My most dreaded day has come. But it wasn’t so bad.
12-17-2018, 02:39 PM
#16
Drifting
My friend bought a 2006 cayenne turbo s with 10k miles back in 2011, it was really nice, he got it for a steal..
I told him about the coolant pipes failure, I told him it bathes some of the engine in coolant causing later problems.
He is really really cheap and ignored it.
I saw him awhile later and asked him how he liked his turbo s, how it was running..
He was complaining that the coolant pipes had burst and after he had them fixed awhile later the starter went and some other issues and it cost him an additional 4K CAD, so he sold it ��
I told him about the coolant pipes failure, I told him it bathes some of the engine in coolant causing later problems.
He is really really cheap and ignored it.
I saw him awhile later and asked him how he liked his turbo s, how it was running..
He was complaining that the coolant pipes had burst and after he had them fixed awhile later the starter went and some other issues and it cost him an additional 4K CAD, so he sold it ��
12-17-2018, 04:50 PM
#17
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
while I've got you guys here... any good sources for a starter?
Also, you don't have to remove the water pump to get to the thermostat, do you?
Also, you don't have to remove the water pump to get to the thermostat, do you?
12-17-2018, 05:42 PM
#18
12-17-2018, 07:04 PM
#19
Nordschleife Master
12-17-2018, 07:16 PM
#20
Burning Brakes
12-17-2018, 08:16 PM
#22
Drifting
Too bad. I bought my 06 turbo s with 80,000km. Still had the original pipes and Ts which I saw as a plus as they had not soaked everything in coolant. Changed them out straight away. Now have 152,000km. All good
12-19-2018, 09:14 PM
#23
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Got my Duralast starter (rebuilt Bosch, thanks for the recommendation), t-stat on its way from AutohausAZ with gaskets and o-ring, aluminum T’s from the place mentioned, brass barbed T for the 8, 10mm vent thing, and the manifold kit.
Now I’m slightly worried it will dip into the upper 20’s for a few hours tonight with some trace water in the system.
But after the warnings of coolant on the rear seal, I didn’t want to run any antifreeze through.
I drove around town a bit and stopped at KFC to try to run it dry and get up to temperature (is that ok for the turbos?)
It took a while to heat up. I let it idle since a steadyish trickle of water continued. The temp gauge just stayed at a bit of angle to the right of the straight up middle.
I’m confident there’s little water left, and I’m sure that even a Poland Spring bottle of water wouldn’t freeze in the trunk tonight.
Hopefully I’m right.
Oh, a co-worker taught me that warm water freezes before cool water. Go figure.
Darn, i just realized I forgot the short hoses.
Now I’m slightly worried it will dip into the upper 20’s for a few hours tonight with some trace water in the system.
But after the warnings of coolant on the rear seal, I didn’t want to run any antifreeze through.
I drove around town a bit and stopped at KFC to try to run it dry and get up to temperature (is that ok for the turbos?)
It took a while to heat up. I let it idle since a steadyish trickle of water continued. The temp gauge just stayed at a bit of angle to the right of the straight up middle.
I’m confident there’s little water left, and I’m sure that even a Poland Spring bottle of water wouldn’t freeze in the trunk tonight.
Hopefully I’m right.
Oh, a co-worker taught me that warm water freezes before cool water. Go figure.
Darn, i just realized I forgot the short hoses.
Last edited by thesteve; 12-19-2018 at 09:52 PM.
12-19-2018, 09:27 PM
#24
Burning Brakes
What do you mean you're trying to run it dry and there's little water left? 
12-19-2018, 09:34 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
You're idling it, driving it around town and going to KFC with little to no water/coolant inside the engine and trying to work out what's left to avoid freezing and cracking the block?
12-19-2018, 09:41 PM
#27
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Yes. The leak is a bit slow, it turns out. So I wanted to be sure nothing freezes tonight but didn’t want to add antifreeze because of the issue people have mentioned with a seal getting destroyed by the antifreeze leaking on it. I’ve been driving my Honda to work... but with this slight cold snap coming, I wanted to be sure the system wasn’t full of water.
12-19-2018, 10:07 PM
#30
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Ha. I’m all done with my KFC run and my pig was purring peacefully when I shut her off a few hours ago. Never got any hotter than it would have jumping sand dunes in the desert. I’ll let you know. I’ll admit I didn’t think of the turbos at the time... but if they were in peril, you’d think there’d be some idiot light for that, right? (Go ahead, I set that up for someone).
But I wasn’t using boost or anything. Just letting the last of the drinking water I added to get home last Friday pee out.
But I wasn’t using boost or anything. Just letting the last of the drinking water I added to get home last Friday pee out.