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geraintthomas · 03-28-2016, 07:13 AM

I've just parked up in a supermarket and turned the engine off. Then I heard a sound that sounded like water gushing. Looked under the rear to find coolant (I think) spilling from the car:

I took a quick look where it was coming from, and it's coming from this pipe behind the rear right wheel (US passenger, UK driver):

What the hell is going on? I'm sat in the car waiting for a recovery truck to take me home as I'm worried about starting the engine.

Is that pipe supposed to be connected to something? I'm 90% it's coolant but it could be brake fluid. But then again, the brakes feel completely rock solid here with the engine off, so it can't be that?

03-28-2016, 07:13 AM	#1
geraintthomas Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 852	HELP! Big coolant leak!! I've just parked up in a supermarket and turned the engine off. Then I heard a sound that sounded like water gushing. Looked under the rear to find coolant (I think) spilling from the car: I took a quick look where it was coming from, and it's coming from this pipe behind the rear right wheel (US passenger, UK driver): What the hell is going on? I'm sat in the car waiting for a recovery truck to take me home as I'm worried about starting the engine. Is that pipe supposed to be connected to something? I'm 90% it's coolant but it could be brake fluid. But then again, the brakes feel completely rock solid here with the engine off, so it can't be that? __________________ Porsche Boxster S Type 986 Bi-xenon Headlight Upgrade \| 987 S 18" Anthracite Alloys \| Android Head Unit \| 5000k 55w HID's \| 5000k Cree DRL's \| 5000k Cree number plate lights \| Cree LED Indicators \| One-touch roof operation \| Bypass exhaust pipes \| Parking sensors \| Ambient footwell lighting Last edited by geraintthomas; 03-28-2016 at 07:15 AM.