, and hopefully it will work for you too. I may not have had to pull all the fuses I did but, I did. It was easy, fast and solved the problem. Let me know!!!! And I will let you know if it comes back. Cheers,