engine waterboarding
Can' t believe Porsche allows water directly into the engine thru the fan opening. I guess that's OK when engine running, but not when parked. Seems like they could have a closure there if key off and engine not hot.
Florida rain water pours into mine and dries out the engine belt. After a rain, the belt squeaks bad and used to go away and then finally stayed loud. Took a whole can of belt-lube to stop the crappy squealing. At first with a little lub, the squeal got worse and worse....but then with more and more, the nice finally disappeared.
Porsche says belt is glazed and will be replaced under warranty.and shouldn't squeal from just rain water. They say the belt is glazed. I have to wait now until it starts squealing again if I go this route.
Can't believe water in an engine can do anything but harm. When washing now I place a rubber door mat over the vents, but that's a lot of trouble to do when the car is parked and is standing in the rain overnight or even for 2-3 hours. This is almost ridiculous especially for a +$130 vehicle....never had a car that allowed rain water to pour all over the engine..
What is everybody else doing out there with these costly engines? In most cases has the squeaking disappeared with driving or do you put up with the wretched squeal??
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john stoddard
