The timing chain is self adjusting.

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Assuming you haven't already tried the keyfob button, and it didn't work....

Go inside the car, and remove the cover of the fusebox which is located below the steering column near the floor, and you should see a fuse that has a picture of a car with the front trunk open, pull on the fuse and it should come out, BUT NOT ENTIRELY, then attach the positive jumper to the outer edges of the fuse (where the metal is) and the trunk should open.

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The height of the 2004 Porsche Boxster is 4 ft. 2.8 in. (50.8 in.).

If the top won't close with the key turned to "on" or with car running and the parking brake engaged make sure the parking brake light is on. If it isn't your parking brake sensor is bad and you need to go to a shop to have it replaced. In the mean time try releasing and reengaging the parking brake a couple of times to see if you can get the sensor to trigger and the brake light to come on. If that works don't put the top down again until you get the sensor replaced. Or it might just need a new fuse.

One of two ways....either use a cigarette lighter car charger to give the car enough power to be able to use the switch or there is a red bar that can be hooked up to by another battery which will give you enough juice to use the switch located on the rocker panel by the drivers seat for the hood and truck release.

If you change out the battery make sure to keep the car powered from a secondary source. If you remove the battery without any power to the car you will lose the radio lock code and will have to take it to a Porsche dealership. There they will have to remove the battery (usually they charge for it) then send to SKU number from the radio to Porsche German Headquarters, who then emails the the code to the dealer (some dealers try to charge for that too but it is acutally free...only Ferrari and Maserati charge $50 for the radio code fee)

he used to own BskyB but not anymore.

What you would need to do is to open the centre console lid, lift the rubber mat and unscrew the one torx screw at the back of the plastic base. Then lift the plastic base which will give you access to the handbrake tensioner. Hopes that helps.

The boxster comes with a 4 digit radio code card in the owners manual. After a while, these cards are often lost. The Porsche Approved dealer may or may not charge you to recover your radio code (especially if you are a frequent customer).

As an alternative, you may just need to recover the radio's serial number to decode the 4 digit radio key. The full process and decoder is available here: http://www.a2dvoices.com/realitycheck/porsche/

The ground clearance of the 2002 Porsche Boxster is 0 ft. 4.1 in. (4.1 in.).

2 hours needed to change alternator:

- disconnect battery.

- remove top covers of engine - behind front seats

- remove 4 plastic bolts to remove side cover.

- remove all of the bolts to remove metal cover

- losen belt by putting a 24mm wrench on tensioner and turing CCW. You should also consider changing the belt ($18)

- remove the alternator screw and the flywheel screw beside alternator.

- move the alternator up on the flywheel screw side. If stuck use a hammer and wedge to move it up until it losens.

- remove wire and plug.

Rebuilding the alternator. Only 4 things can be wrong:

1- bearing worn out - turn rotor to test.

2- coils short - smell and check for burning in side.

3- Rectifier - take plastic cap off and test with an ohm meet from the heat sink to each of the 3 diodes, then reverse the testing points. If both resistances are the same on any of the 3 diodes, replace rectifier.

4- If the top 3 are fine, then it is the regulator. This is a hard part to find retail. Ebay and other sellers will try and get over $100 for it. Porche claims they don't sell. It was found at a wholesaler, who sold it for $17. 2 bolts and one screw and 5 minutes later and it was replaced.

To reinstall follow the reverse. Remember the flywheel part of the alternator goes in on the to of the backet. you may have to use a hammer and wedge to get it down. Install the flywheel before it goes all the way down, or it will be difficult to slide in.

Yes. This belt drives the alternator, waterpump, air-condition compressor, etc.

The engine has 2 timing chains, maybe a third (varioram/variocam?).

I read, in 18 months of production, 2,000 worldwide, 700 US.

The 2005 Porsche Boxster is 5 ft. 10.9 in. (70.9 in.)100 watts stereo output wide.