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997 C4S TIP 2005 EMISSION CONTROL LIGHT

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Hughes

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Any advice would be appreciated.
The yellow warning Emission Control light came on a couple of days ago. Initially the engine started normally & was idling normally for 10 secs or so & then suddenly spluttered & died. I restarted the engine & after a couple of seconds struggle, the engine fired up again & I drove off - but the Emission Control warning lamp had illuminated (not flashing). I travelled a distance of approximately 15 miles & the car seemed to drive normally - although I was driving in a very reserved manner, with no hard acceleration or braking. When I returned home I switched the engine off. I then restarted the engine (fired up normally), but the Emission Light appeared & remained illuminated.
The Porsche manual says to take to Porsche Centre to read error code etc - which I have booked in to have done - BUT, would it be advisable to actually drive to the Porsche Centre (approx 20 miles away) ? I am not covered by Porsche Assistance, so it would obviously be costly to get my car transported.
My vehicle has has only done 20k miles & has been regularly serviced etc. Last full service 2 years ago (mileage 14k) & was covered by Porsche extended warranty up until a few weeks ago!
I guess the fault could be any number of things - but does anyone have any experience of this type of fault & advice ?

Thanks in advance
 
Yes I've had this happen to me on two occasions, firstly in my MY05 Boxster S and then in my MY56 997 C2S
the Boxster S incident was dirty fuel from Tesco, I drove it round for a few days and kept topping it up with fresh fuel until it flushed itself out - got over £2k compo from Tesco
the 997 C2S was the coil packs, a common problem, I had them replaced at not too much cost and all was fine again :)

all the best :)
 
Take it out for good long blast to clear out the cobwebs and you should be fine.
If that doesn't fix it, it's likely to be a faulty lambda sensor or something. Let hope it's not a cat. replacement as that's expensive! [&:]
Regards,

Clive.
 
Thanks for the reply - I'm a bit more confident about driving the car to the Porsche Centre.

Cheers.
 
Hi
i had the same warning light on.
Mine turned out to be coil packs. Cayman would misfire when I drove in the wet. A fairly straightforward job to replace. Best thing to do is get the error code & go from there. If your anywhere near North lancs / South Lakes I've got a scanner which will read the code for you
hope you get sorted
cheers steve
 
Thanks for the offer Steve - but I live in Glossop, so I might as well drive to the Wilmslow PC to get the code read. I just hope the fault is not a problem with the cat. I'm hoping the relatively low vehicle mileage will be in my favour ? but I'm no expert on reasons why a cat. would fail.

Thanks again
Paul
 
Yes - sorry about not giving an update sooner.
I drove my car to the P Centre.
Initially I got a call from PCentre to say damp on connectors - which had now been cleaned/dried - no charge. Fault cleared. Happy days.
until...
I had driven 2 yards leaving the PCentre - Emission light came on!
Second diagnosis = faulty sensor, which would need replacing. Good bye £340. But at least, problem solved so far...
Thanks to all who offered help & advice.
 
Hello, Looking at most of the posts they're somewhat dated but hope I could get some replies to my problem. I have the same problem with the Emission Control warning light coming on. Then it went out and has come back on today. I drive a 911 997 2005. I've not had it that long and it's been great up until now. Oh and what type of code reader would I need and any ideas where I could buy one please? I know eBay and Amazon and others sell them, just not sure who makes the best one.
Many thanks a new member, Adrian
 
At that mileage it could be anything. Contact your Region Co-ordinator to see if they know of a member local to you who can read the codes. Well done on the mileage.
 
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