Lol... I joined the club too
12-05-2018, 12:02 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Lol... I joined the club too
Man I was driving into work today and I was actually thinking about the "joined the club" thread on here and wondering when my coolant pipes would give... not kidding within 30 seconds the low coolant light came on. Car never got hot. Pulled over and opened the hood and there was coolant/steam everywhere. Going to trailer it home and take a closer look later today. Might be a good excuse to finally buy that lift I've been eyeballing so I can drop the engine easier. I've never dropped the engine on the 996, but I've done a couple engine swaps on other cars (a Land Rover Defender 110 and a Civic B16 swap). I'm sure the 996 will be a lot more complicated but I might give it a try...
We'll see what we see when I get into it later this week.
-Mag
We'll see what we see when I get into it later this week.
-Mag
12-05-2018, 01:23 PM
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You guys are killing me with this rash of failures. I hope it's just the water pump!
Mine pump just failed but it gave warning with noise and higher op temps. It never lost coolant.
Good luck.. wait I need the luck! 156k Miles !
Mine pump just failed but it gave warning with noise and higher op temps. It never lost coolant.
Good luck.. wait I need the luck! 156k Miles !
12-05-2018, 01:57 PM
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Man I was driving into work today and I was actually thinking about the "joined the club" thread on here and wondering when my coolant pipes would give... not kidding within 30 seconds the low coolant light came on. Car never got hot. Pulled over and opened the hood and there was coolant/steam everywhere. Going to trailer it home and take a closer look later today. Might be a good excuse to finally buy that lift I've been eyeballing so I can drop the engine easier. I've never dropped the engine on the 996, but I've done a couple engine swaps on other cars (a Land Rover Defender 110 and a Civic B16 swap). I'm sure the 996 will be a lot more complicated but I might give it a try...
We'll see what we see when I get into it later this week.
-Mag
We'll see what we see when I get into it later this week.
-Mag
My engine is coming out next month for pinning.
12-05-2018, 03:51 PM
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Burning Brakes
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12-05-2018, 09:26 PM
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whew. weird that you had no early indication? mine sounded like a thrown rod, and never fully 'went".
i self diagnosed and bought a 236$ pierburg. make sure you get the composite one and not one with the metal impeller.
i self diagnosed and bought a 236$ pierburg. make sure you get the composite one and not one with the metal impeller.
12-05-2018, 10:05 PM
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I always thought you wanted the pump with the metal impeller.
12-05-2018, 10:07 PM
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Burning Brakes
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Yeah looking back I had a warning... sounded like some rattling going on but I thought it was my LWFW acting weird in the cold we're having right now. It all makes sense now.
12-05-2018, 10:57 PM
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12-05-2018, 10:59 PM
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i didn't "wait" to order a new one.
12-06-2018, 08:58 AM
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