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Cracked Oil Filler Tube
Well, after a routine oil change my mechanic told me that the middle part of my oil filler tube was cracked, as shown in the picture below as #19.
I now have 99k on the car and expected to have some original parts go out on it.
He's quoting 2 hours labor plus a lot of cussing and a bloody knuckle to get it out and the new one in... he said it's a bear of a job for a little plastic tube!
If you have a high mileage boxster like mine, you may want to remove the engine cover and find the 2 inch pipe that comes from the firewall (on the passenger side) near the oil filler cap in the trunk. Put your hand under the braided heat shield cloth that surrounds it and see if it's saturated with oil. If so, you need one or more filler tube parts replaced as well.
I never had a CE light with this problem and only smelled a little burning oil from time to time in the garage, thinking it was a cam cover leak. However, my mechanic said it can throw a CE light and provide poor performace because it can cause a loss in oil pressure.
So, it's off to Sunset to order the part and get it to Hans before I drive it again. I guess this is a great find on his part so I don't get stranded on the way to or the way back from the TOD trip in May!
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