Nope.

 

Well then sell it and by a 997.

How many miles do your stock plugs have?

Mitch Mckee

 

Not sure. I've had the car since April. I've put 5k miles on it and it now has 25k.

 

Not that unusual really. I had my car in the shop for a few weeks to get the rear bumper fixed after backing into a curb and when I got it back I had the same issues you do. Went to the shop fine and came back sputtering. Changed the plugs (on the recommendation of 6 Speed'ers) and the car was 100% again.

My guess is that while at the dealer or shop they probably moved it around slowly without warming it up and that just did the plugs in. At 25k miles, you need plugs anyway, so just do it.

 

So, Parktown(Porsche dealer) has had my car for since late Monday. They can't figure it out so they had to call Porsche for help. They think it may be the throttle body, so they're gonna switch it out before they order a new part. Does this sound right? If so, should I expect it to be covererd under CPO?

 

Did you change the plugs yet?

 

I had SERIOUS sputter between 5000-6000 @ WOT. Turned out to be injectors. Plugs are much more common problem.

 

No. The dealer's had the car since Monday, if that turns out to be it and they didn't know that, I'll be amazed.

 

how hard is it to change out the plugs yourself? Is it worth a DIYer to do it...or does it HAVE to go to a dealer/mechanic?

 

Not sure if you're asking me if I should have tried it myself, or if your just jackin' the thread. I would think the dealer would have tried this already, but yes, if you're a DIY'er, you should "Do It Yourself."

 

not jackin the thread...thought the question was relevant to your situation...if it was easy enough to change yourself...why not try that first...this way you can install your plugs of choice

 

You think? I'm guessing the last thing they want to do is drop the engine. They'll most likely try everything else before incurring that expense.

 

Cause the car is CPO and this happened as soon as I drove the car off the lot after the clutch change. I wasn't about to start pullin' **** out and messin' with it, besides, i'm not a DIY'r.

 

You give dealers WAY too much credit. I don't care what marque, they've turned into 'read the code, replace the part" functionaries....

I think you'll also be in for a rude awakening on what a "Certified" or CPO covers....lets hope not.

 

It was the mass air flow sensor. Car runs as strong as ever now. CPO covered. it.

Edit: MAF (for anyone doing a search for this problem)