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Cluelessnblonde · 09-02-2013, 12:39 PM

It's now 8.10 pm on Monday 2nd September and I've just arrived home after dropping off the car with a Porsche trained specialist up in Yateley. Once he has checked her over, I'll post his findings on here, but it could be a few days as he had about 7 other cars parked all over his drive this evening! The drive up (approx. 30 miles) was event free....no warning lights, no steam, no smoke and no funny noises....thank goodness!

As suggested by thom4782, I checked under the rear boot carpet for any leaks but couldn't find any evidence for one. thom4782 also mentioned the possibility of a cracked block or a damaged cylinder head gasket and these are both things that the mechanic will investigate after thoroughly checking out the coolant system for leaks and the fans/blowers etc.

bam914 mentioned checking the oil to see if it had changed in consistency and colour and I did that this morning. It looked rather pale and thin to me and there was a little bit of condensation on the inside of the oil filler cap too, so I've reported all of this to the mechanic and he will check it all out once he has given the coolant system a thorough going over and tested the fans/blowers. I'm not sure how many of these there are but as there is more than one radiator, then I would expect there to be more than one fan. Perhaps it's only the one in the engine compartment that would be involved here?

JFP in PA drew my attention to the list of reasons for the slow blinking of the engine temperature warning light so I mentioned the engine compartment blower to the mechanic as well.

The car was due to visit the mechanic for a service this month anyway so the oil will get changed etc., but it could be just a tad more expensive than I was expecting!

As I said, I'll post the mechanics findings on here once I've heard further from him.

I am expecting a bit of a rollicking for being so lax with the coolant mixture. I hadn't realised the implications of corrosion that water in the engine might cause, but am hoping she hasn't been too badly affected and will make a point of keeping better records of what mixture has been added and when in future. Here's hoping!

09-02-2013, 12:39 PM	#8
Cluelessnblonde Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 18	It's now 8.10 pm on Monday 2nd September and I've just arrived home after dropping off the car with a Porsche trained specialist up in Yateley. Once he has checked her over, I'll post his findings on here, but it could be a few days as he had about 7 other cars parked all over his drive this evening! The drive up (approx. 30 miles) was event free....no warning lights, no steam, no smoke and no funny noises....thank goodness! As suggested by thom4782, I checked under the rear boot carpet for any leaks but couldn't find any evidence for one. thom4782 also mentioned the possibility of a cracked block or a damaged cylinder head gasket and these are both things that the mechanic will investigate after thoroughly checking out the coolant system for leaks and the fans/blowers etc. bam914 mentioned checking the oil to see if it had changed in consistency and colour and I did that this morning. It looked rather pale and thin to me and there was a little bit of condensation on the inside of the oil filler cap too, so I've reported all of this to the mechanic and he will check it all out once he has given the coolant system a thorough going over and tested the fans/blowers. I'm not sure how many of these there are but as there is more than one radiator, then I would expect there to be more than one fan. Perhaps it's only the one in the engine compartment that would be involved here? JFP in PA drew my attention to the list of reasons for the slow blinking of the engine temperature warning light so I mentioned the engine compartment blower to the mechanic as well. The car was due to visit the mechanic for a service this month anyway so the oil will get changed etc., but it could be just a tad more expensive than I was expecting! As I said, I'll post the mechanics findings on here once I've heard further from him. I am expecting a bit of a rollicking for being so lax with the coolant mixture. I hadn't realised the implications of corrosion that water in the engine might cause, but am hoping she hasn't been too badly affected and will make a point of keeping better records of what mixture has been added and when in future. Here's hoping!