COOLANT LEAK PROBLEM!!
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COOLANT LEAK PROBLEM!!
Today after driving about 50 highway miles and stopping on a parking lot....smoke came from the engine compartment and coolant streamed out of my car!!! I opened the hood and coolant was coming out from under the cap of the coolant tank!!
I have checked the coolant tank for leaks before but couldn't find any....can this be just a faulty cap??
My P is a 99 996 tip Cab, with now 66K miles...anybody had this problem before??
I know about the leaking tanks.....but this coolant was just steaming hot coming out from under the cap...
I have checked the coolant tank for leaks before but couldn't find any....can this be just a faulty cap??
My P is a 99 996 tip Cab, with now 66K miles...anybody had this problem before??
I know about the leaking tanks.....but this coolant was just steaming hot coming out from under the cap...
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I was as tight as I could get it....like when you shake a coke bottle and open the cap to fast...that the only real way to describe it....only the "coke" was boiling hot!!! and a lot came out....will bring it in Tuesday....wouldn't want to ruin the engine to save a couple of bucks!
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I took it off a couple of weeks ago....to fill up a little bit of coolant....maybe to much...but if I remember well the P has been doing this since the beginning...but only sporadically....I checked the cap and it was tight and straight....but maybe you are right..I will check it out tomorrow.....the ****ty part is I put some coolant in that is not Porsche coolant (because I had to get home and didn't want to overheat my engine)...so I guess I have to flush the system anyways..
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Ditto on checking the cap part number. The part ending in 00 has had a tendancy to leak and the part ending in 01 is the later version which resolves the leaking issue.
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The cap is designed as a pressure release point is it not?
So it may have been doing it's job if the coolant system was being pressurized - say by a head gasket leak.
So after you've checked or replaced the cap - you may want to keep an eye on it in case there's something else causing cooling system pressure to spike.
Chris.
So it may have been doing it's job if the coolant system was being pressurized - say by a head gasket leak.
So after you've checked or replaced the cap - you may want to keep an eye on it in case there's something else causing cooling system pressure to spike.
Chris.
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p/n # is ending in 00.....so I guess that is the problem...will buy an new cap Tuesday!
Chris....you are making me nervous...what else could it be?? head gasket leak?? don't you lose power etc....let me know...thanks
Chris....you are making me nervous...what else could it be?? head gasket leak?? don't you lose power etc....let me know...thanks
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Go with the cap first - that's a known source for leaks, hence the recall and changed PN.
Then keep a close eye on everything after you've fitted it:
Keep a look out for temp, coolant level, and any leaking.
You year of car is absolutely due for a coolant tank failure, and it's possible that this is starting, allowing the system to boil over due to it's inability to hold pressure. Leaks can be very small cracks, that only open under extreme pressure during driving.
A pressurized coolant system can run at a higher temp withoit 'boiling', so any pressure release from the cap and/or a split tank could lead to coolant boiling over in a lower pressure system.
The head gasket is much less likely, but would put pressure into the coolant system from the block, and would again show as potential coolant boiling over.
You'd probably see coolant in the oil in this case, and possibly more white 'steam' from the exhaust during normal driving.
I wouldn't worry about that for now - get the cap, keep a track, and report back.
Chris.
Then keep a close eye on everything after you've fitted it:
Keep a look out for temp, coolant level, and any leaking.
You year of car is absolutely due for a coolant tank failure, and it's possible that this is starting, allowing the system to boil over due to it's inability to hold pressure. Leaks can be very small cracks, that only open under extreme pressure during driving.
A pressurized coolant system can run at a higher temp withoit 'boiling', so any pressure release from the cap and/or a split tank could lead to coolant boiling over in a lower pressure system.
The head gasket is much less likely, but would put pressure into the coolant system from the block, and would again show as potential coolant boiling over.
You'd probably see coolant in the oil in this case, and possibly more white 'steam' from the exhaust during normal driving.
I wouldn't worry about that for now - get the cap, keep a track, and report back.
Chris.