J1NX3D

hi all,
I'm just helping a good friend try and source some parts. He was on the forecourt of a petrol station the other morning and he noticed his '86 turbo was losing coolant.

he got it home and traced it to corrosion in one of the metal pipes. its the one that looks like it has probe in it on the left end and it runs to the right under that connector.



i've marked the lower tube as well as he's said he needs to replace it too and has asked if I can help source them both. Does anyone have good tubes for sale they'd be willing to ship to Auckland, New Zealand? Here is his car, as said earlier it is an '86, RHD ROW with approx 108,000kms.



Thanks

AScholtes

The arrow going to the sensor... the sensor is the turbo coolant temperature sensor that controls the aux water pump for the turbo and is available at most places, but here is a link to one of the sites that sells it.
http://www.944online.com/cgi-bin/ASI...skukey_1000341

The large metal tube on the bottom left arrow is available here
http://www.944online.com/cgi-bin/ASI...skukey_1000407

The arrow on the right is the turbo coolant y-pipe and is available here:
http://www.944online.com/cgi-bin/ASI...skukey_1000406

Let me look up the Posche PN's and see what I can come up with for you..

Oddjob

Unlikely the leaks are from holes rusted through the tubing. More likely from the hose connections. Need to confirm if the hoses should be replaced (how old?) or just tighten the clamps, or if there are actually holes in the metal.

AScholtes

agreed... check the hoses first. If they are old, order a hose kit for the car. You can pick up a hose kit for the turbo at many places, I have found the cheapest is from Lindsey at $110.00 for the kit. In my case, I need a new coolant tube as mine is rusted at the hose connections. The porsche part numbers are

Left most arrow: water tube, PN: 95110609100 (available at Pelican Parts as well, $61.00)
Right most arrow, y pipe: water tube, PN: 95110605605 (available at Pelican Parts, $90.00)
Center arrow: temperature switch, PN: 93060611800

You will also need:
1 sealing ring for the temperature switch, PN: 90012300730
2 sealing rings for the y-pipe: PN: N0138485

hope that helps.

J1NX3D

thanks very much guys I believe he actually removed the "y pipe: water tube, PN: 95110605605" and found the hole. He didnt elaborate why he wanted to replace the other tube.

thanks very much, i'll forward him your info!

J1NX3D

ok, definitely both those pipes. hes going to replace the other hoses but hes asked if theres any other 951 specific trouble spots that he should investigate while hes in there?

onspeed

geez, wtf kind of coolant is he running?

m73m95

Porsche coolant..... The original Porsche coolant

100,000miles or 25 years... right?

J1NX3D

the car is an an '86 with approx 108,000km on it. he hasnt had it long but its not his first porsche and hes starting a regime of preventative maintenance now his work isn't sending him overseas for a while.

Crazy Eddie

Jeezzz
Must be sulfuric acid !
That is the scariest corrosion I have ever seen on a Porsche

onspeed

or salt water.

I don't want to imagine what some of the other pipes and sensors and etc look like...