2004 Porsche Boxster Service and Repair Manual
The 2004 Boxster ran as a two-door convertible in Base, S and S Special Edition form, with a 2.7L or 3.2L flat-six mounted behind the cabin. Clearances, torque figures and tightening sequences move with the engine and the trim, so the values that matter are the ones tied to this model year and this drivetrain rather than to a neighboring year of the same car.
Engines
- 2.7L H6 Gas
- 3.2L H6 Gas
Trims
- S Convertible 2-Door
- Base Convertible 2-Door
- S Special Edition Convertible 2-Door
Known issues on the 2004 Boxster. Three recalls sit on the federal record for this model year, and every one of them concerns exterior lighting. Porsche's own campaign covers the low-beam headlights: the caps that cover the horizontal adjustment screws are missing, which can allow the headlights to be improperly adjusted, and improperly adjusted headlights may not illuminate the road properly, or cause a glare to oncoming drivers, which can increase the risk of a crash. It reaches 2001-2004 Boxster and Boxster S cars along with the 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550, and those vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108. The other two are equipment recalls on aftermarket combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies sold for various passenger vehicles — 16,270 assemblies from SaberSport and 42,540 from DOPE, Inc. — which do not contain the required amber side reflectors and likewise fail to conform to Standard No. 108; decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash. Owners have filed 4 complaints for the year.
Whether you are re-aiming a low beam after body or lamp work, running down one of the handful of faults owners have actually reported, or working through a scheduled service on the 2.7L or 3.2L flat-six, the procedure and the specification you work to stay Porsche's own for this car.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 Porsche Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Cayman S, 2001-2004 Boxster, Boxster S, 2004 Boxster 50 JAHRE SPYDER 550 vehicles. Plea
Improperly adjusted headlights may not illuminate the road properly, or cause a glare to oncoming dr
Dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONF
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE S
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONF
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE S
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THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BEARING WHEN OUT AND SPREAD METAL SHAVING THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND WILL HAVE TO HAVE AN
2004 PORSCHE BOXSTER, 58-60K MI, HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT 10 MI/HR. ENGINE STALLED; WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE A FEW FEET, BUT BADLY MISSING. LOUD CLANGING NOISE FROM ENGINE. NO SMOKE. OI
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE BOXSTER. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IMS (INTERMEDIATE SHAFT) FAI
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE BOXSTER. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IMS (INTERMEDIATE SHAFT) FAI
