Oil Temperature Gauge Light Blinking

[Lil bastard]

My bet is the waterpump, though it could well be the reservoir.

[joshua6060]

the coolant all over the parking lot tells me that the car needed to go to the shop.......i'm still waiting to hear from them....didn't bring it to a Stealership, took it to one of the locals Porsche guys http://www.greffmotors.com

[joshua6060]

OK guys, the bad news is in

According to the shop, the Water Pump needs to be changed at a price of $1,060 (and an additional $680 for a bad wheel bearing) Does this sound reasonable?

They are also telling me I need to have a Transmission Service done for $420 (the car has 72,000 miles on it (tiptronic) and i'm not really a crazy hard driver and haven't really noticed any tranmission issues)

Comments Please

So were did the coolant come from?

A trans service would basically be a fluid change.

[joshua6060]

I'm sorry, I meant water pump.

Joshua, you can buy a new Porsche water pump for $200:

http://e-partssales.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=99610634054and99610601155&Category_Code=986Cooling

[joshua6060]

ok, he said he was changing the water pump and all of the rollers, whatever that means, i am not very familiar with the workings of the water pump so i wouldn't try to change it myself,

so are you saying that his price on the labor is too high?

[Lil bastard]

What usually happens to the waterpump is that the shaft bearing goes and takes the seal with it allowing the coolant to flow out - it's at one of the low points in the system.

The Tiptronic Tranny Fluid Change should also be a Filter change (if more than 45k mi.). This involves Fluid, Gasket and Filter. Check my DIY in the DIY section - this can be done pretty easily for under $300, incl. Parts, Fluid and tools. Tranny Fluid can burn and if the Tech smells a burnt smell, they'll recommend a fluid change and rightly so.