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Old 08-10-2012, 11:43 AM   #8
Overdrive
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Don't let the tow driver try to talk you into starting the car to get it onto/off of the bed. Don't start the car again. Get under there if you can and see if you can find the source of what leaked. Are you sure it was oil? Are you sure it was just oil? Any coolant or transmission fluid? Be sure to really look in case multiple fluids mixed together.

Also, please don't read this with harshness in the tone, but all you asked was for us to tell you what might be wrong and what it might cost, not tell you what you wanted to hear or what will make you feel better. The simple truth is that fluids leaking profusely and smoke coming out of the car is usually not a good sign of anything, nor is it ever usually a sign of something small, so nothing we could say is going to make you feel better, really, but it will be our best guesses/knowledge to try and help you find out what is or may be wrong before people start poking and prodding the car to find out. The more information you can give us (take pictures too if you can), the more we can try to help.

I do hope you're able to get this sorted out. If there's a Porsche specialist in your area I'd highly recommend bringing it there unless your mechanic knows Porsches well. It's worthwhile to have someone with specific knowledge of these cars and their engines take a look.

In the future, when in doubt, stop and have it towed when you feel like something's up. Better to "waste" the time and resources to have it towed (Triple A Gold is worth every penny) and find out it was nothing than to end up stranded on the side of the highway waiting for that same tow and having a much bigger expense on the way.

Believe me, I know how you feel because I had the same thing happen to me on my bike with the electrical system completely failing while I was going 70 on the highway with a Mercedes right behind me ready to swallow me whole...only I got left waiting on the side of the highway as the sun was going down for a tow with a black vehicle that had no working lights, and that bike is not nearly as expensive to fix. At least you made it home. I'm hoping right along with you that the damage isn't extensive and that you'll be back on the road after some parts and a good cleanup.
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