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Hi all, Wanted to get some thoughts from the brain trust before I throw parts at this issue. 2001 Boxster 2.7, no mods besides some audio stuff. Was driving in 2nd the other day, punched it every so slightly and the engine grumbled, CEL blinked for ~3 seconds, then everything went back to normal. No issues since then. Finally pulled codes today and got P0300 and P0304. No engine work recently, but I did pull the heater core to fix my heater flap (the heat works again, woo!). I drove around for a week with the bleed valve open, kept topping up coolant, put the valve back down once the level settled. I've noticed that my idle is a bit rough at times, though this didn't get worse after the work mentioned above. Sometimes while at a stop the RPMs will drop a tad and then fluctuate (~100 RPM maybe?). Besides that I've been driving the car more recently, multiple ~100 mile trips over the past months out into the Texas hill country. The car feels (very) strong outside of the minor idle thing and this misfire incident. I need to change my oil and was going to swap my plugs later this year. So... bad coil pack? New plugs? Something else entirely? If it's a coil pack, should I change all six or just the offending one? Thanks for the help!! More info--I had a compression and leakdown test done in Nov. 2013, results below: 1: 210 - 5% 2: 215 - 8% 3: 205 - 5% 4: 210 - 5% 5: 215 - 5% 6: 210 - 5% Even more info: RMS/IMS/AOS/H20 pump all replaced ~30k miles ago. Spark plug tubes replaced in Dec. 2013. And here's a pic for fun:

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Howdy! 2001 Base CDR-220 Model #: 4462 Serial: Y5050557 Thanks a bunch.

Some pics after wash/clay/wax yesterday: http://imgur.com/a/D1Xt1. The color is Meridian Metallic. I must say I'm a fan, although I don't have much to compare it to. Very subtle. I spent about 10 minutes polishing the headlights and I think they turned out alright for the time expenditure. No before shots but they were decently yellowed and had some light hazing. Next weekend I'm planning to do some actual paint correction but I'm not sure the results will be all that much different. Coming from a black car I must say... this is great.

Hi all, new to the club and wanted to say hello. Bought a 2001 a few weeks ago and have been having a blast with it so far. This weekend I'm going to do a thorough cleaning, I'll post some before and after pics once I'm done. I'm also planning to have some minor work done and wanted to get input on anything else I might want to consider while the car is in the shop. Current plan is oil change, brake flush, CV boots, spark plug seals. Major work done a couple of years ago: IMS upgrade, water pump, coolant flush, AOS, new plugs, serpentine belt, RMS replaced. The passenger side window regulator has the slack issue I've read about so I'm hoping the barrel adjuster fix from 986forum will work for that, I need some struts for the front and rear trunks (can I get these cheap anywhere?), need to change the cabin filter, ordered a lighter upgrade and radio aux cable, gonna pull some interior trim pieces and touch them up... fun times ahead! Cheers!