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Started car up today (987 Spyder). It’s been sat for a while and outside for a couple of days when it’s usually in the garage.
Thrown a bit of wobbly.
‘Coolant level low’ and then the temp guage has gone to max and light flashing. Only been on for 1min if that so temp couldn’t possibly have gone to that actual level.
Due a service anyway, so going to get it all checked out, but has anyone had something like this?
Coolant could be low and dial goes to max automatically? Or it’s just having a moment?
Thrown a bit of wobbly.
‘Coolant level low’ and then the temp guage has gone to max and light flashing. Only been on for 1min if that so temp couldn’t possibly have gone to that actual level.
Due a service anyway, so going to get it all checked out, but has anyone had something like this?
Coolant could be low and dial goes to max automatically? Or it’s just having a moment?
Agree with others. Water or battery. Check for water on cabin floor under seats. I believe the security system controller is located on the cabin floor under the passenger seat.
Even a new car can get water in the cabin if it is parked where leaf litter falls on it. The leaf litter collects in the front and rear body water drains and blocks the drain hole/tube and water collects/gathers/rises and overflows and into the cabin is its usual path.
Check along the door bottoms too. But leaking doors is an older model problem. The door membranes age/fail after so many years. But get in the habit of checking these for dampness after every rain storm or car wash.
A new car can have its battery depleted because the engine gets started but the car doesn't get driven long enough to replenish the battery's charge. Toss in too that the car is not driven all that often and that is a recipe for an early/premature battery failure. A rule of thumb is if you start the engine try to drive the car at least 15 minutes and more is better (gets the engine warmer and hopefully warm enough to boil out the water that collects in the oil). The longer engine run time also sees the battery gets topped up replacing what it lost in starting the engine and what it lost from the car just sitting. These cars do subject the battery to a bit of a drain even parked, locked and everything "off", and that has to be taken into consideration.
Even a new car can get water in the cabin if it is parked where leaf litter falls on it. The leaf litter collects in the front and rear body water drains and blocks the drain hole/tube and water collects/gathers/rises and overflows and into the cabin is its usual path.
Check along the door bottoms too. But leaking doors is an older model problem. The door membranes age/fail after so many years. But get in the habit of checking these for dampness after every rain storm or car wash.
A new car can have its battery depleted because the engine gets started but the car doesn't get driven long enough to replenish the battery's charge. Toss in too that the car is not driven all that often and that is a recipe for an early/premature battery failure. A rule of thumb is if you start the engine try to drive the car at least 15 minutes and more is better (gets the engine warmer and hopefully warm enough to boil out the water that collects in the oil). The longer engine run time also sees the battery gets topped up replacing what it lost in starting the engine and what it lost from the car just sitting. These cars do subject the battery to a bit of a drain even parked, locked and everything "off", and that has to be taken into consideration.
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