Another coolant line discussion
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Do the fittings need to come out and be cleaned, then re-insert and weld.. or one can just get the engine out and then clean from the outside and weld? Just curious..
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Chuck is right, you have to disassemble first and clean the glue. It's really a small effort in the grand scheme of things. There is no way you can do this repair with the pipes still attached to the engine.
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Is it necessary to drop the engnie to do this?
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#12
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The hose is clamped to a thin aluminum pipe that is glued to the cast aluminum. The hose and clamps were fine. Two of the 8 glued fittings were loose. That seems to be what so many people have reported as the site of failure, and that is why I did this PM.
#13
Timely post. I dropped the car off at Conway's last week to take care of this issue. I'm heading down to VIR and figured if I drive 12-14 hours to get there, sure as heck if one of the fittings is going to go it's going to go there.
Got a call from Ken on Monday, he said one of the fitting was very loose. All it took was an easy twist, like pulling the cap off a bic pen to pull the nipple from the casting.
A couple of pics. First shows the fitting was already out of the casting about 1/4 of an inch. The second shows the fitting with the old hardened adhesive.
The third shows the work some mice did before I got the car.
Got a call from Ken on Monday, he said one of the fitting was very loose. All it took was an easy twist, like pulling the cap off a bic pen to pull the nipple from the casting.
A couple of pics. First shows the fitting was already out of the casting about 1/4 of an inch. The second shows the fitting with the old hardened adhesive.
The third shows the work some mice did before I got the car.
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Whew....good catch! A few weeks ago, a GT3 let go at Mid Ohio and caused carnage behind him. I can't believe there is no class action suit regarding this. There are articles in Pano and Excellence, many threads here, etc.
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The more i read about this PM, the more i am facing reality that I am going to have to perform this on my car soon. I am setting the car up over the winter for some track time and as much as I want to spend money on other goodies. I think i should spend it here first....... My only problem is I live in Louisiana where, to my knowledge, there are no Porsche shops familiar with this type of repair. I am in the Houston area alot, perhaps I can find a recommended shop in that area. Any recommendations concerning a shop that can perform the welded coolant fitting repair in the gulf south???? If i can't find a shop relatively local i guess i will have to travel a bit.
I used the search function but didnt find anything in my area......
Thanks for any and all info you guys and gals can share....
I used the search function but didnt find anything in my area......
Thanks for any and all info you guys and gals can share....