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Saw the other thread. Thought I'd start a new one in case this is some other issue. Here's the background. Car is a '11 GTS w/ around 38K miles and serviced by the book. I've not been driving it as much lately, and and took it for a spirited drive through the mountains this morning. Ran fine, though I did notice the oil temp was running a bit higher than normal... it was ~225... normally runs at ~210 even w/ spirited driving. Ambient temp wasn't bad... ~78 degrees. Parked it. Noticed the fluid later in the day... looks / smells like oil. I couldn't see any leaks top side, but see what looks like the source from below (see photos). Started the car and checked oil level... it was fine. Let it idle for about 10 minutes and there were no further leaks. Saw a mention of the timing chain tensioner in the other thread... possibly the same issue here? Thanks for looking... CP
looks like coolant. Could be from a cracked expansion tank, which is up above that, or from the connection at the water pump, or the pump itself. I had the same thing going on. run your finger through it, and smell it. That will help to identify what it is.
looks like coolant. Could be from a cracked expansion tank, which is up above that, or from the connection at the water pump, or the pump itself. I had the same thing going on. run your finger through it, and smell it. That will help to identify what it is.
+1
This diagnosis looks right and I think the fluid has, a pink hue, which would be Porsche coolant. Check your coolant level, which would also explain the higher oil temperature you saw.
If it leaked once it will leak again. Remember that coolant will be pink and tastes a little sweet. Not that I am suggesting tasting it as it is poisonous. That location is right where the expansion tank is located above and when it cracks it runs everywhere so it is almost impossible to track.
Was traveling during all of September/October, so I didn't get a chance to follow-up on this issue until now. I dropped the car at the shop this morning. It was time for the 8 year maintenance as well... it's at less than half the 80K mile mark, so I follow the calendar-based track.
Good news... not oil... as others suspected, this is a coolant leak.
Bad news... there is a coolant pipe that runs to the water console... it is plastic, it is cracked, and the engine needs to be dropped to replace it. This is a $2500 job at the indy shop servicing the car... including replacing the water pump since it's a known weak point as well.
Updated photos below for future reference. I'll post a full update/review after the shop finishes the job. It's my first time using them. With this job plus the major service, I'll really get a chance to see how they do.
08-31-2019 | 06:28 PM
V2: What the heck is leaking from my 997?
