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Old 02-11-2010 | 12:56 PM
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Default Plastic or Aluminum coolant pipes, how to tell without intake removal:

* Remove drivers side and center engine covers.
* Place mirror as shown.
* Using fashlight, shine light onto mirror and inspect.
* Picture is of center upper pipe. If you rotate the mirror, you can I.D. the lower pipe along with the other 2 upper pipes.
* This car still has the plastic pipes installed.
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Nice job!
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Nice! I knew someday somebody would come up with an idea!
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I am going to promote this thread to 'Sticky' status at the top of the forum....
Old 02-18-2010 | 05:37 AM
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thanks a lot!
this thread is GREAT, or lets say you are the best.
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Curious, on the second photo you can see into the truck, what happened to the interior
Old 02-19-2010 | 06:17 PM
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Curious, on the second photo you can see into the truck, what happened to the interior
This car is getting a main cabin wiring harness. See the thread titled "Pig Guts". Big job!!!
Old 02-19-2010 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by porsche52
This car is getting a main cabin wiring harness. See the thread titled "Pig Guts". Big job!!!
I knew someone would see it.....

More pics of said gutted pig to follow..........
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I was looking at this just now and saw that I still have plastic tubes. But when I touch the tube, it feels like it's ABS plastic and not rubber hose. Are the 3 hoses rubber hose or hard plastic? I was able to touch hose #3 on the picture without taking the intake out.
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Pictures I took using my iPhone. I did this without taking taking the intake out. How can I convince the dealer to replace this under CPO? My CPO expires next month.
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Does the Touareg has the same V8, ..and the same coolant pipes ?
Old 07-02-2011 | 07:56 PM
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I would stick my iPhone back there and shoot a video! Maybe use a light but it appears that is not necessary. Great idea though.

Were all repairs done with aluminum pipes?
Old 07-06-2011 | 01:01 AM
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Does the Touareg has the same V8, ..and the same coolant pipes ?
No and no. It has it's own problems, it didn't need to borrow any from Porsche.
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So, I took a picture of my coolant pipes. It looks like mine have been changed?? Comparing them with the iPhone pictures by profusion.....

What do you think?
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I need to know because I have already bought the kit and have scheduled the install for next week. I bought this 2003 Cayenne S, and there is no record of them changing the coolant pipes......

Definitely looks different - aluminum where there would be plastic. There seems to be an aluminum cross member holding the pipes - not like my kit. Anyone seen this before??


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