Metal or plastic water pump?
01-20-2017, 10:19 PM
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Metal or plastic water pump?
While I take headers off and get them ceramic coating new plugs -coil packs, I figured I should replace water pump - any help appreciated
01-20-2017, 10:20 PM
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You want a plastic composite impeller. A OE Porsche pump in a Porsche box. Smart to change before failure.
01-20-2017, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by AzDropTop
how often should the water pump be replaced? My car has 110K and I have no record of it being changed...
01-21-2017, 12:59 AM
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Low temp T-stat
idler pulley bearings
Serp Belt
Check p/s reservoir for leakage at the neck.
If the coil packs are not cracked/no misfire codes, why change them?
Plug tubes and seals ?
Be careful with header bolts ! Maybe best to leave them alone if they stubborn. Snaping header bolts is a problem best avoided.
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01-21-2017, 12:16 PM
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I have snapped one bolt on header - all others came out after I ran the engine- I have it drilled out 90 % - can you tell me which parts to order ? All spark tubes look good really don't want to pull those / should I ? -
01-21-2017, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Schnell Gelb
Depending on your budget and priorities, consider also :
Low temp T-stat
idler pulley bearings
Serp Belt
Check p/s reservoir for leakage at the neck.
If the coil packs are not cracked/no misfire codes, why change them?
Plug tubes and seals ?
Be careful with header bolts ! Maybe best to leave them alone if they stubborn. Snaping header bolts is a problem best avoided.
Low temp T-stat
idler pulley bearings
Serp Belt
Check p/s reservoir for leakage at the neck.
If the coil packs are not cracked/no misfire codes, why change them?
Plug tubes and seals ?
Be careful with header bolts ! Maybe best to leave them alone if they stubborn. Snaping header bolts is a problem best avoided.
01-21-2017, 02:34 PM
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You are welcome.
The best single,easy source to look for parts is probably Pelican.
Speaking of priorities and budget:
everything stops until you deal with the broken header bolt.Timsert?
There are kits to replace the bolts with s/s studs.A far better solution imho. You can find generic kits on EBay cheaply but you must do all the measurements yourself to get the correct kit.
The best single,easy source to look for parts is probably Pelican.
Speaking of priorities and budget:
everything stops until you deal with the broken header bolt.Timsert?
There are kits to replace the bolts with s/s studs.A far better solution imho. You can find generic kits on EBay cheaply but you must do all the measurements yourself to get the correct kit.
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01-21-2017, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Schnell Gelb
You are welcome.
The best single,easy source to look for parts is probably Pelican.
Speaking of priorities and budget:
everything stops until you deal with the broken header bolt.Timsert?
There are kits to replace the bolts with s/s studs.A far better solution imho. You can find generic kits on EBay cheaply but you must do all the measurements yourself to get the correct kit.
The best single,easy source to look for parts is probably Pelican.
Speaking of priorities and budget:
everything stops until you deal with the broken header bolt.Timsert?
There are kits to replace the bolts with s/s studs.A far better solution imho. You can find generic kits on EBay cheaply but you must do all the measurements yourself to get the correct kit.
Also with the finess of a ninja got the remnants of header bolt out and tapped with 8x125 bolt screws in ( slight slop) at beginning better towards bottom
01-21-2017, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DBJoe996
Lo temp is 160. OE is 187. You can change just the thermostat.
Thanks DBjoe