Catastrophic Coolant Hose Coupling Failure Registry
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"Drivers, often wearing a helmet, are more distracted than on public roads because the focus and concentration is on performance driving rather than on any warning lamps..."
What utter bull****.
who here doesnt look that the temps/oil pressure/etc
whats the relevance of the helmet other than leading the reader to believe "youre racing so its Your fault" ???
while i never wish any harm on anyone, but i kinda wish this would happen to the lawyer(s) on this case!
What utter bull****.
who here doesnt look that the temps/oil pressure/etc
whats the relevance of the helmet other than leading the reader to believe "youre racing so its Your fault" ???
while i never wish any harm on anyone, but i kinda wish this would happen to the lawyer(s) on this case!
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I've looked everywhere for the answer this question (unsuccessfully) so forgive me if it's already been covered here...
Were 997 GT3 Cup cars affected by this issue? If not, how is the cooling system on those engines different from the street version?
If Porsche modified the cooling pipes on the Cup cars, that would imply to me they were aware of some weakness with the street version.
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Were 997 GT3 Cup cars affected by this issue? If not, how is the cooling system on those engines different from the street version?
If Porsche modified the cooling pipes on the Cup cars, that would imply to me they were aware of some weakness with the street version.
Regards,
BP
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Originally Posted by Floridagator View Post
I've looked everywhere for the answer this question (unsuccessfully) so forgive me if it's already been covered here...
Were 997 GT3 Cup cars affected by this issue? If not, how is the cooling system on those engines different from the street version?
If Porsche modified the cooling pipes on the Cup cars, that would imply to me they were aware of some weakness with the street version.
Regards,
BP
I've looked everywhere for the answer this question (unsuccessfully) so forgive me if it's already been covered here...
Were 997 GT3 Cup cars affected by this issue? If not, how is the cooling system on those engines different from the street version?
If Porsche modified the cooling pipes on the Cup cars, that would imply to me they were aware of some weakness with the street version.
Regards,
BP
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Not all of them no. You can see where they are here:
http://sharkwerks.com/porsche/techni...urbo-cars.html
http://sharkwerks.com/porsche/techni...urbo-cars.html
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No it won't be that easy. NHTSA will investigate further and most likely go back asking for more information based on the responses and on the facts they have from the claims.
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2nd time for me. At 73k miles, water pump pulley shaft broke in half. While in the engine was out, confirmed 2nd coolant leak from plastic connector to oil cooler (first was sleeve backing out). Both where replaced with metal Sharkwerks parts. All coolant sleeves were pinned Sharkwerks style. Shop has welded in the past and wasn't happy with the results. They have also seen post 2010 cars with the supposedly improved epoxy leak.
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2nd time for me. At 73k miles, water pump pulley shaft broke in half. While in the engine was out, confirmed 2nd coolant leak from plastic connector to oil cooler (first was sleeve backing out). Both where replaced with metal Sharkwerks parts. All coolant sleeves were pinned Sharkwerks style. Shop has welded in the past and wasn't happy with the results. They have also seen post 2010 cars with the supposedly improved epoxy leak.
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I should get a small finders fee, the shop had not seen your metal replacement parts for the plastic fitting. Needless to say quite a few GT3/Cup cars in Florida will be sporting some new Sharkwerks parts (too bad you can't see them when installed, they're pretty!)
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