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Old 08-04-2005 | 02:58 PM
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I got this recommendation from a fellow p-car friend:

"I heard a Porsche and Mercedes mechanic reccomend Shout spot laundry
detergent. I did 2 full cycles of that (1/2 bottle each) then 3 full
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of H2O only and it cleared up my NA after a oil cooler seal change."

This is an upcoming project for me, I guess...does the NA have a "batwing" also?
Old 08-04-2005 | 04:12 PM
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my method:
take off colant resevoir cap
go under car, unscrew blue radiator screw.
hold up drain pan at front of oil pan, angled downward with other hand
catch
follow coolant flow with drain pan

works every time, never spilled a drop.
Old 08-04-2005 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by CHEERS944

...does the NA have a "batwing" also?
No, but there may be a secret decoder ring or a batphone in the back cubby storage areas. You never know.
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My 924S has a stainless steel bat plate
Old 08-04-2005 | 04:53 PM
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Cool...this car just keeps getting better & better!
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Originally Posted by Jfrahm
Well I do not mix margaritas in my wet vac very often, so toxicity is not a problem for me. After the coolant it's actually a lot cleaner too.

It works great.
-Joel.
Ya but it will get all saturated in the paper filter and then start blowing it back out the exhaust. Youre supposed to avoid breating the vapors. I got a slight headache from that yesterday.
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I think it's some kind of aluminum alloy and not steel on the n/a cars - it's pretty light and relatively easy to bend if you're not careful.
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Originally Posted by faithless
Ya but it will get all saturated in the paper filter and then start blowing it back out the exhaust. Youre supposed to avoid breating the vapors. I got a slight headache from that yesterday.
You don't use a paper filter in a wet vac. Just the foam one. The paper one is for dry use only. I have used the wet vac 3-4 times to do a coolant swap in various cars and have never had a problem with fumes (but I did not breathe aerosolized coolant.)

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