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Your flashing light and coolant dump may not have been from the water pump but from the expansion tank. Check your coolant level and don't overfill...you may be fine for now. I did the WP on my 2000 Box at a similar mileage. I had no dash lights, just a bit of coolant on the floor of my garage. It's sometimes hard to pin point the source of the leak due to the under body panels deflecting the coolant before it hits the ground. You can alway pull the panel behind your seats and run your car to see any signs of leakage from the pump (what I did). In my case, I had a very small leak creating almost a mist as opposed to a drip. Yes, I did the thermostat at the same time!
Given your mileage, you are certainly a candidate for a new water pump as a preventative measure and yes, do the thermostat at the same time as its took easy (and cheap) to come back and do later, especially when you lose Porsche magic coolant at $30/gallon!
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