What is this and is it normal?
02-10-2019, 10:52 PM
#1
Drifting
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What is this and is it normal?
This gasket looks swollen and I can pull it pretty easy. Nothing dripping, but it looks wet.
Is this something that you traditionally have to address? The 2nd pic is the other one and it's pretty snug and firm.
What inside it ? Coolant?
Is this something that you traditionally have to address? The 2nd pic is the other one and it's pretty snug and firm.
What inside it ? Coolant?
Last edited by shadow993; 03-15-2019 at 02:24 AM.
02-10-2019, 11:04 PM
#2
Rennlist Member
YEah, that's a funky gasket, always looks a little wierd when I'm under the car..
Yes, it's a coolant line. Mine was leaking after a dealer repair years ago.. Took 'em 2 times to get it completely fixed.
Yes, it's a coolant line. Mine was leaking after a dealer repair years ago.. Took 'em 2 times to get it completely fixed.
02-10-2019, 11:36 PM
#3
Drifting
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Originally Posted by saabin
YEah, that's a funky gasket, always looks a little wierd when I'm under the car..
Yes, it's a coolant line. Mine was leaking after a dealer repair years ago.. Took 'em 2 times to get it completely fixed.
Yes, it's a coolant line. Mine was leaking after a dealer repair years ago.. Took 'em 2 times to get it completely fixed.
02-11-2019, 05:15 PM
#4
The rubber you can see is not what seals the coolant in. It is just a protective ring to keep debris out of the housing more than anything. Inside there is a connector with an o-ring that goes into each part of the housing. If it is leaking, it is at one of the o-rings or the aluminum connector cracked.
02-11-2019, 05:54 PM
#5
Easily fixed. Clamp the coolant reservoir and drain the coolant, remove the elbow and replace ALL of the O rings and use the Porsche lubricant. You will spend more time in the coolant level burping process than the actual job. Good luck.
02-12-2019, 12:48 AM
#7
Drifting
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Originally Posted by atcbi5
Easily fixed. Clamp the coolant reservoir and drain the coolant, remove the elbow and replace ALL of the O rings and use the Porsche lubricant. You will spend more time in the coolant level burping process than the actual job. Good luck.
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02-12-2019, 08:18 AM
#9
Racer
I had the same thing, VERY slow leakage that rotted the outside rubber. Bought all the o-rings and stuff to fix it but didn't get around to it in 2 years :P Nothing happened during that time though and now I'm finally getting it all welded and Sharkwerked.