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Message: Re: Cayman temperature gauge that really shows the temperature

Changed By: j.davis
Change Date: January 04, 2020 01:25AM

Re: Cayman temperature gauge that really shows the temperature
After another person pointed out the very large puddle of coolant under my car at a gas station where I was filling up, I added a gallon of distilled water just to get to my home. The next morning I had to add even more to get it to the minimum level it before I drove to my dealer. The dealer told me it was the cap on the motor under the engine cover that had failed.

The warning light on the dash never came on, nor did the warning in the computer that my owner's manual says should have been displayed. I'm hard pressed to believe that the car did not overheat in the absence of that my much coolant.

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Author: j.davis
Date: January 04, 2020 01:25AM

Re: Cayman temperature gauge that really shows the temperature
After another person pointed out the very large puddle of coolant under my car at a gas station where I was filling up, I added a gallon of distilled water just to get to my home. The next morning I had to add even more to get it to the minimum level it before I drove to my dealer. The dealer told me it was the cap on the motor under the engine cover that had failed.

The warning light on the dash never came on, nor did the warning in the computer that my owner's manual says should have been displayed. I'm hard pressed to believe that the car did not overheat in the absence of that my coolant.