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Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-27-2023, 12:55 PM
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Posted By DShen
Did you get a CEL for the filler tube leak? I'll...

Did you get a CEL for the filler tube leak? I'll experiment adding a little bit of oil through the tube and see if it leaks. How did you address your issue?

Thank you for explaining the tubes! ...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-26-2023, 11:08 PM
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Posted By DShen
Alright so cleaned up the small leakage. We're...

Alright so cleaned up the small leakage. We're talking about ~1 drop of oil when I used my hand to wipe under the clamp on the oil filler tube.

With it dry, I wanted to confirm the leak is from...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-19-2023, 08:52 PM
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Posted By DShen
Ya'll might be on the ball here. Looking at the...

Ya'll might be on the ball here. Looking at the engine from the top. Found a small puddle of engine oil (white arrow pointing right) deep below the hoses. She was very wet down there. Normally,...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-19-2023, 12:07 AM
Replies: 23
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Posted By DShen
Okay so I started the car for about 2 mins to...

Okay so I started the car for about 2 mins to warm up the oil. Got under and saw the leak in the photo attached. I then changed the spark plug tubes (they were definitely also leaking) and plugs,...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-17-2023, 10:59 AM
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Posted By DShen
Those are some scary repair numbers! Yup, I am...

Those are some scary repair numbers! Yup, I am planning on doing some cleaning and then changing out the tubes. Then drive around and see if there are more leaks. Exactly as you said.

The...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-16-2023, 09:56 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,526
Posted By DShen
Definitely will do that when I get the top...

Definitely will do that when I get the top working, haha. Thank you for the advice!

I went under to take more photos. Look at all the black soot :(. I dont think this is all as a result of the...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-16-2023, 09:21 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,526
Posted By DShen
Yes that boot. I'll have to inspect it again -...

Yes that boot. I'll have to inspect it again - not sure how oil reached this boot! It's kind of isolated from the spark plug tube leak. Thank you!
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-16-2023, 08:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,526
Posted By DShen
Thanks for the welcomes! The Porsche community...

Thanks for the welcomes! The Porsche community is very supportive from what I've seen so far, so I'm happy to be here!

I'll try to scale down my photos next time. Bigger the better though,...
Forum: Boxster General Discussions 08-15-2023, 10:49 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,526
Posted By DShen
Oil leaks

Hello 986 forum!
Unfortunately, my first post is asking for help identifying oil leaks. I noticed a pool of oil with a diameter of roughly 3 inches so I went under the car to inspect. Car is a...
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