Is this Porsche yellow coolant
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i have never seen the yellow coolant. I suspect this is what it looks like. Can anyone confirm?
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That doesn't look like a standard colour, its usually pink.
I don't want to scare you but that looks very much like oil + coolant which is not a good sign. Is it cloudy and milkshake looking?
Can you siphon some out into a jar a post a pic?
I don't want to scare you but that looks very much like oil + coolant which is not a good sign. Is it cloudy and milkshake looking?
Can you siphon some out into a jar a post a pic?
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No oil in this coolant. It is clear. I know Porsche used to use yellow coolant then switches to pink/violet. I want to buy coolant but want to stick with what ever is in there already.
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Originally Posted by jandackson
No oil in this coolant. It is clear. I know Porsche used to use yellow coolant then switches to pink/violet. I want to buy coolant but want to stick with what ever is in there already.
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it's not very old as the PO flushed it at 50k. I will need to call the shop he used to find out what coolant and oil they used. Odd thing: if I top it off (using distilled water), it will weap out from somewhere and drip onto the left exhaust tip. Once the level is just below the min line, it stops leaking. Maybe a cracked reservoir?
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Cracked reservoir would be my guess too.
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if you top it off and it leaks before you start the engine then it could be a cracked reservoir. If it only leaks after the the engine is started and temps go up expanding the coolant it could be weeping via the pressure relief valve on top of the coolant reservoir. I would suggest you change it anyway to the pink version. My Indi changed mine because I had the green in mine when he worked on my car last. He recommends only to use the pink stuff.
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Thank for the replies guys. I think I will collect parts and do the reservoir, water pump, tstat and coolant at the same time.
Right now I do not have cooling problems but it's 15 yrs old so I think it prudent to do some preventative maintenance (56k on odo).
Right now I do not have cooling problems but it's 15 yrs old so I think it prudent to do some preventative maintenance (56k on odo).
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if you top it off and it leaks before you start the engine then it could be a cracked reservoir. If it only leaks after the the engine is started and temps go up expanding the coolant it could be weeping via the pressure relief valve on top of the coolant reservoir.