lhaile

My 964 was leaking oil in the front right. Not a ton of oil, but a small puddle after we left it sitting in the garage over the holidays. I had topped off the oil in December when it was slightly lower than normal, but the oil levels have been normal for the past few months.

I took it in this week and the technician found the oil cooler lines at the oil cooler to be leaking, as well as the fuel pump to be leaking. The quote is $2K for the oil cooler line replacements ($1k parts, $1k labor), and $1K for the fuel pump ($500 for the pump, $500 for the labor).

Trying to figure out if this is ridiculous to pay for it or about normal? We are in Atlanta for reference.

titleistaddict87

oil cooler lines seems high to me. bought the lines for around $500 and will replace myself.

-nick

Parts prices are in-line for factory parts, labor doesn’t seem unreasonable for a shop. But I’ve never heard of a fuel pump needing to be replaced due to leaks. Leaks are from joints and hoses. Neither of those require replacing the pump. Pumps get replaced when they stop pumping. Leaks will be from either the crush rings around the pump, or the short rubber hose on the pump.

Any drips on the floor are a massive leak in my opinion. After ~30 years, all of the rubber lines are either leaking, seeping, or about to. Make sure the shop is very familiar with 964, or else they’re 100% likely to snap a plastic rocker clip (hopefully not a molded clip on the pricey panels).

Goughary

Nik - which pricey clips are you talking bout?

-nick

The molded retaining clips in the plastic rockers & shark fin. Very brittle after 30 years but generally okay if you’re careful. Replacing the rocker/fin due to broken clips requires paint and another layer of expense.

koenig_roland

Fuel pump should not need more than one hour to replace... Oil lines: i guess, you have to or should at least add also a new oil-cooler...

newsboy

Fuel pump is $200.00 Bosch $600.00 Porsche. Easy job you can do yourself. Most likely, you just need to tighten the Banjo nut.

Navaros911

The fuel pump replacement seems on the high end to me. I paid 183 USD for a pump a few years ago and was charged an hour of labor.

So best to ask what is going on. Perhaps more work is being done.

964Lovac

Where in Atlanta did you take it?

lhaile

Autohaus - figured they would be pricey, just trying to figure out how pricey they are.

jimmy zee

I just replaced my pump and like others have said it is around $175-$200. Replace the little intake rubber hose to the pump. Porsche is proud of it, it is $105. They are a little hard to come by.

964Lovac

Have you tried Eurofed? The owners own a couple of 964's and a 993- might worth shopping for quotes?