Poorly boxster

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camdunc

Original Poster:

4 posts

111 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Hi can anyone help shed light on why my Porsche Boxster 03 manual has started pouring oil out the back? The engine warning light came on then off again and it sounded really roughy. Hubby was driving it home having had rear wheels changed. Otherwise all was good in great condition. Awaiting recovery vehicle, a kindly Porsche driver passing by suggested it might need a new engine?! Any ideas?

Axionknight

8,505 posts

134 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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They changed the wheels and now it's pissing oil out? :S Did they crack the sump or something similar? :S

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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camdunc said:
Hi can anyone help shed light on why my Porsche Boxster 03 manual has started pouring oil out the back? The engine warning light came on then off again and it sounded really roughy. Hubby was driving it home having had rear wheels changed. Otherwise all was good in great condition. Awaiting recovery vehicle, a kindly Porsche driver passing by suggested it might need a new engine?! Any ideas?
I thought Cameron was a blokes name. Civil partnership then?

Howard-

4,950 posts

201 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Monkeylegend said:
I thought Cameron was a blokes name. Civil partnership then?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Diaz


Magic919

14,126 posts

200 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Modern Family.

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Howard- said:
Monkeylegend said:
I thought Cameron was a blokes name. Civil partnership then?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Diaz
Forgot about her.

jonah35

3,940 posts

156 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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It could have danced it's last dance frown

Superhoop

4,676 posts

192 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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This is one of those occasions where Google is unlikely to be your friend...

Yamahadivvyrider

450 posts

117 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Car possibly been jacked up on sump to remove wheels?

Yamahadivvyrider

450 posts

117 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Car possibly been jacked up on sump to remove wheels?

fivepointnine

708 posts

113 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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possibly a failing AOS? (air oil separator system, known weak spot on the M96 engines)

schmalex

13,616 posts

205 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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It just be the RMS has let go spectacularly. It's quite rare, but can happen. It's about an £800 / £900 fix, as it's an engine out job.

If you can get it to these guys, they really know their onions http://www.hartech.org/

Don

28,377 posts

283 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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I'm afraid that does sound really, rather bad. Let us know what happened after you've had it looked at professionally...

Good luck.

delays

786 posts

214 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Depends on the symptoms, but does sound a bit like the IMS bearing failure that keeps us Boxster owners awake at night.

I know it's all celebrity glitz in this link - ignore all the paparazzi rubbish and the banal comments below, it's actually an example of what this sort of failure can look like:

http://www.celebritycarsblog.com/2010/01/mark-wahl...

paolow

3,208 posts

257 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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If it was just an oil leak - yeah maybe it might be connected to the wheel change (though VERY doubtful)
However, an oil leak and a very sick sounding engine is most likely to be a coincidental but fundamental issue with it rather than a ham fisted fitter.
These engines have a number of weak spots - and I am afraid some are ruinously expensive to rectify as per the comments about being kept awake at night. If it was just the oil leak I'd agree with the RMS - but to be sounding rough too? I'd have thought an IMS bearing failure would kill the engine stone dead unless others have more experience (sympathies if so)
Either way - yes - Hartech are very good at this kind of thing. Remote diagnosis is not easy!

fivepointnine

708 posts

113 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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delays said:
Depends on the symptoms, but does sound a bit like the IMS bearing failure that keeps us Boxster owners awake at night.

I know it's all celebrity glitz in this link - ignore all the paparazzi rubbish and the banal comments below, it's actually an example of what this sort of failure can look like:

http://www.celebritycarsblog.com/2010/01/mark-wahl...
If an IMS let go, the entire engine would just seize up in a spectacular fashion. Rough running points to a loss of oil pressure (complete RMS failure...very rare) or lots of oil getting into the intake (Air oil separator)

camdunc

Original Poster:

4 posts

111 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions. It's in garage so will see what the Marvellous Mike can tell me on Monday. Fingers crossed!! Will keep you posted. P.s.im definitely a girl!!

Wadeski

8,132 posts

212 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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A garage or a Porsche expert?

PositronicRay

26,955 posts

182 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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Hope you get it sorted.

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

245 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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Wadeski said:
A garage or a Porsche expert?
^^^ Agreed. It's a crucial difference.