Porsche Enthusiasts Club Forum

Hi all, just bought my 1st Porsche, a 2000, 3.2 S - yesterday. Did a bit of research before purchase but today, on YouTube, I watched a clip about buying a used Boxster and to NOT buy one that has a 'mayonaise' type residue on the underside of the filler cap.
I then went straight out to check my car- which I purchased privately- opened the cap and saw a thin film of a white substance under the cap and on the filler tube neck. It was a very small amount.
Should I be very worried? Advice please!!!
Going to immediately phone main dealer tomorrow morning to book in for it's 60,000 service anyway but all replies appreciated.

Hi

Its nothing to worry about...

Its called "mayonnaise" and its just moisture caused by either short runs or lack of use...

All you have to do is take it for a 20 mile blast on open roads and it will vanish...

I was a race mechanic for many years and whenever its a blown headgasket there are TONS of the stuff....several CUP FULLS....and also oil in the water...

So don't worry, just give it a blast and all will be ok

All the best Brett

Cheers B, was cr*ppin myself! Any suggestions on a warranty provider? Looking at the receipts I received from previous owners, simple things can be massively expensive.
Again, thanks for response.

Hi

I believe a LOT of Boxster owners are now using the TESCO warranty as its only £400, whereas the Porsche warranty is around £1300......which is a lot of money for what is a relatively cheap car these days...

The Porsche section at Pistonheads has LOTS of discussions about warranties if it helps

All the best Brett

p.s Where in the Uk are you based ?

Cheers again, I got a Tesco quote for £199? Am in Ireland, Belfast. Where are you based?

Tommy,
When I first checked the oil cap on my 996, it had a small film of "mayo". I also panicked after reading the so called horror stories on the web, even though I knew the guy I bought it off had left it in a barn for 3 month's! The first few month's of owning a Porsche are full of worries, "what's that creak? should that be making that noise? is that a drip of oil? etc,etc". It is, after all, a machine, a very good one I grant you, but a machine never the less. It makes me smile (now) how people buy a 10 year old car (as in my case) and expect it to run just like it came out of the factory because its a Porsche.
As Brett says, just run it and enjoy.

All the best
Tom

give it an italian tune up ....... a good thrashing, should clear out the mayo

Hi

I am in Bournemouth on the South Coast of England

That quote seems a little cheap.....check if any conditions....like maximum payout for a single claim, etc etc

All the best Brett

Folks, after parking on level ground overnight, sadly, this morning, I have discovered a few drops of water on the rubber - where the roof meets the windscreen on n/side. Doesn't appear to have happened before now- carpet dry. Can I diy tighten the roof? Doesn't look that tight where it meets top of windscreen.
Cheers, T