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Old 08-15-2018, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Spyerx
--Is your car a 3.8 or 3.6?
--If your car is a 3.8, checking the cam actuator bolts is good preventative measure. BBI and a few other shops have techniques and bolts available for this
Do you know if the cam actuator bolts can be checked with the engine in the car?
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Old 08-15-2018, 07:10 PM
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I remember seeing a thread at one point that said it is possible. IIRC it said that you need to remove the exhaust to get to the cover??

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Do you know if the cam actuator bolts can be checked with the engine in the car?
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Old 08-15-2018, 07:35 PM
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I was wrong, reply #548 by Tom at TPC. I guess there are oil lines that cover the cam covers. Not to say that it can't be done with the motor in the car, but probably not easy to see. https://rennlist.com/forums/997-gt2-...07-gt3-37.html


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I remember seeing a thread at one point that said it is possible. IIRC it said that you need to remove the exhaust to get to the cover??
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At what mileage does the coolant line usually fail?
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Old 08-16-2018, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by silviaks
At what mileage does the coolant line usually fail?
It varies from what I've seen. I have a friend whose coolant pipes let go on the street at 19k miles and another who has a heavily tracked GT3 with 40k miles with no issues yet.
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Old 08-17-2018, 12:23 PM
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At what mileage does the coolant line usually fail?
It varies widely. A friend's 997.1 GT3 with very little track time had its pipes go at just 10k. It's a game of Russian roulette.
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Old 08-23-2018, 07:28 PM
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Operation is underway. Decided to bring the vehicle over the guys over at Redline Speed Worx in Green Brook, NJ.


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Old 08-24-2018, 07:44 PM
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Looks like the rear main seal was leaking and needs to be replaced. One more thing to the list:

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Old 08-26-2018, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by grrrmonster
I'm doing almost exactly same thing
I spoke to a friend who is a tech at Porsche, he advised pulling fuel injectors and send them out to be professional cleaned and benchmark spray patterns. And to have intake cleaned.
We are going to do a leak down test to ascertain health of valves. If necessary may do valve adjustment or maybe valve job pending what leakdown indicates.
Sounds like your Porsche tech is not a Porsche Mechanic.
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Originally Posted by mgwally
Any experience w/ the Wavetrac diff? https://www.amazon.com/Wavetrac-Diff...ywords=gt3+997
Mods are addicting.
You will want to use them and find their limits.
Ask Spyerx.
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Originally Posted by silviaks
At what mileage does the coolant line usually fail?
when you can remove them with your hand. The failure happens when they come out, but usually they fail wayyyy before.
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Old 08-28-2018, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by grizfish
Sounds like your Porsche tech is not a Porsche Mechanic.
valve adjustment is actually smart. That's preciselly the reason why so many ferraris stop running as fast or in some cases never run as fast as they should.
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Old 08-29-2018, 07:32 PM
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At what mileage does the coolant line usually fail?
When you least want it.
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Originally Posted by mgwally
Operation is underway. Decided to bring the vehicle over the guys over at Redline Speed Worx in Green Brook, NJ.

Let us know what you had done and what everything cost!

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