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Old 09-25-2017, 05:13 PM
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Default Coolant drip 2008 Cayman 2.7.....

......noticed today and looks to have gone on for at least a week based on marks on the garage concrete floor. Had to add a little less than a quart to get up to MAX mark.

The drip is coming from an area just behind the front driver's (left) side, right at the start of the door hinge.

The car has 105,000 miles on it 17K of which I put on it since purchasing it 2 years ago. A complete history came with the car and shows no other issues.
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Originally Posted by dennisafrompa
......noticed today and looks to have gone on for at least a week based on marks on the garage concrete floor. Had to add a little less than a quart to get up to MAX mark.

The drip is coming from an area just behind the front driver's (left) side, right at the start of the door hinge.

The car has 105,000 miles on it 17K of which I put on it since purchasing it 2 years ago. A complete history came with the car and shows no other issues.
It is a coolant leak.

Any leak coming from around the "front" of the car is probably a leaking radiator though a hose/connection could be leaking. The coolant leaks and seeks the lowest point the drips to the ground.

Get the car to a shop and in the air and I bet the source of the leak will be easy to find. You might get lucky and a hose clamp is loose or bad and a new one is all that is necessary.

But the radiators can leak. Around where the bottom "tank" connects to the fin and tube section is common. (All 3 of the radiators in my 996 Turbo were leaking in this fashion.)

Anyhow, get the leak source identifed, then fixed, and resume enjoying your car.



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