Is yours an S?
They are notorious for eating CV boots. Mine kinda stank as you describe when they went bad.
Crawl under and take a look.
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Six speed 2000 Boxster S
Arctic Silver on Metropol Blue | LN Dual Row IMSR | Arctic Silver console, spoiler frame & bumperettes | Crios mod | Technobrace | RoboTop module & modified convertible top relay for one-touch roof operation
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