no power to cigarette lighter 2003 boxster

[jackfx]

I have checked fuse [7.5 amp] C-7 according to fuse location guide. Lighter does not heat up...radar dectector does not power up when pluged in...is there another fuse.

I just had dealer install a cruise control unit...could this have something to do with the problem?

[Loren]

Lighter should be D5 not C7.

[JimEE]

Of course, Loren's correct. It's D-5. Though, it's also mentioned in C-7, along with several other devices. But D-5 is the one I replaced when my lighter didn't work. I'm not sure what the C-7 fuse is for, if D-5 directly affects the cigarette.

But, note this. My lighter didn't work...but my cell phone car charger did. Plus, I bought one of those cool little Porsche flashlights that recharges in the lighter socket. It charged only part time. I had to futz with it's location, twist it, move it side to side, then when I'd go over a bump it would stop charging. Same with the phone charger. The problem was a poor fit due to two prongs inside the lighter socket being too spread out to hold a good connection to whatever device you inserted. I took out the fuse, D-5, and stuck a screw driver into the socket to bend the two prongs inward, for a tighter fit for any device to be inserted. Now, everything works fine, even over bumps. That is, it's got a good connection and stays in place. Even the cigarette lighter itself works, which it never did before.

I knew D-5 was the right fuse, because I poked a screw driver into the lighter socket before I even thought about the fuses. What a shock! Duh! D-5 was the fuse that blew, not C-7.

Jim

[scherb]

is D-5 the same for a MY97 986?

[Loren]

is D-5 the same for a MY97 986?

Yes.