Huge coolant leak
03-21-2018, 05:22 PM
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Huge coolant leak
So I just bought a 2002 Boxster S with 93k miles yesterday. It was driving fine just had a small leak. I was keeping the fluid level topped off trying to get it home from where I bought it. I pulled into a gas station and then all of a sudden I get an error low oil pressure and I hear a clanking noise. From what I can tell there is not a huge oil leak or any oil leak and there is oil on the dipstick when I pull it. I do however have only cold air blowing when the heater is on and a huge coolant leak. With the car off and trying to fill the reservoir I notice that (what appears to be mid car) theres a coolant leak that leaks out as fast as I pour it in. Did I just buy a paperweight or what do we think the issues are. I have not got it towed home yet and I am kinda hoping catastrophic water pump failure as this seems like a logical thing and least expensive fix 
....Thanks for any insight guys I hope this will still be a pleasurable experience into the Porsche world.
....Thanks for any insight guys I hope this will still be a pleasurable experience into the Porsche world.
03-22-2018, 12:25 PM
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Calm down. Where on the ground under your car is the puddle? Is there moisture around the coolant tank & under
the right rear fender? (betting there is.) Under the engine--water pump or coolant hoses. When it cooled down, did the oil pressure come back and did it quiet down? No? That's bad.
the right rear fender? (betting there is.) Under the engine--water pump or coolant hoses. When it cooled down, did the oil pressure come back and did it quiet down? No? That's bad.
03-22-2018, 07:01 PM
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Ok so I changed out the water pump and no more oil issues and no more noise. The water pump was really shot. So since then I have no more coolant leaking on the ground. I have flushed the system and tried to fill it back up. I keep going good and then it says low coolant on me. I have no clue if there were pockets of air or what from when i drained and went to flush out the coolant system or if I have another mysterious leak to where I have no clue....it is not under the car though. I am thinking only time will tell and it is probably just air pockets trying to get coolant to it that lowered the coolant level.
12-30-2022, 07:48 PM
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any updates?
Ok so I changed out the water pump and no more oil issues and no more noise. The water pump was really shot. So since then I have no more coolant leaking on the ground. I have flushed the system and tried to fill it back up. I keep going good and then it says low coolant on me. I have no clue if there were pockets of air or what from when i drained and went to flush out the coolant system or if I have another mysterious leak to where I have no clue....it is not under the car though. I am thinking only time will tell and it is probably just air pockets trying to get coolant to it that lowered the coolant level.
12-30-2022, 11:44 PM
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Mine said low coolant for awhile too even though I knew that I put in the same amount of coolant that I took out. After a little driving with the vent on the coolant tank in the up position (open I think) the low coolant light went out.