Yeh it does a bit, more of a ball ache that I'm probs going to have to take a day off to get it sorted
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@Maccy - hope it’s nothing serious. Any drips under the car?
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I'm sure when I had my 996, there were about 4 or 5 different revisions of coolant cap, might be the case here (although how they have issues I don't know).
Yeh a bit, this was it parked up after an hour or so last night:
Can’t really tell today because of the insane amount of rain we’ve had!!
@theone8181 the coolant cap is ok I think, doesn’t appear to be leaking from there, so I’m guessing it’s a split in a hose or the tank?
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It could be the header tank, had that weep on mine too. Wasn't that much to fix IIRC, however i had mine done at a local garage rather than at porsche so YMMV 
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.Only 18 miles, I think it will be fine to get me there this morning.
Most suggestions after reading up online point to the tank cracking or the water pump.
So the coolant level had fallen below minimum again this morning before I set out, I risked it anyway and got to the dealer ok. By the time I got there it was leaking quite a bit more from a pipe/hose near the exhaust so they were able to identify it pretty quickly.
Have left the car with them, they're going to get it fixed and will drop it home to me on a flatbed tomorrow or Thursday. Oh and they paid for my Uber home
Have left the car with them, they're going to get it fixed and will drop it home to me on a flatbed tomorrow or Thursday. Oh and they paid for my Uber home
Caporegime
So the coolant level had fallen below minimum again this morning before I set out, I risked it anyway and got to the dealer ok. By the time I got there it was leaking quite a bit more from a pipe/hose near the exhaust so they were able to identify it pretty quickly.
Have left the car with them, they're going to get it fixed and will drop it home to me on a flatbed tomorrow or Thursday. Oh and they paid for my Uber home
They didn't lend you something for the time being?
I've still got the Up and I don't really need a car in the week as I'm either in London or working from home, so not a big deal.
They were initially looking around for things to lend me but nothing was taxed!
I have it back!
Apparently a pipe and connector had some scrapes and were damaged, supposedly caused by me. I don’t recall going over anything that would’ve damaged it so at a bit of a loss how it happened, either way it’s resolved!
Apparently a pipe and connector had some scrapes and were damaged, supposedly caused by me. I don’t recall going over anything that would’ve damaged it so at a bit of a loss how it happened, either way it’s resolved!
Caporegime
Rubbish.
Caporegime
where was this "part"?
Getting back to this with a photo of what I mean
The section I'm holding onto is the middle harness tail end which seems to be attached or caught to the buckets, is this the same for anyone else?
https://imgur.com/a/mHOocUD
PS trying to sort image out!
The section I'm holding onto is the middle harness tail end which seems to be attached or caught to the buckets, is this the same for anyone else?
https://imgur.com/a/mHOocUD
PS trying to sort image out!
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I'm glad I took a before photo underneath, I'm not sure I can see these infamous scrapes they're talking about but what do you guys think?
Left image was taken just now, right image was taken on Sunday:
I don't think the pipe they're talking about has been replaced, if you look closely at the image on the right there's a drop of liquid sitting on a block that's behind the tube, I've circled it below:
This is where it was leaking so I think they've fixed it somewhere else and have passed blame onto me!
Left image was taken just now, right image was taken on Sunday:
I don't think the pipe they're talking about has been replaced, if you look closely at the image on the right there's a drop of liquid sitting on a block that's behind the tube, I've circled it below:
This is where it was leaking so I think they've fixed it somewhere else and have passed blame onto me!
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Looks like they cleaned it and that about it lol. If there was a new pipe i'd expect it to be pretty shiny and looking new.I'm glad I took a before photo underneath, I'm not sure I can see these infamous scrapes they're talking about but what do you guys think?
Left image was taken just now, right image was taken on Sunday:
I don't think the pipe they're talking about has been replaced, if you look closely at the image on the right there's a drop of liquid sitting on a block that's behind the tube, I've circled it below:
This is where it was leaking so I think they've fixed it somewhere else and have passed blame onto me!
Edit unless the leak is/was coming from above and they've changed a pipe up there.
Caporegime
I don't see any new parts...cleaned up a bit and that's about it.