OK… so after a week of having the engine light staying on anytime I drive, it suddenly decided to turn off. I have never experienced this before. In my experience, the only way to get the engine light off is to take it to the shop and have them do it. With a Porsche, that might cost $1000.
I did talk to the shop guy last week and of course he wanted me to bring my car in. I did not. According to him, even when the water is boiling and the car is overheating, Porsches are designed not to leak steam. In other words, I should never have lost water. The fact that I was down half a gallon is an indication that I have a leak somewhere. I have never seen a leak of any type of fluid coming from the vehicle, so the radiator and associated hoses seems unlikely. With all the steam I get out the tailpipe in the morning when I first warm the car up, a head gasket issue is more likely. I cannot afford any repairs right now, so I guess I’ll keep feeding it water as needed and drive it until it breaks. Actually, a $10. can of “stop leak” sounds like a better solution than a $1000. shop visit any day, except that I don’t know what stop leak would do to my precious engine. With the engine light turning off, I have some hope that things are now alright, but way back in my mind, I still wonder if the car going to explode, likely when I’m miles away from home. I now hesitate to drive it more than a couple miles away from home, and I certainly won’t lend the car out so others can take long trips with it. To me, it has become a little unreliable.