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***update***
so just because I was raised by a TV set and thus have no patience... I took the Boxster out today to see if I smelled coolant again or notices anything different.
First I looked in the coolant tank, looked like normal watery coolant. no sludge, no splotches of oil, nothing.
Started the car - the usual little puff, followed up by clear exhaust, then a few seconds of condensation burning off the pipes. Nothing unusual there. No specific smell to the exhaust.
let the idle kick down, by now the exhaust is clear. No smell, coolant, oil or anything else.
Drove around the neighborhood a few minutes, stopped on the side of the road for another sniff. Plain old car exhaust. No sweetness, no oil.
Went out onto the main road. By now the temp gage was up to 175 (where it always tops out at. Drove for another five minutes.
Went home and conducted another sniff test. Normal.
Had the better half spin the motor a little, 2 - 2.5K. No smoke, no coolant smell, no burning oil. Completely normal.
Shut the motor down, opened up the coolant tank again. Clear, normal coolant. no oil, no oatmeal, nothing.
So am I missing something or is it time to go back on my Thorazine? Throughout the whole 20 minute exercise I didn't smell a lick of coolant and everything ran perfectly. Could the coolant smell the other night be from the light rain somehow? Or is 20 minutes not long enough to start cooking off coolant???
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