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Old 03-22-2013, 01:25 AM   #17
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Yeah, I have no idea. The guy i bought it from said he did a lot of the maintenance himself, and the service manual didn't come with it, so I'm wondering if he ever really used one when working on it. 3 gallons of coolant is a lot, and just proves how bulletproof these engines are! Ran on almost no coolant and didn't blow any gaskets.
You have a major problem - 3 gallons of coolant is a serious leak....

1) Check your oil level to see if there is coolant / oil intermix.
2) Did you "bleed" the system after refilling with coolant?
3) What did you fill the coolant overflow bottle with - some off the shelf coolant fluids react to the Porsche coolant causing gelling"?.
4) If in doubt, get the system pressure checked by a reputable Porsche specialist.
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