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triguy46

By triguy46
in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)

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blundgren77 Member

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Oil anywhere but inside the engine, in any large amount is probably cause for some investigation. :) Doesn't look all that major. Could check the Air Oil Sep maybe?

Maybe even pull the throttle body and see if there is oil and crud inside of it. If there is a ton, could be AOS. But you'd really have to look to find the source. From the picture, it appears its all after the t-body, and not before, and heaviest just after it. How loose were the clamps? Even if it was the AOS though, hard to imagine it leaking out of, intead of into the intake, and the car not "smoking" a as it burns oil.

Is the car using any oil at all?

triguy46 Member

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2003 Boxster, 42,000 miles. No probs, no CEL history, scanned regularly no codes. Should I be concerned w/oil on the engine? I did tighten clamps.

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Not burning oil, not leaking oil. Thanks :renntech:

triguy46 Member

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Or maybe just a motor that hasn't been cleaned in 7 years...

I would clean everything up then look and see if there is a leak.

I haven't cleaned engine since I got car 12 months/6000 miles ago. Service history clean. Are links to search for on cleaning engine?

:thankyou:

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brucenoah1956 Member

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It is possible that the oil film came from the power steering reservoir just forward. The cap on the power steering reservoir is vented. Check your power steering fluid level. If it is low, bet that is wharere the film came from.

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