Porsche Check Engine Light Flashing?

Every Porsche was designed with a high-technology performance monitoring system with a computer, and a series of sensors positioned strategically throughout the vehicle on its difficult systems. The sensors are continually detecting conditions while sending data to the electronic control unit. If the electronic control unit detects that the data is out of factory specifications, the Check Engine Light illuminates telling you that there is a problem. However, that is the limitation of the Check Engine Light – it won’t tell you what absolutely is erroneous nor what to do about it. That’s where we come in; 911 Design provides a Check Engine Light Diagnosis Service that isolates the core problem and gives you a recommendation on what to do next from a Highly Qualified Service professional.

What do you do when you’re driving along in your Porsche and suddenly, a yellow light illuminates on your dash and says “Check Engine”. If you’re like most Porsche owners, your heart sinks a little because you have little idea about what that light is trying to tell you or how you should react. The fear of the unknown (or the cost of the unknown) can be just as stressful. But take a deep breath and realize the light coming on doesn’t mean you have to pull the car over to the side of the road and call a tow truck, but it is recommended that you get your Porsche checked as soon as convenient. Ignoring that warning could end up causing major damage to expensive engine components.

When your Porsche ‘s ECM (electronic control module), which is the vehicle’s onboard computer, finds a problem in the computerized control system that it can’t practical, a computer turns on your check engine light. This amber or yellow light is naturally labeled “check engine” or “service engine soon”, or the light may be nothing more than a picture of an engine, or a picture of the engine with the word “check.”

When the light turns on, the ECM stores an engine code or “trouble code” in its memory that identifies as the issue, whether it’s a sensor or a failing engine part. This code is learn with an electronic scan tool that is used by our Porsche auto repair mechanics at 911 Design. There are also a number of comparably inexpensive code readers that are designed for do-it-yourselfers, should you select that route too. While this code will tell you the issue that is detected, a true diagnosis still requires an trained skilled to represent the issue and repair it.