# 2000 Porsche Boxster, Oil in the cooling system

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-porsche-boxster-oil-in-the-cooling-system/4761>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** boxster, oil\
**Created:** [September 17, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-porsche-boxster-oil-in-the-cooling-system/4761 "2007-09-17T22:34:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MikeMeier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@MikeMeier](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeMeier)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-porsche-boxster-oil-in-the-cooling-system/4761/1 "2007-09-17T22:34:06Z")

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My 2000 Boxster has oil in the cooling system ☹  
  
 How often is the oil cooler likely to fail causing a leak? What is the most likely cause of this leak (gasket, broken block or head, oil cooler?)

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-porsche-boxster-oil-in-the-cooling-system/4761/2 "2007-09-18T00:44:48Z")

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A breach in the head or intake manifold gasket are two of them.