Oil leak, new to the boxster and need help!

[Mike1997]

I recently bought a 1997 porsche boxster, and ive noticed a couple small spots of oil on the floor. I took the cover off and it seems like the oil air separator area is covered in oil, along with one hose on the driver side of the engine underneath the intake manifold. I also was having problems with the oil dipstick and it appears the tube has cracked, but it won't go down the tube where it is joined to a metal tube

 

Any help is greatly appreciated! 

[vza]

Not a pro but it may be the AOS ....you can check the tubes coming off the AOS, if there's a good amount of oil there you might consider replacing it. The tube thats running under the driver's side intake is the longer tube that attaches to AOS. The upper dip stick tube can be easily replaced(replace it after you do the AOS cause you will break it again) it just snaps on. The dipstick is weird with mains as well. You sort of have to twist it as your putting in down in the tube. Good luck. v

[Mike1997]

Thanks a ton, so should i get the oas and all the hoses from oem, or can i just get other hoses that are cheaper. I live in Saskatchewan, Canada if that makes a difference 

[JFP in PA]

26 minutes ago, Mike1997 said:

Thanks a ton, so should i get the oas and all the hoses from oem, or can i just get other hoses that are cheaper. I live in Saskatchewan, Canada if that makes a difference 

 

Get the factory hoses.  While they cost more, the are molded to fit around various components, making them easier to install and maintain.  I would also replace the AOS itself at the same time, again using ONLY factory parts.

[Mike1997]

On 1/23/2019 at 10:33 PM, vza said:

Not a pro but it may be the AOS ....you can check the tubes coming off the AOS, if there's a good amount of oil there you might consider replacing it. The tube thats running under the driver's side intake is the longer tube that attaches to AOS. The upper dip stick tube can be easily replaced(replace it after you do the AOS cause you will break it again) it just snaps on. The dipstick is weird with mains as well. You sort of have to twist it as your putting in down in the tube. Good luck. v

 

21 hours ago, JFP in PA said:

 

Get the factory hoses.  While they cost more, the are molded to fit around various components, making them easier to install and maintain.  I would also replace the AOS itself at the same time, again using ONLY factory parts.

The guy i bought the car from said he had recently replaced the oas, would it have been able to fail in even 5000km?

[JFP in PA]

29 minutes ago, Mike1997 said:

 

The guy i bought the car from said he had recently replaced the oas, would it have been able to fail in even 5000km?

 

Easily, particularly if it is an aftermarket unit; we have seen them fail right out of the box. We use ONLY factory units.

[Mike1997]

2 hours ago, JFP in PA said:

 

Easily, particularly if it is an aftermarket unit; we have seen them fail right out of the box. We use ONLY factory units.

Thank you for the help! 

Also wondering if it's safe to drive until i have money to get new parts? 

[JFP in PA]

7 minutes ago, Mike1997 said:

Thank you for the help! 

Also wondering if it's safe to drive until i have money to get new parts? 

 

The parts are not that expensive, maybe $200 US.

 

As the AOS can fail catastrophicly and hydroolock the engine, I would not delay replacing these parts.

[Mike1997]

3 minutes ago, JFP in PA said:

 

The parts are not that expensive, maybe $200 US.

 

As the AOScan fail catastrophicly and hydroolock the engine, I would not delay replacing these parts.

Okay, thank you tons