This is a picture of the rear drivers side wheel on my 2009 987.2 (base).
Does this look like a possible leak of some sorts ?
I was driving home in the rain and noticed this upon arrival.
thank-you,
Tom
mid-Michigan
Check the brake fluid reservoir, then re check it to see if the level is dropping. Also, I'd pull the wheel and inspect the surrounding area, may not be brakes at all but you have to begin somewhere and the fluid is on the wheel. It's weird though as it doesn't seem dispersed, almost like you ran through some fluid.
Thank-You so much Boris.
I will check the level of brake fluid tomorrow morning.
I will be home tomorrow evening and will investigate/remove the wheel 👍
I mean, check the brake fluid, but that looks like something dripped on the outside. Usually if the caliper leaks it makes a mess inside the spokes
Cat pee. If the paint starts peeling - it's brake fluid or cat pee.. (male cat marking it's Porsche..)
BTW - fix this for you.. "2009 987.2
(base)
" >> "2009 987.2 2.9L" (Porsche never made a model called "base")..
To me, it looks like something leaking out from the under the center cap, and then dripping down the spoke and onto the wheel?
Not sure what it would be in there, as there's no fluid in the center there... but that's what it looks like to me.
Certainly best to pull the wheel and see where it is on the inside, in case there are more clues to see there.
Me being a lazy SOB would probably pull the center cap first and look in there with my really bright LED flashlight. I'd expect to find nothing. I'd then wipe it off, and wait and see if it recurs (it won't, I've chased this sort of thing more than a few times..)
Of course, it is possible that the last person mounting the rim to the car did it correctly with grease on the center hub so the wheel and hub don't corrode together. And that somehow the grease got hot enough to liquefy a bit. But - this is unlikely - I haven't seen one mounted correctly in ages. Apparently, that just isn't done anymore.
German Shepherd; about the right height.
Taste it. All car fluids have their own taste. Not sure how to describe each. Maybe someone can chime in on that. But it is the quickest way to determine what the fluid is.
