A leaking rear main seal appears through the bell housing joint between the center of the engine and transmission joint.
Porsche boxster roof will not open.
Oil leak between engine transmission joint.
I doubt the roof switch has any influence over this other than telling the brain the roof is being opened.
Both windows go down a quarter on roof retraction which is normal but then keep going into totally open position then won t go back up.
The early style convertible top transmissions have been replaced with a more reliable later style one.
My convertible roof is stuck and not working can i close open it manually.
Start by checking fuses.
Early 986 roof stuck closed problem hi all i picked up a 986 boxster 2 5 tiptronic yesterday as car for my partner to enjoy a bit of roof down sun.
Both are located behind the top latch cover.
Unfortunately on getting the car home the roof has become stuck in the closed position better than stuck open i guess and the roof warning light is lit on the dash.
I need to be able to drive it every day so don t want anything to awkward.
Can a boxster roof cope with living outside just bought my boxster and a bit concerned about the roof and how it s lovely condition now will look if i keep it outside.
One of the most common misunderstood and potentially destructive issues on the boxster is an oil leak from the rear main seal.
I have looked at hardtops but not sure they are worth the money and also various covers.
When your roof is not opening or closing correctly then one or more of the components in the mechanism are probably worn out or damaged.
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Follow the photo array in this article to learn about each of these components and how to replace them.
The opening and closing of the roof on my porsche boxster m9 voo.
Eagle the push rods e below may have a white plastic ball joint and not red this will be one of the later revised parts and is normal.
The opening and closing of the roof on my porsche boxster m9 voo.