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Forum: Boxster General Discussions

11-16-2012, 07:29 AM

Replies: 25

Boxster Coolant Leak

Views: 19,610

Posted By emohawk11

Thanks for your comments year 2003 - 93k...

Thanks for your comments

year 2003 - 93k miles.

There was plenty of damp rotting vegetation in the leaking radiator.

Mechanic charged 3 hours labour. He did clean out the other radiator...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

11-16-2012, 01:19 AM

Replies: 25

Boxster Coolant Leak

Views: 19,610

Posted By emohawk11

The radiator was out yesterday evening. No...

The radiator was out yesterday evening. No obvious cracks or damage to the exterior.

Just the bottom corner which was yellow from the coolant and appeared rotten. The metal honeycomb crumbled when...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

11-12-2012, 07:13 AM

Replies: 25

Boxster Coolant Leak

Views: 19,610

Posted By emohawk11

Thank you for the quick reply. I've taken a...

Thank you for the quick reply.

I've taken a look under the car and there is no visible damage to or under the front bumper. Just lots of dripping coolant leaking out on and around the front...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

11-12-2012, 03:53 AM

Replies: 25

Boxster Coolant Leak

Views: 19,610

Posted By emohawk11

Hi - I have the same issue with a leaking front...

Hi - I have the same issue with a leaking front radiator after running over a FOOTBALL on a dual carrage way at night. The car is loosing water when the system is HOT only, but around 2 pints every...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

05-11-2011, 01:54 PM

Replies: 8

Best place for Boxster car insurance - UK

Views: 1,392

Posted By emohawk11

Went with Admiral last year, £420 ish. This...

Went with Admiral last year, £420 ish.

This year their best quote is £520 for 8 years no claims. a 25% increase in the policy price.

Swift Cover was a good tip off, unfortunately their website...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

03-14-2011, 01:03 PM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

thanks for the reply. its definitely not the...

thanks for the reply.

its definitely not the coolant leaking. Coolant remains on the max level so no loss.

I can see the EXIT point of the water near the light cluster in the trunk on the...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

03-13-2011, 05:54 AM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

replaced the light cluster surround foam gasket...

replaced the light cluster surround foam gasket for a new one.

Result: water is still coming into the boot.

Any further ideas? I am now tempted just to take this to the garage for them to fix...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-27-2011, 10:23 AM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

99% sure the leak has been found. It is coming...

99% sure the leak has been found. It is coming from the rear near side light cluster.

Porsche originally used a cream silicon type sealant. On my car it has already been patched once with some...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-21-2011, 11:15 AM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

and here I was relying on YOU Sam! Looks...

and here I was relying on YOU Sam!

Looks like it will have to be me then! I will strip back all of the carpet this weekend if it is dry.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-20-2011, 06:12 AM

Replies: 18

Rear tyres needed - which to buy & where?

Views: 1,507

Posted By emohawk11

thank you - they get fitted on Saturday. It...

thank you - they get fitted on Saturday.

It will be nice to have some grip back again. The current tyres are close to being slicks!!!

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-20-2011, 05:37 AM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

Let me know how you get on SAM.

Let me know how you get on SAM.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-19-2011, 07:30 AM

Replies: 18

Rear tyres needed - which to buy & where?

Views: 1,507

Posted By emohawk11

thanks for the advice. just went for a set...

thanks for the advice.

just went for a set of Cont 2 in the end £400 incl fitting in the UK - they are expensive things lasting only 9.5k

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-18-2011, 02:31 PM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

thank you for the suggestions - looks like I know...

thank you for the suggestions - looks like I know what my job will be this weekend.

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-18-2011, 10:28 AM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

have you seen the size of the trunk? It's tiny !!...

have you seen the size of the trunk? It's tiny !! A normal size human cannot fit in there !!

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-18-2011, 07:17 AM

Replies: 18

Rear tyres needed - which to buy & where?

Views: 1,507

Posted By emohawk11

Rear tyres needed - which to buy & where?

I currently have 4 Continental Sport Contact 2's: 265/35/18 on a Boxster 986 2003 reg.

The rears wore after only 9.5k miles though. I noticed there is a contact 3 tyre, although is this for...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-18-2011, 07:14 AM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

aha in future I will refer to it as the trunk. ...

aha in future I will refer to it as the trunk.

The car is always parked flat, but there appears to be MORE water on the lower carpet by the rear light cluster on the nearside.

There is now...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-18-2011, 05:16 AM

Replies: 15

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

Views: 1,989

Posted By emohawk11

Rear boot carpet soaked and condensation on boot lid

This happens after lots of rain.

The coolant level is always at full and never goes down.

Last time I checked the interior carpets were dry.

I'm thinking about stripping back all of the boot...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

05-09-2010, 12:45 PM

Replies: 8

Best place for Boxster car insurance - UK

Views: 1,392

Posted By emohawk11

Best place for Boxster car insurance - UK

So I have a Boxster.

I am looking for not necessarily the cheapest, but overall the best place to use to insure my Boxster.

some information about me

27 yrs old
7 years no claims
no...

Forum: Performance and Technical Chat

03-25-2010, 02:33 PM

Replies: 8

Hard top wont release - help!?

Views: 1,281

Posted By emohawk11

For anyone who has the same problem - the pin had...

For anyone who has the same problem - the pin had sheared in the B-pillar lever.

I managed to remove the B-pillar lever by drilling into it and using a stub set to remove. I could then move the...

Forum: Performance and Technical Chat

02-11-2010, 06:51 AM

Replies: 8

Hard top wont release - help!?

Views: 1,281

Posted By emohawk11

Apparently I need to remove a cover that sits...

Apparently I need to remove a cover that sits below the spinlock (phillips screw), and then undo an Allen bolt without dropping it into the body of the car or something.

will be looking at it soon!

Forum: Performance and Technical Chat

02-02-2010, 02:18 AM

Replies: 8

Hard top wont release - help!?

Views: 1,281

Posted By emohawk11

Thanks for the replies. I'l take a look...

Thanks for the replies.

I'l take a look today and let you know how I get on.

Forum: Performance and Technical Chat

02-01-2010, 11:32 AM

Replies: 8

Hard top wont release - help!?

Views: 1,281

Posted By emohawk11

hmmmfff, no replies yet?

hmmmfff, no replies yet?

Forum: Performance and Technical Chat

02-01-2010, 07:36 AM

Replies: 8

Hard top wont release - help!?

Views: 1,281

Posted By emohawk11

Hard top wont release - help!?

i've undone the front latch, and the drivers side red B-pillar lever, but here's the problem;

On the passenger side, when I move the red lever to the unlock position, nothing happens - the hardtop...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-10-2010, 11:58 AM

Replies: 2

Front plastic window seal has come away from the window - suggestions?

Views: 1,032

Posted By emohawk11

The plastic looked in reasonable shape to me, but...

The plastic looked in reasonable shape to me, but when I got to Autoglass they said the back had crumbled away.

They tried with a screwdriver to apply pressure and press the seal back into place,...

Forum: Boxster General Discussions

01-10-2010, 10:54 AM

Replies: 2

Front plastic window seal has come away from the window - suggestions?

Views: 1,032

Posted By emohawk11

Front plastic window seal has come away from the window - suggestions?

http://alloycarparts.co.uk/images/parts/porsche_seal_001.jpg

The plastic / rubber seal has come away from the window, and has let windscreen wash in through the gap a couple of times, so its no...

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