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				Dropping Coolant While Driving
			 
 
			Well I was driving yesterday when the coolant light began to flash, temp hit 200, so I went home and filled the coolant, which was really low. When looking through the fill, there wasn't any coolant all the way down. I put in about 3 quarts [ capacity 2.5 gal.]which was a lot of loss. But There wasn't any leaking. [?] The level stayed steady at the 1/2 min-max mark.
 
 Driving today, about 10 miles back and forth, not only did the light come on but the temperature shot up. I pulled into the driveway just as it hit 250.
 
 No check engine light, no other diagnostic light, just the flashing coolant light.
 [meter/check codes?]
 
 When I got out of the car, I could hear a loud whine from the trunk.
 Opened it to find that the coolant cap was venting hot coolant steam, and of course the loud and unnerving hissing-whine, from the cap.
 
 After a few moments it stopped. Waited till it all cooled down and slowly and carefully removed the cap. Same issue as above. No visible coolant in fill. I again put about 2 quarts, level hit between min-max.
 
 No leaks under car, coolant level hold steady.
 
 The mix is  1 gal. Porsche coolant [bought though Pelican], and 1 gal. distilled water.
 Shaken, not stirred to mix. Let sit. Yes, nice and pink when poured.
 
 The coolant tank is brand new, perhaps has a thousand miles on it. Cap came with the tank. Porsche, not OEM. Put on by a reputable shop which specializes in German cars. I screwed that cap down properly, real tight.
 
 No overflow. No leaks.  I'm loosing coolant when driving, only.
 
 Any ideas?
 
 Obviously I can't drive it. Next steps is to load it on a flatbed, and drop it off at the shop.
 
 {Poor Boxie}
 
 Thanks, as always!
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