A trail of water drips when I back out of the garage

[steved0x]

The garage has a very slight slope up so the Boxster is very slightly nose high. My NC garage was the same way.

My coolant tank very consistently reads at just below the minimum. I added a few cups of distilled water some time back, and I think it immediately went back down to the previous mark. I need to get a flashlight to check.

There is some dampness at the left of back trunk... but I think it is because I took a shower hose to Home depot to make sure I got the right size replacement. Other than this the trunk has been bone dry.

I need to get a flashlight and shine it in and check the coolant level (I can't seem to see it without)

I know my coolant tank has been replaced relatively recently (a couple years?) I haven't found the box with my service records yet..

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by steved0x

My coolant tank very consistently reads at just below the minimum. I added a few cups of distilled water some time back, and I think it immediately went back down to the previous mark.

There is some dampness at the left of back trunk...

mine was "damp" but it wasn't until i pulled the carpet and looked under it that i saw the coolant. it could be cracked higher up so that the leak stops when the level is low enough.

pull up the carpet to look at the metal underneath.

[steved0x]

The drains are clear (well the back ones for sure, I am not exactly sure how to check the front ones). It has been continuously garaged since the PPI before I bought it so it should be good.

I took out the rear trunk carpet and foam pads and it is dry as a bone. The dampness I mentioned before was only at the top layer of carpet on the left, I believe from something wet I put in there.

I backed out of my garage this morning and got a nice trail again. I verified that it does not start in the garage, only when I back down the slope after I exit the garage. It looks like it is coming from the front/right [Edit from this angle and seeing where the drips are in relation to the garage door it looks like front/driver side]. I have parked outside in a different place on a slight upslope to see if I can get a better look.

Here is a picture:


When I parked it last night I had been running the AC quite a bit so if this is condensation it could explain why it has increased since I moved to FL. The coolant is holding steady; if I was dropping coolant each time it seems like it would be going down.

I will report back the next time I start it with my son who can crawl around on the ground better than me

steve

[thom4782]

The AC evaporator drains from the passenger side of the car near the centerline around the gear shift area fore and aft.

On mine, when I park on a slight down slope, the water pools in the heating/AC box and drains when I back out of my space. This could also happen if one parks on a slight up slope. The condensate will drain when the car levels out.

PS: if its really isi from the front right, you likely have a leaking radiator hose or radiator. Can you tell if if coolant or water?