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Thanks for the reply. I'm going to go this time with the set @Scrh1 posted from Brembo since the price and kit is tough to beat and is OEM also. I've always had success with simply OEM replacements and am thinking perhaps I ( tried ) squeezed a bit too much longevity from the last set of rotors and that contributed to hot weather "squeal"? Who knows. There's a definitive "lip" on the fronts now so its "time". I think I *normally* get about 2 to 1 ratio on pads to rotors if memory serves. It's actually been a few years on this last set now that the car is not diving up and down steep canyons every day.
It's amazing the difference in the life of "wear items", based simply upon changing driving conditions and geography!
That's an excellent price on that kit, if I had known about it I would have bought it...
And the lip on the rotor will cause squealing in certain conditions, basically makes the pad "chatter" as it doesn't have a good smooth surface and can squeal kinda like running your finger around a wine glass and making it "ring".
Conditions change a lot. I was 50% through the textars on the front (I have those on there 10k miles, slapped new pads on old rotors for track day). The oem pads were around 50%. In 10,000 miles my pads were down at 50%.... but it's got 4 track days and mountain carving days involved, whereas the car came from Hawaii with very limited ability to really drive it hard.... definitely interesting.
I do not miss the cities of N. Georgia where I used to live but the mountain roads were awesome. The climb to Sky Valley was a blast. 3500' elevation. I would probably have been in jail if I had the Turbo then. We went through brake pads like crazy there in a mid-size SUV. Pads last forever in flat houston.
Moved my 4 post Greg Smith Equipment lift on Saturday. A buddy offered to help with his F-350 dually painted a Porsche gray, he had just moved his lift not that long ago. He was sure it would be no sweat and it really wasn't bad for 2 guys. Took maybe 4 hours total so that was great. Got the locks readjusted so they are all clicking at the same time again.
I need to get the garage door raised and a side mount Liftmaster 8500 installed now.
Blew a coolant line the other day, car has 94k miles and I have never tracked it. Not sure about the previous owners..the car is a 2003. i was gettin into it in 3rd gear and it let go, luckily it was near my house and i was able to limp home.
To anyone who is in the market for a TT, I think its safe to say that these things are old enough where it is no longer just an issue that only effects cars that are heavily tracked..
that darn elbow
Going to patch this up in the mean time but looks like I will be dropping the motor this spring to do the rest of the coolant pipes.
Blew a coolant line the other day, car has 94k miles and I have never tracked it. Not sure about the previous owners..the car is a 2003. i was gettin into it in 3rd gear and it let go, luckily it was near my house and i was able to limp home.
To anyone who is in the market for a TT, I think its safe to say that these things are old enough where it is no longer just an issue that only effects cars that are heavily tracked.. that darn elbow
Going to patch this up in the mean time but looks like I will be dropping the motor this spring to do the rest of the coolant pipes.
It was never an issue that affected just heavily tracked cars. I had it happen on my purchased new '02 at about 60,000 miles and the car was never tracked. It was the 1st failure that I had ever heard of and at that time there were none mentioned on the forums. We replaced the entire piece (oil cooler) with a brand new Porsche part. The replacement part, off the Porsche shelf, only lasted 6 months and blew in the same spot. This time we removed and welded it. Still no reports of failures on the forums. I knew it was only a matter of time and about 2 years later they started blowing.
As a side note, we only welded the oil cooler on both ends and nothing else. It was the fitting behind the alternator that failed. I went on to drive the car for many, many years and 158,000 miles with no other coolant line failures. Now the car has been in the hands of another owner for a few years and still no coolant line issues. So for whatever reason, it was only that particular fitting on my car that revealed itself as a problem over 24 years and approximately 170,000 miles now.
It was never an issue that affected just heavily tracked cars. I had it happen on my purchased new '02 at about 60,000 miles and the car was never tracked. It was the 1st failure that I had ever heard of and at that time there were none mentioned on the forums. We replaced the entire piece (oil cooler) with a brand new Porsche part. The replacement part, off the Porsche shelf, only lasted 6 months and blew in the same spot. This time we removed and welded it. Still no reports of failures on the forums. I knew it was only a matter of time and about 2 years later they started blowing.
As a side note, we only welded the oil cooler on both ends and nothing else. It was the fitting behind the alternator that failed. I went on to drive the car for many, many years and 158,000 miles with no other coolant line failures. Now the car has been in the hands of another owner for a few years and still no coolant line issues. So for whatever reason, it was only that particular fitting on my car that revealed itself as a problem over 24 years and approximately 170,000 miles now.
So the oil cooler lines didn't pop out, but you replaced it anyways? Not sure i'm following you here.
The one behind the alternator popped out on me as well.
Are you saying I could probably get away with not welding/pinning the lines if I just take care of this one?
My car's got 182k now, had it since 162k, no records before 142k. At some point in the first 142k the curved fitting behind the alternator came unglued and was replaced with jb weld. Around 160k the passenger's side oil cooler fitting came unglued. The prior owner had the engine removed, that fitting reglued, and all the fittings pinned. I suspect this car was tracked hard and often. At 165k I pulled the engine to address a massive oil leak at the oil cooler. This is probably why the prior owner sold the car, he didn't want to drop 8k to fix something the shop should have addressed.
I found that drilling the oil cooler console to pin the fittings had slightly disturbed the oil cooler O rings causing the oil leak. I also found that despite being jb welded and pinned the curved fitting behind the alternator was leaking and had several extra layers of jb weld applied. The curved fitting behind the PS pump was also leaking.
I welded all the fittings, replaced all the O rings, and replaced all the hoses in the engine bay (with 1 exception that came back to haunt me...) and have had no further problems except for the 1 hose I did not replace. I've run 30+ track days so not just cruising on sunny days. I figure I'll be good to 400k now.
What's the tldr here: do it once do it right, change all the O rings that have turned to stone, inspect every hose and clamp, and carry on.
So the oil cooler lines didn't pop out, but you replaced it anyways? Not sure i'm following you here.
The one behind the alternator popped out on me as well.
Are you saying I could probably get away with not welding/pinning the lines if I just take care of this one?
Maybe, I did. The first time it popped out and they dropped the engine and installed a new OEM oil cooler, which was the failed piece.
Six months later, the replacement OEM oil cooler did the same thing, so we dropped the motor again, removed it and welded it.
I never did any of the other lines on the motor and none of the other lines have ever failed. This was before "pinning" was ever thought of and there was no talk about cooling lines failing, so we just repaired the issue and that's it. So now, after 24 years and 170,000 miles, no other point has ever failed on the car.
200 K miles here. No coolant line issues ( knocking wood ). But I have been directly behind one when a coolant line blew out. which abruptly ended a nice leisurely Sunday drive.
Just drove gingerly through some residual post snowstorm residue on un-scrubbed new rear tires. Lots of Chevy 2500 pickup's, passed me by. I'm in no hurry.
02-06-2024, 10:46 AM
