Coolent problem please help

[Pablo]

I recently noticed that my coolent gauge in the trunk of my 2002 Boxster was a little below Minimum, so being the idiot that I am I opened the cap to look inside and then I closed it up. When I went home 2 hours later, my nieghbor knocked on my door to let me know that a very large amount of coolent was leaking from under my car. I purchased some Porsche coolent and when the engine was cold I filled up the resovrior and before I even replaced the cap I noticed it was dripping under the car but when I put on the cap, the drip stopped?!? I figured everything was fine until I drove above 30 miles and my coolent light went on. I looked at the coolent resivior and sure enough it was way, way below min but not bone dry and there was nothing leaking from underneath. When I pulled the carpet back next to the gauge there was no puddling of leaked coolent either?!? I topped it off again but the same thing seems to happen a day later, the level goes way down below min, I can't find any leaks, and I have no idea what the problem could be. PLease help...any suggestions? Thanks!

[klueless7571]

Pablo, try here http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=19860

Derek

[Pablo]

Thanks Derek, I had read that thread previously but I thought that the difference was that there was no puddling under the carpet and there was major leakage that came from under the car 2 hours after I opened the coolant cap?!? It almost seemed like opening the coolant cap led to a leak underneath, which I thought was very strange?!? And then the amount of coolant that vanishes from the resevior afterwards (a few hours) seems like it can't just be evaporating from the Cap part that the thread recommends swaping out? what do you think? Thanks for your help :)

Pablo

Pablo, try here http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=19860

Derek

[juniinc]

Your cooling system wasn,t pressurized probably. old cap's seal is all gone?

It prolly all evaporated.

Thanks Derek, I had read that thread previously but I thought that the difference was that there was no puddling under the carpet and there was major leakage that came from under the car 2 hours after I opened the coolant cap?!? It almost seemed like opening the coolant cap led to a leak underneath, which I thought was very strange?!? And then the amount of coolant that vanishes from the resevior afterwards (a few hours) seems like it can't just be evaporating from the Cap part that the thread recommends swaping out? what do you think? Thanks for your help :)

Pablo

Pablo, try here http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=19860

Derek