Engine coolant

[JAMESSIBLEY]

I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on a situation with my sister's 2002 Boxster S. She had an engine 'overheating' warning light alluminate whilst driving, she turned off and back on the ignition and it cleared. When back home, she had a look at the engine and there was 'green gel' leaking everywhere, over the phone I told her this could be engine coolant and not to drive the car. She had a look at the coolant level and it was empty. She phoned OPC Hatfield and they told her to drive the car over to them. After a mile or two she heard a grinding sound and pulled over and called OPC Hatfield, a mechanic came out and drove the car back to the dealership. This afternoon they have carried out 'pressure' tests and believe there to be no probs, but will carry out further tests tommorrow morning.

Has this happened to anyone before?
My opinion is that she shouldn't have driven it - even though OPC told her to?

 

[Mark_Bennett]

My opinion is that she shouldn't have driven it - even though OPC told her to?

I concurr - that sounds ludicrous if there was no coolant! []

 

[critch]

Green Gel? That sounds more like (h)air conditioning liquid! Seriously though, I had a leak on the A/C system in my Volvo and that resulted in loads of green goo everywhere.

Critch

 

[Motorhead]

Hi Mick,

It's very easy to top-up the coolant - the instructions will be in your driver's handbook. Just make sure that you use a Porsche approved coolant; and distilled water is preferable to tap water.

If the level's very low then you really need to see if you can find the source of the leak before driving the car too far. It could be that the coolant cap is leaking (a common problem and a cheap solution), or if coolant is collecting under the engine area the leak could be coming from the header tank. If coolant is collecting under the front of the car the problem could be a leaking radiator or a leak from a joint in one of the coolant pipes which are visible in the front wheel arches.

Jeff

 

[Tracy_Wilkins]

Hi Mick
Sorry to hear that you are having a problem.
If you would like to drop our Boxster technical guy an email he will be sure to give you advice and let you know your options.
He is Steve Winter and he runs his independent Porsche garage at Jaz Porsche. His email is steve@jazweb.co.uk
Good Luck and I hope you get your problem sorted
Tracy