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Car wash makes my Boxter stall

Tiny
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I have a 1998 Boxter with 59,000 miles, automatic tiptronic transmission. I usually have the vehicle hand washed, however each time I'm in hurry, I take it through the car wash it will sputter and stall. It will usually start after holding down the accelerator after a few minutes but the check engine light will go on.

The last time I took it to my mechanic he said the car wash had nothing to do with it and he replaced my spark plugs and the air oil separator.

I trusted his advice and now that its been repaired, I had to take it to the car wash and it happened again. Is it the water getting into the air intake?
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Monday, February 5th, 2007 AT 10:20 AM

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Tiny
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Sure sounds like it, some car washes have pressurized nozzles that can spray up into the intake. Wash that bad boy by hand :D
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Saturday, February 17th, 2007 AT 5:20 PM
Tiny
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Boxter in garage now and won't start. I washed it by hand. It started and I drove it into the garage. Now it won't start.
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007 AT 3:59 PM

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