Change water pump as preventive maintenance ?
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on .2 you don't need to change waterpump as a preventative maintenance. I also exceeded 110k on my .2 and still on original waterpump with zero indication that i need to replace it soon. It is still running perfectly like new!
on .2 you don't need to change waterpump as a preventative maintenance. I also exceeded 110k on my .2 and still on original waterpump with zero indication that i need to replace it soon. It is still running perfectly like new!
Worth noting .1 vs .2 here. They are not the same thing.
I've exceeded 110K miles now and am on the original pump. In fact, original everything excluding tires (replaced three times in front, four in back), motor oil/ filter(replaced twenty some times), brake fluid (flushed twice and due), front rotors and pads (replaced once), spark plugs (replaced twice), PDK oil and pan (replaced once), and poly V belt (replaced once but the removed one was still in great shape).
That's a complete list and indicates consumables only. No hard component hassles.
IMHO the engineers at Porsche stepped up with the .2 design, throughout the entire car.
I suspect others with .2 cars will echo my experience.
In other words, the .2 with 9A1 motor does not appear to match the data of the previous generation. When talking maintenance, we really need to be careful to not mix these two very different designs together.
To the OP with .2 car ... I would not pre-emptively replace the water pump.
Edit add on ... 2010 C4S PDK. And I did replace a front axle boot due to chip seal damage that occurred in Idaho (buckets of rocks lodged into the undercarriage). I am not blaming the car for this!!!
I've exceeded 110K miles now and am on the original pump. In fact, original everything excluding tires (replaced three times in front, four in back), motor oil/ filter(replaced twenty some times), brake fluid (flushed twice and due), front rotors and pads (replaced once), spark plugs (replaced twice), PDK oil and pan (replaced once), and poly V belt (replaced once but the removed one was still in great shape).
That's a complete list and indicates consumables only. No hard component hassles.
IMHO the engineers at Porsche stepped up with the .2 design, throughout the entire car.
I suspect others with .2 cars will echo my experience.
In other words, the .2 with 9A1 motor does not appear to match the data of the previous generation. When talking maintenance, we really need to be careful to not mix these two very different designs together.
To the OP with .2 car ... I would not pre-emptively replace the water pump.
Edit add on ... 2010 C4S PDK. And I did replace a front axle boot due to chip seal damage that occurred in Idaho (buckets of rocks lodged into the undercarriage). I am not blaming the car for this!!!
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I would.
You will have to replace eventually anyway. cheap insurance/peace of mind. Do it on your terms or on the water pumps.
I was going to do mine (997.1) at around 60K, but my bet failed so I had my indi do it while they were there.
Agree that the .2 appears more reliable than the .1's
You will have to replace eventually anyway. cheap insurance/peace of mind. Do it on your terms or on the water pumps.
I was going to do mine (997.1) at around 60K, but my bet failed so I had my indi do it while they were there.
Agree that the .2 appears more reliable than the .1's
