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#76
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Also, I will confirm with the tech if he had to take the coolant pipes out of the way to drop the unit-I asked when I dropped the car off and he said he could probably slide it out(probably by turning it or something to sneak it out)
If that turns out to be the case and it's easier to drop it out we can probably do it ourselves(on a shop lift)
Maybe once people start having to buy all 3 pressure switches to single out which one is the defective one, members could sell off the unused ones to other needy members. Somebody will eventually do this I suppose-
If that turns out to be the case and it's easier to drop it out we can probably do it ourselves(on a shop lift)
Maybe once people start having to buy all 3 pressure switches to single out which one is the defective one, members could sell off the unused ones to other needy members. Somebody will eventually do this I suppose-
#78
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that we saw in an earlier postwhere a 13bar and 1bar switch were titled.
I wish I did know which was which, my *guess* is that it is one of the two
switches at the front of the unit since those are co-located with the outlets
to the shocks
My *guess* is that the 'lone' switch on the pressure reservoir controls the flow from/to the reservoir and the compressor, so that the compressor can
'fill' the reservoir when low, but when the unit is in operation, the air from
the reservoir flows through the valve block to the shocks
So that leaves the two at the front, one I suspect is the 'system inflated' valve
and the other is the 'system deflated valve ... not sure which is which...
I'd also like to know why one of them changed in mid production of the unit
as indicated by two part #'s depending upon the part # of the complete
unit.
If we had better pictures of the pressure switches we may be able to read some of the information on them to discern which is which
#79
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And the cheapest part in the whole system, sealing ring (#9) is only $.11 :thumbs:
http://nemiga.com/cat_spares/pet/por...3-2/29/402030/
I suppose if they're leaking the Lift sign will not light up-
http://nemiga.com/cat_spares/pet/por...3-2/29/402030/
I suppose if they're leaking the Lift sign will not light up-
#80
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And the cheapest part in the whole system, sealing ring (#9) is only $.11 :thumbs:
http://nemiga.com/cat_spares/pet/por...3-2/29/402030/
I suppose if they're leaking the Lift sign will not light up-
http://nemiga.com/cat_spares/pet/por...3-2/29/402030/
I suppose if they're leaking the Lift sign will not light up-
#81
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I dropped the car off last Thursday afternoon, so Friday,(I think service works Saturdays till 1PM),Monday and Tuesday, so perhaps the coolant pipes do have to come off, not sure if they went all the way into removing shocks, who knows-
So I guess I'll call tomorrow for an update, maybe extra parts like the lines had to be ordered(?)
What I will ask for is a chance to take close up photos of the old one before it's shipped to Germany-
I'd like to see the pressure switches up close, and perhaps the tech has an opinion on what failed.
So I guess I'll call tomorrow for an update, maybe extra parts like the lines had to be ordered(?)
What I will ask for is a chance to take close up photos of the old one before it's shipped to Germany-
I'd like to see the pressure switches up close, and perhaps the tech has an opinion on what failed.
#82
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I dropped the car off last Thursday afternoon, so Friday,(I think service works Saturdays till 1PM),Monday and Tuesday, so perhaps the coolant pipes do have to come off, not sure if they went all the way into removing shocks, who knows-
So I guess I'll call tomorrow for an update, maybe extra parts like the lines had to be ordered(?)
What I will ask for is a chance to take close up photos of the old one before it's shipped to Germany-
I'd like to see the pressure switches up close, and perhaps the tech has an opinion on what failed.
So I guess I'll call tomorrow for an update, maybe extra parts like the lines had to be ordered(?)
What I will ask for is a chance to take close up photos of the old one before it's shipped to Germany-
I'd like to see the pressure switches up close, and perhaps the tech has an opinion on what failed.
#83
GT3 player par excellence
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let me b bearer of bad news
once fixed it will break again shortly
they all broke on mine
i
ripped them
all
out
once fixed it will break again shortly
they all broke on mine
i
ripped them
all
out
#84
Originally Posted by Larry Cable
If we had better pictures of the pressure switches we may be able to read some of the information on them to discern which is which
Originally Posted by JB911
Also, I will confirm with the tech if he had to take the coolant pipes out of the way to drop the unit-I asked when I dropped the car off and he said he could probably slide it out(probably by turning it or something to sneak it out)
If that turns out to be the case and it's easier to drop it out we can probably do it ourselves(on a shop lift)
If that turns out to be the case and it's easier to drop it out we can probably do it ourselves(on a shop lift)
But to my recollection, the pipes was connected to the rest of the cooling system with some kind of a rubber connector. I'm hesitant of messing with it, as I do not know it's functionality and would risk a future leak.
Sadly, until now, no one has chimed in with experience of working on this.
I'll check with Porsche next time I'm there.
#85
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If it looks like it doesn't come out without removing the pipes, it might explain why the car has been there for so many days-so i get a coolant flush, I guess...
I will definitely monitor everything, drive the car up to temperature down the street and make sure nothing goes wrong before I get on the highway-
I will definitely monitor everything, drive the car up to temperature down the street and make sure nothing goes wrong before I get on the highway-
#86
Instructor
According to the factory workshop manual, you only need to loosen the coolant pipe attachments and just push the pipes apart to remove the unit.
CheeRS,
Tommy
CheeRS,
Tommy
#87
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We should figure out what %age of the population of FAL cars have failed...
not that I would expect PAG to do anything about it in terms of solving the problem or recompense ... but...
#88
Originally Posted by tommye
According to the factory workshop manual, you only need to loosen the coolant pipe attachments and just push the pipes apart to remove the unit.
CheeRS,
Tommy
CheeRS,
Tommy
#89
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#90
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Spoke to the service advisor and he said the tech requested/ordered more parts-he will call me back with details. What could it be?
Here are some links to the closest thing I've found to workshop manuals on 997 GT3s, CUP but it's interesting, some cooling info:
http://bethnrayndogs.com/car_docs/Po...p_2009_USA.pdf
Other years, etc:
http://bethnrayndogs.com/car_docs/Po...p_car/Cup_man/
Here are some links to the closest thing I've found to workshop manuals on 997 GT3s, CUP but it's interesting, some cooling info:
http://bethnrayndogs.com/car_docs/Po...p_2009_USA.pdf
Other years, etc:
http://bethnrayndogs.com/car_docs/Po...p_car/Cup_man/