Coolant Leak

[nahugry]

I just came home and noticed a major leak of the coolant.

It does not seem to be leaking right now as the puddle of coolant seems to be drying up with no new coolant adding to the puddle.

I've read several times about the faulty coolant leak but I'm not sure if it is in my case.

I do see trace of leak around the coolant cap and was hoping if someone had the same issue and confirm.

The pictures seem to be too big to attach so here's the link

http://picasaweb.google.com/nahungry/Puddl...043493355300274

http://picasaweb.google.com/nahungry/Puddl...043501922884898

[rsfeller]

you most likely do have the faulty coolant tank issue based on your location. this is a DIY item, search the topic for specific write ups.

Before we assume the worst you need to pull back the carpet and inspect the tank area and to see how much and where the fluid is. If you recently topped off your fluid it could be something a silly as a lose cap. Start easy and go big.

FYI you can upload images to this website which is great for future people who find our posts. That way if you took your personal photos of your web the links will not be invalid!

[nahugry]

you most likely do have the faulty coolant tank issue based on your location. this is a DIY item, search the topic for specific write ups.

Before we assume the worst you need to pull back the carpet and inspect the tank area and to see how much and where the fluid is. If you recently topped off your fluid it could be something a silly as a lose cap. Start easy and go big.

FYI you can upload images to this website which is great for future people who find our posts. That way if you took your personal photos of your web the links will not be invalid!

Thank you.

I let the car cool down and reclosed the cap. Then drove for about 15 minutes around a little section on the hwy and the neighborhood. No leak.

The temp gauge though, did go up higher than 180. Looks to be about 185~190 range. I'm not sure if this is normal.

I will have to check and see how the car does tomorrow.

As far as the pictures, the picture that I took with my camera was too big. I will have to resize it next time.

Thanks!

[rsfeller]

you most likely do have the faulty coolant tank issue based on your location. this is a DIY item, search the topic for specific write ups.

Before we assume the worst you need to pull back the carpet and inspect the tank area and to see how much and where the fluid is. If you recently topped off your fluid it could be something a silly as a lose cap. Start easy and go big.

FYI you can upload images to this website which is great for future people who find our posts. That way if you took your personal photos of your web the links will not be invalid!

Thank you.

I let the car cool down and reclosed the cap. Then drove for about 15 minutes around a little section on the hwy and the neighborhood. No leak.

The temp gauge though, did go up higher than 180. Looks to be about 185~190 range. I'm not sure if this is normal.

I will have to check and see how the car does tomorrow.

As far as the pictures, the picture that I took with my camera was too big. I will have to resize it next time.

Thanks!

We'll you had to have lost some fluid so make sure you top off, dry everything under the carpet and take another test drive.

180-190F is normal in my opinion although there is a poster or two that tend to disagree. Mine has been a rock steady 190F (at the gauge) and temperatures via the system with the durametric software show mine to run approx. 185-187F on the screen. Every car I own runs approx. 190F so I don't see why the Porsche should be much different.

[czier]

I had the same thing happen to my '00 last weekend. I traced the fluid to the drainage hose from the tank and the fix was to update the cap. I believe Loren has a post with images (I can't find it now, but I swear it was there when I needed the info). The old cap ends in the numbers 00, the new 01. So far I haven't lost any more fluid. Easiest fix I've done so far ;)

Cap Info

Edited July 17, 2008 by czier