Michaeldaran
New member
On recent journey in my pampered 2000 Boxster S I noticed that the red warning LED next to the Temp guage was flashing (although the temp guage itself was fine.) When I stopped I noticed that what looked like smoke was coming from the side vents. I looked at the manual and topped up the coolant reserviour which had suprisingly showed empty??? (Full service in Dec')
As I put the water in it poured out from underneath the car. My trusted specialist said it was o.k. to drive to his garage 1.5 mls away so he could check the prob.
Basically the water pump had had it! (He showed me) He replaced said item at a cost of £210 + vat...
Car seemed fine on drive home but 2 days later Temp guage LED was flashing and coolant level had dropped a lot (although no obvious leak this time.)
Specialist said this was prob' a result of some air in the cooling system and I should top up and have a drive to see if level remained constant this time.
I put 1.5 litres in and had a great drive (30 mls etc) but on return level was down again requiring a further litre.
Specialist says that as there is obv' still some air in the system this should sort itself out soon but may require a little more topping up.
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Thanks Mike
As I put the water in it poured out from underneath the car. My trusted specialist said it was o.k. to drive to his garage 1.5 mls away so he could check the prob.
Basically the water pump had had it! (He showed me) He replaced said item at a cost of £210 + vat...
Car seemed fine on drive home but 2 days later Temp guage LED was flashing and coolant level had dropped a lot (although no obvious leak this time.)
Specialist said this was prob' a result of some air in the cooling system and I should top up and have a drive to see if level remained constant this time.
I put 1.5 litres in and had a great drive (30 mls etc) but on return level was down again requiring a further litre.
Specialist says that as there is obv' still some air in the system this should sort itself out soon but may require a little more topping up.
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Thanks Mike