Engine overheat, white steam....onto the flatbed

[Rui725]

Hey guys,

Just got back from a long night. Was a normal porsche night run up and down the mountain roads until i lost a lot of water and my engine overheated. White steam , water pouring out from the bottom. No check engine light or other lights what so ever. My friend said one of the tubes to the radiator must have bursted. I am hoping that this the case as well. Car starts up normally and everything. Then on the flatbed, on the way to the garage, there was a freshly totaled boxster on the side of the highway. My friend in the cayman pulled over as did my brother in his carrera to check if the driver needed any assistance. Flatbed truck called in another flatbed for the totaled car.

Bizarre night, but after seeing that totaled silver boxster on the highway, I thought to myself, this dude has it whole lot worse, though i believe he must have been DUI.

will update on the exact problem when i hear from the garage tommorow. as for now, its time for bed.

-Rui725

[jmatta]

Rough night, that's for certain.

[Rui725]

Any guesses on what the problem may be?

I'm guessing a radiator hose, as another renntech member posted a topic on a situation very similar to mine here:

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...=coolant+feeder

Edited June 10, 2009 by Rui725

[rsfeller]

Any guesses on what the problem may be?

I'm guessing a radiator hose, as another renntech member posted a topic on a situation very similar to mine here:

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?s...=coolant+feeder

many things considering you didn't mention the exact location of the leak. could include waterpump but you may have seen a leak and/or failed bearing noise. my vw tdi just went with little to know warning. warning lights (low coolant) never came on and I drove maybe 10 minutes at 200F.

fixed pump, topped of coolant (actually a full flush) and it's been two weeks w/o a problem.

cars can be very robust even after over heating...not the end of the world for sure.

[Rui725]

If the water pump failed, there would have definitively been dashboard full of lights and didn't have that.

I just called the shop and the diagnosis:

i don't know how to say the name of the part in english but I can explain the function.

there's a part that controls the flow of cold water into the engine vicinity ( i think thats how it translates to) that bursted. anyone know what this part is called?

[Rui725]

ended up being the Heater Control Valve that broke.

quick fix but i think i got overcharged...sigh..

[mikefocke]

If quick and fixed...look at the glass as half full

[phillipj]

Agree with Mike. Good to hear that it wasn't major :clapping:

[rapisano]

If the water pump failed, there would have definitively been dashboard full of lights and didn't have that.

I just called the shop and the diagnosis:

i don't know how to say the name of the part in english but I can explain the function.

there's a part that controls the flow of cold water into the engine vicinity ( i think thats how it translates to) that bursted. anyone know what this part is called?

You said a quick fix and over charged. Out of curiousity, what we're you charged for the heater valve?

[Rui725]

If the water pump failed, there would have definitively been dashboard full of lights and didn't have that.

I just called the shop and the diagnosis:

i don't know how to say the name of the part in english but I can explain the function.

there's a part that controls the flow of cold water into the engine vicinity ( i think thats how it translates to) that bursted. anyone know what this part is called?

You said a quick fix and over charged. Out of curiousity, what we're you charged for the heater valve?

around 90USD. The whole fix with service plus coolant came out to be 230USD