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Old 01-10-2012, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by joep View Post
Got to an Advanced Auto Parts tonight. The code reader showed nothing, no codes came up. After work same story with the car barely starting and as soon as I got home I put it back on the charger and it showed charging right away.

So what am I looking at?
Bad alternator?
Bad starter/solenoid?
Something else?
I am going with bad battery or alternator. If your alternator or voltage regulator are bad, then you wouldn't get a good charge on the battery, but should also expect some other electrical gremlins - particularly with the Boxster. My money is on the almost new battery being defective. Happens more often than you think.
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