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YOUR RESEARCHNewbie here with a quick question...based upon the attached pic
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Replace wit the new pink stuff
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Leading evidence: 'Replace wit the new pink stuff' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check oil and coolant' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
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Like they said, check the oil and coolant and then don't worry.
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Check oil in the coolant
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Check if there is the same goo on the dipstick ( if you have one) and also check for oil in the coolant.
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Fill /flush service as you mention, the
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Porsche coolant was yellow until 2004,then, they switch to pink, probably when they did the fill/flush service as you mention, the change was done.
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Replace are in order
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Owning a 911 means frequent oil changes are in order.
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is it time for me to panic?? Finally got to snooping around the engine compartment and found this. I'm tempted to jump off a bridge but figured there could be cooler heads here that might talk me out of it! I need to get it to my local trusted indy mechanic but it's been so freaking cold I have not had a chance.
Check if there is the same goo on the dipstick ( if you have one) and also check for oil in the coolant. If those checks come back negative, you should be ok. Cold weather causes that goo in the oil fill tube.
That's just water condensation in the filler tube. Like they said, check the oil and coolant and then don't worry. Treatment is to drive the car a lot and make sure it gets up to operating temp and this will burn off.
Normal. In cold weather if you're only doing fairly short trips, you get this condensation in the filler tube. It disappears after a good highway drive.
The cold weather is precisely the issue. If you drive your car short distances in cold weather, the engine doesn't get fully warmed up. This results in condensation in the filler tube. The moisture causes the oil residue in the tube to emulsify, resulting in the goo shown in your photo. Clean it out and then make sure you drive your car for 30 minutes or more to get the engine nice and hot to burn off all that moisture. Do this regularly. You'll be fine. No bridge jumping required!
Had the same scare last year in winter months, especially after reading all the "intermix" s**t on this forum. Took car to shop for a look and all good. Should be fine. GL
Wait.. It's not supposed to be pink? I thought it was... Serviced at porsche up to 86k with 92k on it now. One fluid fill/flush done no records of any other coolant related services.
Porsche coolant was yellow until 2004,then, they switch to pink, probably when they did the fill/flush service as you mention, the change was done. New mechanics have no idea about the color change.
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Owning a 911 means frequent oil changes are in order.
My coolant was straight from Prestone. Now pink thanks to a flush.
My filler tube has the same stuff. No worries. Just take long, spirited drives.
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My experiences are slightly different. It seems like it's cold weather and highway driving that do it for me. When I do a lot of city/low speed driving (and no highway driving), I don't get that.
I think it's because more cold air gets into that area when I drive at higher speeds, and that's where the moisture condenses. In city driving, I think that whole area simply stays hotter.
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