It must be a good size leak. I was told by one mechanic that samll leaks generally fall on the plastic protection under the vehicle and evaporate before they become big enough to make it to the ground. Good luck finding and fixing. Let us know.

 

Checked the service manual tonight and here's the problem:

" Only work on the coolant system when the engine is cool "

Pretty much makes it hard to track down something that only shows up when the engine is operating.

Latest picture from Monday night,--last operated on Friday afternoon.

 

thats a real leak, dealer should adress it for you

 

Sorry, but this is what comes to mind when I see it. "Got it in you?"

 

How many pink fluids are there being used on a 997?
I don't see how it's such a big deal to troubleshoot.
Especially if you are an experienced P mechanic, and something as obvious as "PINK" is the "right-in-your-face" clue to begin.

 

Maybe it's the picture color, but that puddle on the garage floor does not resemble the coolant leaks I have experienced, though I am sure you have positively identified the substance as coolant eh?

 

It appears to me that the stuff is rather thick (high viscosity). Since I never had a Porsche before that took any sort of coolant it's new to me. All I can do is point to the engine,--show them where the stuff seems to be obviously coming from, and then get them to tighten things up. Maybe it's just a loose bolt or two.

 

Hey Dan, that is terrible! I hope you get them to take action on this, how many miles do you have on the car at this point? Here is something to think about is the roof operated by hydraulics or mechanically? Sure looks like color of coolant, but seem to be in the area of your softtop?!?

CJ

 

CJ,--I'd guessing it's a coolant issue as there are really large black rubber tubes that run through the cast aluminum parts that appear to be the source ofthe leak. I'm not even sure where the reservoir is for the hydraulics for the soft top. That would be pure hydraulic fluid,--most likely ATF,--which is generally very red. I turned about 8997 miles over the weekend. (They're built to be driven!)

 

Dan - hard to tell where it is coming from, but if it is coming from that thick rubber hose, where the spring clamp is, I had a slight leak there as well (on a 996)... very very small... thought it had to do with the spring. Anyway - it seemed to clear itself up., but I would have the mechanic check there. Good luck, Ross

 

Hey Dan, I bet I know what that red/pink drip is. And it has nothing to do with it being that time of the month either.

You didn't mention it and so I assume you didn't recently have any work done on your cooling system (water pump/hose replacement/etc.).

But what it looks like in color is that reddish cement that's used on housing gaskets for coolant components. I bet that cast housing that your hose is attached to has a casting divet on the mating surface that prevents the gasket from sealing tight. The coolant is probably leaking through that pit and dragging out some of the gasket cement, creating that thick pink colored drip.

 

The pink drips were coolant on my turbo. I later found out that they took the car for a test drive then did the pressure test on a hot engine. Common sense, I thought would have dictated that heat expands metals and may have sealed the small leaks until the engine sat and cooled. They then came up with the coolant cap idea... obviously flawed. Different engine, but scenario sounds very similar.
Tracer-Dye testing is another fall-back option

 

last time...............................
water pump

 

hydrolic fluid for the top is brownish and no where near to that
and there there is no sealen on cooling system gaskets on a porsche

 

Promise?

That's not the water pump inside that housing where the leak is coming from.

The water pump is belt driven and is in a housing with a belt pulley on the outside. This is what the water pump on a 997 looks like from the inside: