Hello Everyone.

I just bought a 1999 911 C2 6 speed. It has 96000 miles. When I received the car off of the transport the CEL was on and rear spoiler light as well. Most of the rear lights didn't work, nor did the rear spoiler. I quickly discovered a mouse had been living in the rear of the car and snacked mainly on the drivers side wiring harness. I removed the rear interior of the car and pulled the harness to the inside of the car and repaired those wires and removed the passenger side tail light and repaired a couple of wires there and on the harness going to to rear spoiler.

I reconnected the battery and all was well until the second drive when the CEl reappeared. I used a basic ODB reader and got the P1539 code. I cleared the code, and on the second drive the code reappeared. The car idles and runs great. I did a bunch of searching and feel like the Vario Cam solenoid and actuator are functioning correctly because of the smooth idle and strong revving.

I closely inspected the harness on the passenger side of the car for any more mouse marks and didn't see anything. There is no point in asking the guy I bought the car from anything about it because obviously he didn't disclose any of these problems with me and I will take it up with him financially once I fix the car.

Any thoughts or suggestions on anything else I should check before I have to take it 3 hours to the nearest Porsche mechanic?

Thanks
Tyler

 

A quick search pointed me toward P1359 being a cylinder misfire. The spark plug tubes can go bad and leak oil. Enough oil could cause a misfire - I'm reaching a bit here. Replacing the plugs and making sure the tubes aren't leaking would be relatively easy and inexpensive. Hope it helps!

 

Thanks for the suggestion. Is the P1539 a misfire code or a Vavle Lift Control? I have seen both listed? Or is the Vavle Lift Control just for the TT cars?

Thanks Again

 

Wow, did I mess that all up. The code is P1539 and it a "Camshaft adjustment, bank 2". So would that most likely be the actuator or solenoid? Sorry for the confusion on my part. lol

 

Your problem could be a defective camshaft positioning sensor.

 

Thanks, I will swap the CPS and see what happens.

 

After reading this post, my question is how can/does oil leak into the tube?

 

through the seals

 

Specifically what seals? I have replaced plugs and coils on my '04 C2 and didn't see where oil would come from. Sorry to jack this thread.

 

The 3.6 motor does not use the plastic tubes .