Porsche Boxster and Boxster S Repair Guide: 1997-2004

Barry Brenner: Okay but not really explicit.

United States on Sep 12, 2023

Gary J.: Once I dug into that book, and I was shocked on how much information is not in that book and I couldnt find it any where else.

United States on Sep 09, 2022

Mike: What a great resource. Print is a little small for my old eyes and some of the pictures could be clearer but overall this is well worth the cost if you like to do your own work.

United States on Aug 18, 2022

Antony C: If you own a Boxster 986 generation then you need this book in order to keep your car in fine fettle.

A bible for home maintenance

United Kingdom on Apr 01, 2022

MR J E HURWORTH: All good so far.

United Kingdom on Mar 26, 2022

The MotorMan: a must for the do-it yourself-er

Canada on Feb 16, 2022

David Legg: Excellent detail in one place

United Kingdom on Dec 26, 2021

bobatious: Pleasantly surprised that this came with nice semi-hardback binding, as opposed to all the other Bentley manuals I have that are soft cover. Essential for folks working on their own Boxsters, and good background even if you won't ever do your own work.

The content does not replace the factory Porsche service information, but is very helpful for the areas it covers well. In some ways this is much better, but it is not comprehensive.

Best areas covered are includes basic maintenance, dropping the automatic transmission (ZF 15HPFL triptronic), electrical/wiring detail reference. The diagnostic code listing is slightly better than usual, giving most probable cause for each code.

Would be helpful to have all torque ratings listed in one table, but instead these are scattered through the procedures.

Bentley manuals generally don't give the part numbers for sub-assembly items. So, obtaining needed parts involves "external searching". Similarly, many procedures refer to Porsche specialty tools, even when these are fairly trivial to "cover" with standard tools; usually it is not economic to buy these tools unless servicing Porsche cars is your profession.

United States on Sep 05, 2014

Feli R.: Seit kurzer Zeit darf ich mich zu den begeisterten Fans des 986 Boxster zählen, die ein solches Schmuckstück ihr Eigen nennen. Ich bin kein Bastler. Ich bin Bürohengst, Autodidakt und ein pragmatisch veranlagter Mensch. Für mich war klar: ich pflege und repariere das Auto und führe Wartungen dort aus, wo es mir immer möglich ist. Und dort, wo es einen Profi verlangt, da lasse ich die Finger von und fahre den Boxster brav in die Werkstatt oder ins PZ. Manche Menschen bauen auf diese Weise ihr Haus: Rohbau, Gas, Wasser, Elektrik machen Spezialisten - aber Innenausbau mit Teppich, Laminat, Fliesen und/oder Tapete - da legt man selbst die Hand an und freut sich über die Eigenleistung und neue handwerkliche Fertigkeiten.

Aber wo bekommt man gute Informationen, wie man seinen Boxster hier und da repariert oder wartet? Übers Internet? Über ein Forum? Freunde? Ja, natürlich. Aber wenn es schnell gehen soll oder Rückfragen auftauchen, dann ist ein Buch die richtige Wahl. Und dieses Buch ist ideal dafür. Es ist aufschlussreich, mit guten vielen Fotos und Bildern, detailreich bei den Informationen. Und es ist einfach zu verstehen. Damit meine ich nicht das Englisch,...

Germany on Jan 18, 2013

S. Smith: Reviewing a manual like this is difficult because, hopefully, none of us will have need to read and use most of it -- it's not like a novel you read cover to cover.

That said, I've found this manual to be a good compromise between the Boxster owner's manual and the full set of Porsche shop manuals. Things I've found useful so far include: proper jacking and setting of jack stands, torque specs, how to access the engine bay from the top, etc. My car is a 2004 Boxster S.

I currently am having a problem with the Litronic lights on my car and have found this manual somewhat lacking in diagnosing the problem. Given that the symptoms are the same for both lights, I suspect the Litronic control unit is the problem, but this is not mentioned in the section on these lights. I found it looking through the circuit diagrams and the abbreviations list. While I would like more diagnostic information, I suspect the standard diagnostic approach requires attachment of a Porsche maintenance tool.

I would certainly recommend this manual.

United States on Jul 20, 2010