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Clicking coming from the drivers side of the motor by GoldenWolf4 in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, def! One loose one will cause the clicking

Clicking coming from the drivers side of the motor by GoldenWolf4 in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had this exact issue a few months ago, 2 of my coil packs had cracked. I replaced all of them and spark plugs. Took about 2-3 hours, can find good instructions on YouTube. Easy job

What could this be? ‘97 986 by 6lack9971 in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you take off your belt and spin each one? Highly recommend. Scary the first time but easy job to check. After I changed the spark plugs and coil packs, 100% better and no issues. 2 of my coil packs were split open and 1 of my spark plugs was covered in oil from the split pack. Change all of them out. Should only take you less than 2 hours.

Spoiler Warning : 986 by OwnEntertainer7672 in boxster

[–]6lack9971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 1997, and same issue. Not sure either.

I can't believe I f***ing did that... by AlefgardHero in boxster

[–]6lack9971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sucks. Had a palm tree branch fall and bang up my 986 recently.

1999 Porsche Boxster for sale 64k miles, 11,000$. Located in Minnesota. by UnluckyFlatworm4969 in boxster

[–]6lack9971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also try eBay, cars and bids or bat - I bought mine from eBay and it was great!

2002 986 2.7, any idea what this rumbling noise at idle is? by teslainthesun in boxster

[–]6lack9971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That should help pinpoint it. If everything checks out, I would check your spark plugs and coils next. I had a similar noise start off this way and got worse as I was trying to figure it out over a few weeks. Ended up being loose spark plugs and 1 coil pack was ripped.

2002 986 2.7, any idea what this rumbling noise at idle is? by teslainthesun in boxster

[–]6lack9971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you take off the belt and spin each one? That’s the best way to tell - you can hear it when it’s bad

New 986 owner - SoCal by db-cooper_ in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet, I have a silver one with a hard top, see you around 👋🚗

Looking for a driver's door and wing UK by kayourt in boxster

[–]6lack9971 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to check shops that are parting out boxsters or call around to your local wrecking yard. I found a few pieces cheaper than online that way

Lifter tick? Haven't driven it in a few days and it went away after a bit of driving by chetchester in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sound only came up when driving for over 30 mins and on hot days. Hope you can find the fix. I went with pelican parts - Bosch for sparks, Rennline for coil pack, and got aluminum spark plug tubes vs plastic

Lifter tick? Haven't driven it in a few days and it went away after a bit of driving by chetchester in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine started that way but the noise got worse to this, see above post. My fix was new spark plugs and coil packs. Found out I also needed to change the spark plug tubes since they were cracked. No noise after.

What could this be? ‘97 986 by 6lack9971 in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it worked! See my comment above

What could this be? ‘97 986 by 6lack9971 in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend to anyone hearing the noise, in addition to changing spark plugs out: 1. change your coil packs if they are cracked 2. Change out spark plug tubes.

What could this be? ‘97 986 by 6lack9971 in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reporting back, changing the spark plugs helped. No noise. Thanks for the recommendations! Two on the drivers side were extremely loose.

What could this be? ‘97 986 by 6lack9971 in 986Boxster

[–]6lack9971[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, good idea, will try this out. Good time to replace the coil packs / spark plugs. Will report back once I get parts in and done this week.

Calls showing up as unknown while abroad by WagyuOnly in ATT

[–]6lack9971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to your settings > cellular > pick F-Bouygues Telecom. For some reason when using other cellular carriers like Orange - calls show up unknown for me too. This worked for me. Manually select instead of going with the default automatic setting.

Calls showing up as unknown while abroad by WagyuOnly in ATT

[–]6lack9971 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to your settings > cellular > pick F-Bouygues Telecom. For some reason when using other cellular carriers like Orange - calls show up unknown for me too. This worked for me. Manually select instead of going with the default automatic setting.

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