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Boxter with various codes/rough idle/misfire


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Greetings, my wife recently purchased a 1998 Boxter with 30k miles from the original owner. A month after we got it, it began having some issues including idling rough, showing multiple codes including a vacuum leak and an occasional misfire. After some research, I replaced the gas cap, replaced the fuel tank vent valve, and cleaned the MAF sensor, but it is still not running properly. I've read more that perhaps the issue is due to a bad resonance flap actuator or vapor canister purge solenoid? I don't have a lot of experience with this car, so I feel like I am just chasing the issue - any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

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Welcome to RennTech :welcomeani:

P0306 is a misfire on cylinder #6

P0447 indicates an open circuit (disconnected electrically) on the EVAP cannister shut off valve.  Possible wiring issue or valve itself.

P1318 also indicates a misfire on cylinder #6

 

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Thank you JFP! This is the valve located near the throttle body under the intake? Does this part generally fail and need to be replaced, or do the connections sometimes just need to be fixed? I noticed it is $350 on Pelican so wondering if I should plan on purchasing it. 

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14 hours ago, ziggyrama said:

Thank you JFP! This is the valve located near the throttle body under the intake? Does this part generally fail and need to be replaced, or do the connections sometimes just need to be fixed? I noticed it is $350 on Pelican so wondering if I should plan on purchasing it. 

No, it is located at the EVAP system cannister in the wheel well (item #6):

 

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11 minutes ago, ziggyrama said:

will do, thank you. I will disassemble the wheel well again and take a look.

When you do, check that the valve has electrical power before doing anything.  If there is something wring with the wiring, changing the valve will get you nothing.

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9 minutes ago, ziggyrama said:

yes, makes sense. Is there is a constant 12v to the valve once the car is on? I also read that there may be a clogged line to check for as well.

That is possible, but would throw a different code if it was  Your code is an electrical issue.

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6 minutes ago, JFP in PA said:

That is possible, but would throw a different code if it was  Your code is an electrical issue.

Ok, didn’t realize it was specific to an electrical issue. Are there any fuses or other issues I should check first or is it part of another system? We did have new stereo equipment installed, now I’m wondering if something happened. 

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After some testing, there is 12v between the ground wire that clamps to the fuel line and the blue/red wire on the valve.  The yellow wire doesn’t appear to have anything present on it. Does that sound correct?

 

Update: removed the canister and valve and can confirm valve opens manually when I apply 12v directly 

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According to the wiring diagram in the OBD II manual for your car, the valve should have two wires, #2 that receives a power signal from the DME relay terminal 87; and the #1 wire that runs to the DME terminal #7 (the DME supplies the valve's ground when it needs to run).  I do not have the color codes for those two wires.

 

Have you checked the valve to see if it functions?  Unplug the harness connector at the valve, there should be a 22-26 ohm between pins 1 and 2 on the valve, and you should see battery voltage on the wiring harness connector pin #1.

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On 3/2/2023 at 1:58 PM, JFP in PA said:

The second, or trigger wire, runs from pin #1 on the valve to terminal pin #7 at the DME.

Thanks for the advice.
 

Now that the weather has cleared, I was able to resume testing and the voltages test fine. I’m at a loss now as to what to check for next. 

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1 hour ago, ziggyrama said:

Thanks for the advice.
 

Now that the weather has cleared, I was able to resume testing and the voltages test fine. I’m at a loss now as to what to check for next. 

But did you test the wires between the sensor and the DME for continuity or shorts to ground?  Your code is for an open circuit, indication of a wiring discontinuity. 

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10 minutes ago, JFP in PA said:

But did you test the wires between the sensor and the DME for continuity or shorts to ground?  Your code is for an open circuit, indication of a wiring discontinuity. 

I will re-test continuity between the valve wire 1 and the DME; if there is voltage at the valve, wouldn’t that indicate it should be working ok?

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