10-19-2021, 05:25 PM
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2001 Boxster S 6sp
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Posts: 62
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Enroute to vegas and problem
Have drivers side tranny mount leaking. Enroute to Vegas. What happens if it loses all fluid in the mount. Mount was supposedly new and recently installed. Do I need to cancel trip?
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10-20-2021, 03:37 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Lansing, MI
Posts: 353
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Will drop on one side. Depends on clearance between exhaust pipes and stabilizer bar.
Other than that - rougher ride/sound and that's about it. The tranny will not fall out.
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10-25-2021, 07:22 AM
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2001 Boxster S 6sp
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Posts: 62
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Tranny mount Stopped leaking...........
On the way to Vegas I stopped and visited a brother in Phoenix where I left leak spots from the drivers side tranny mount on his driveway. Then had leak spots where I stayed for 4 days. Got home and after it sitting overnight there were NO leak spots.
Does anyone know how much oil is in those mounts? Is there any way to tell when it has or if it has lost all the oil? With all the oil drained from it I might have a hard time proving it was defective.
As I stated it was new and installed just before my Vegas trip.
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10-25-2021, 07:55 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Lansing, MI
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I think it leaks much more when under load/moving than stationary. If there is a crack in the mount (rubber bag) it would leak under stress and then when parked any excess would drip to the floor.
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Previous: 2014 Fiat 500e, 2016 KIA Forte5 SX, 2016 Fiat 500X, and some old days: Trabant, Fiat 126p...
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10-25-2021, 08:14 AM
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2001 Boxster S 6sp
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Green Valley, AZ
Posts: 62
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After driving 6 hours from Vegas it now looks like I've got one small spot after it sitting overnight.
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2001 Porsche Boxster S
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz
1983 Alfa Romeo Spider (PO)
1969 Morgan 4/4 1600 (PO)
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10-25-2021, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 1,182
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Sure it's coming from the mount and not something else?
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10-25-2021, 04:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,495
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Could be spark plug tubes?
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10-26-2021, 03:59 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2021
Location: Lansing, MI
Posts: 353
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Looks too brown to me...
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