1997 Porsche Boxster died while driving.

[Stl-986]

Still suggest getting it to a shop for a diagnostic.

[78F350]

+1 to what Stl said. If you aren't even sure where to start, having a shop look at it is probably best. There are lots of possibilities at this point; some not so bad and some very bad. You can make things worse and a lot more expensive if you don't know what you are doing. Driving the car (if you can) may make things get worse.

Running the car for a "couple days" with the low coolant light flashing could very well cause the engine to be sad or angry. Adding coolant after the engine is damaged will make the light stop blinking, but will not make the engine happy again.

I don't think we can be of much help without being there to work on the car, but if you want to answer questions:

Was it running *well* to begin with?

Was the leak from the tube that wasn't connected to anything watery like coolant or oily like oil? Where on the car is the tube?

What have you done to it in the last few months for maintenance and repair?

Have you seen the engine oil and filter? What does it look like?

How many miles are on the car and how has it been maintained in the past?

Would a $500 repair be doable? How about $1,000? A good Porsche shop probably can't fix much for less than $1,000, but they can give you an idea of what needs to be done.

[xX2pro4uXx20]

Originally Posted by 78F350

+1 to what Stl said. If you aren't even sure where to start, having a shop look at it is probably best. There are lots of possibilities at this point; some not so bad and some very bad. You can make things worse and a lot more expensive if you don't know what you are doing. Driving the car (if you can) may make things get worse.

Running the car for a "couple days" with the low coolant light flashing could very well cause the engine to be sad or angry. Adding coolant after the engine is damaged will make the light stop blinking, but will not make the engine happy again.

I don't think we can be of much help without being there to work on the car, but if you want to answer questions:

Was it running *well* to begin with?

Was the leak from the tube that wasn't connected to anything watery like coolant or oily like oil? Where on the car is the tube?

What have you done to it in the last few months for maintenance and repair?

Have you seen the engine oil and filter? What does it look like?

How many miles are on the car and how has it been maintained in the past?

Would a $500 repair be doable? How about $1,000? A good Porsche shop probably can't fix much for less than $1,000, but they can give you an idea of what needs to be done.

I'll answer your questions in order.

1. Yeah it was running fine before that. I had drivin it to play some basketball and I didn't have any problems and I also didn't have any problems the day before driving it for over an hour.

2. It was watery. Basically exactly like water and the tube it right beside the right rear tire.

3. I haven't done anything to it besides cosmetic stuff so far. I bought it about a month and a half ago

4. The oil looks fine. That's one of the first things I checked whenever I bought the car.

5. The car has 120k miles and I'm not sure of the maintainance history. The guy said it had been sitting for many years but the title and the paperwork I got with the car says otherwise.

My thinking is maybe the fuel pump? It runs fine as long as I keep the RPM'S up myself but if I take my foot off the gas then it just dies. It doesn't sputter like it's trying to keep it going it just drops to 0. Or it could be a vacuum leak. I did notice while driving it that sometimes if I shifted at higher speeds into neutral, it would hold the RPM'S for a long time, until I got to around 10 miles an hour, the it would drop down to normal idle rpm. I disconnected the MAF sensor and there was no change and I disconnected the battery and there was no change.

[xX2pro4uXx20]

This is the tube here. The liquid coming out is a light green and is like water so i would think it's coolant.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by xX2pro4uXx20

This is the tube here. The liquid coming out is a light green and is like water so i would think it's coolant.

I bet your coolant tank cracked, See if your trunk is wet.

[xX2pro4uXx20]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

I bet your coolant tank cracked, See if your trunk is wet.

The trunk itself isn't but there is some near the coolant cap like in the area that is for the engine oil and the dip stick and the coolant cap and there was some on the under side of the trunk lid above that same area. Could have just been condensation though.

[paulofto]

Check your coolant cap. Make sure it is the latest version ending in 04. Older ones are known to fail at the relief spring and erase coolant well below the proper pressure.