check engine light after replacing plugs

[rbizet]

Hello,

I just replaced my spark plugs on my 2000 Boxster S for the 30,000 miles tune up.

The plugs are the right Beru ones and everything went fine.

I went for a drive and after the engine warmed up, each time I would rev past 4,500 RPMs the check engine light would come up and disappear after about 3 seconds while I would slow down.

I am going to drive it slowly for a few days but is this normal? I never had a check engine light before.

Is it the ECU that is trying to recalibrate itself because the plugs are new?

If so how long would it take before the car runs the same as before I replaced the plugs?

Please tell me this is normal :(

Thanks in advance for the feedback

[WARDHOG]

Hello,

I just replaced my spark plugs on my 2000 Boxster S for the 30,000 miles tune up.

The plugs are the right Beru ones and everything went fine.

I went for a drive and after the engine warmed up, each time I would rev past 4,500 RPMs the check engine light would come up and disappear after about 3 seconds while I would slow down.

I am going to drive it slowly for a few days but is this normal? I never had a check engine light before.

Is it the ECU that is trying to recalibrate itself because the plugs are new?

If so how long would it take before the car runs the same as before I replaced the plugs?

Please tell me this is normal :(

Thanks in advance for the feedback

Your car should run great after plug change. Is it running rough? Have you checked the connectors to see if they are on good? What about the plugs themselves? Are they gapped proper and are the coil packs seating good on them? :o

[rbizet]

The car is running perfectly on all 6 cylinders. Everything is perfect except when I push it then I get a check engine light.

All the install went fine, coil packs, plugs, etc.

[rbizet]

I wiggled the connectors to the coils and took it out for a test drive.

I could rev it past 6,000 RPMs and no check engine light came on.

I will pay close attention to the CEL this week but this might have been the cause of a possible misfire at high RPMs.

[reefish]

I wiggled the connectors to the coils and took it out for a test drive.

I could rev it past 6,000 RPMs and no check engine light came on.

I will pay close attention to the CEL this week but this might have been the cause of a possible misfire at high RPMs.

When you wiggled the connectors, it locked it in place...just make sure that you snap the connnectors evrytime you chage the spark plugs...you'll hear and feel it snap...