986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Single Post - Oil Leak

KevinH1990 · 02-02-2011, 07:04 PM

Thanks for the replies.

I may have been a little too gentle with my attempts at removal out of concern for cracking the tube.

Someone offered to sell me some unused spark plug tubes, so I think I will wait until I have them on hand and then try removing the leaking tube again. I'll try cleaning the transom plug as Pedro suggests and if that doesn't work, I will resort to pliers. The tube may already be cracked anyway, and it won't be a huge expense to install a new one.

After I replace the tube, I'll clean off the side of the engine and see if the leak recurs.

02-02-2011, 07:04 PM	#4
KevinH1990 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,659	Thanks for the replies. I may have been a little too gentle with my attempts at removal out of concern for cracking the tube. Someone offered to sell me some unused spark plug tubes, so I think I will wait until I have them on hand and then try removing the leaking tube again. I'll try cleaning the transom plug as Pedro suggests and if that doesn't work, I will resort to pliers. The tube may already be cracked anyway, and it won't be a huge expense to install a new one. After I replace the tube, I'll clean off the side of the engine and see if the leak recurs. __________________ 2000 Arctic Silver/Black, Hard Top, On Board Computer PNP Rear Speakers, HAES 6-Channel Amp, Avic Z140BH, Painted Bumperettes, 2004 (OEM) Top, Homelink integrated in dash with Targa switch, 997 Shifter, Carrera Gauge Cluster with silver gauge faces, heated 12-way driver & 8-way passenger seats, Litronics, silver console