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| 2001 Boxster owner Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX 
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				A few drops of oil...
			 
			I've been parking the Boxster in the garage lately and seen a few drops of oil on the floor from below the engine? Is a cause for concern? Normal? Should I begin seeking IMS Failure Therapy? Just curious. | ||
|  05-14-2011, 09:39 AM | 
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| Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SF-BayArea CA 
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			Have you changed your AOS yet? I noticed a few drops of oil here and there. After I change out the AOS the drops were gone. (AOS) Air Oil Separator . they tend to leak when failing or has failed. Hope that helps. You can buy one here at Pelican Parts. | ||
|  05-14-2011, 05:34 PM | 
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			Take a look underneath and see if you can tell us where the oil is coming from? -Wayne 
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|  05-14-2011, 11:03 PM | 
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			One likely source is the O ring seals on the spark plug tubes. The O rings are inexpensive and Pedro (search Pedro's Garage) has a write up on how to replace them yourself - I did it on my '01 and it was pretty easy.
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|  05-16-2011, 06:47 AM | 
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			Lots of potential sources - a few drops could be irrelevant (cam covers) or could be significant (engine/trans mating area) depending on the location. Take a look and let us know.
		 
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|  05-16-2011, 12:42 PM | 
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| 2001 Boxster owner Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX 
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			The oil drops heard that I posted about them here, and have not reappeared.
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|  05-17-2011, 07:40 PM | 
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				Oil Drops
			 
			
I also seen 2 drops of oil the size of a dime since I have owned the car for a year. Did you drive the car hard the days the oil appeared? I noticed it was those days that this happened. And also have not seen anything for 6 months.
		 
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|  05-19-2011, 03:02 AM | 
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| 2001 Boxster owner Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX 
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			That sounds about right. 2 dime sized drops that have not reappeared. Now if I could only figure out if my car "sounds right"... it can sound kind of clattery when going in reverse. | ||
|  05-19-2011, 12:04 PM | 
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