2000 Porsche Boxster Base, AutomaticFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

Removing and installing pulse sender: Removal

  1. Remove right rear wheel.
  2. Disconnect plug connection; to do this, press the clip and simultaneously pull off the plug. Pull the lower plug half out of the holder to the right.
    Fig 1: Disconnecting Pulse Sender Plug Connection
    G03139121Courtesy of PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    3. Engine removed for the sake of clarity

  3. Unclip cable (arrow 1). Undo M6x 16 pan-head screw (arrow 2) (wrench size 4 mm) and remove the pulse sender.
    Fig 2: Unclipping Cable & Undoing Pan-Head Screw
    G03139122Courtesy of PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Engine removed for the sake of clarity

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