What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Deserion]

Had new tires installed (about a week ago). Today was a nice drive with the top down.

[Porsche Chick]

PCA day!

[thom4782]

Continued to track down my AC leak. Took the engine access covers off and saw the top and front of my engine for the first time in 10 years. All looks good and the drive belt is in great shape.

Unfortunately, no dye was seen on those parts of the compressor that I could see. I did manage to rule out the AC whine as coming from the compressor area. It's definitely from the front passenger foot well area.

[thom4782]

Well, I should have quit while I was ahead. About an hour after buttoning up the engine compartment, I decided to pull the evaporator drain hose out of where it sits and the floor pan.

The BAD NEWS: There was dye inside the tube so this confirms that the evaporator is leaking refrigerant.

The GOOD NEWS: A Porsche local shop with replace the just evaporator with an OEM replacement for about $1500 out the door. That's $300 less than what Porsche charges for the heater box part alone which includes evaporator. Porsche tells me they wont sell the evaporator separately.