Replacing Radiators 996tt
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EvoSlayer said:
1 - Get spanners out. 2 - Do it yourself. 3- Be happy that the jobs been done properly. 4 - Spend the 7-800 quid you've saved on beer and women.... happy days 
+11. Good fun
2. Feel good
3. Absolutely
4 7-800 Quid for "She who must be obeyed" to spent on Shoes. And you know what they say. A happy wife means peace.lol
Frank.
Chipchap]1 said:
Call up Independant specialist to book appointment
2] Drive to Indy & drop car off
3] Return to Indy and pay for job
4] Drive of happy knowing that it's been done correctly, with no airlocks or leaks.
A
Cant drive the car because of the leaking radiator, quite a lot of coolant dripping while parked up, probably pour out if the car was moving.2] Drive to Indy & drop car off
3] Return to Indy and pay for job
4] Drive of happy knowing that it's been done correctly, with no airlocks or leaks.
A
EvoSlayer said:
1 - Get spanners out. 2 - Do it yourself. 3- Be happy that the jobs been done properly. 4 - Spend the 7-800 quid you've saved on beer and women.... happy days
EvoslayerI used your post from Nov 2009 to remove the the Bummper, (excellent instructions with pictures) and you were going to follow it up with instructions for replacing the radiators, did you do one?
Thanks
Not a hard job, just a bit tight in places like getting the hoses back in the clips on the centre rad. I took mine down to the local Indy for bleeding as they do it under a vacuum and the computer opens a valve. I've heard you can get the same results by raising the back and blipping the throttle to 4k rpm but I didn't want any future hassle.
guy pritchard said:
- ac gas and coolant bleed critical areas
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You dont need to take the AC rads off, you hang them up with Zip tie's to the chassis and you dont need to bleed themg
Only reason OPC do this, or some Indy,s is its quicker for them and they get to charge you for an AC re-gas, and dryer unit replacement.
Once the bumper is off, remove all plastic, and then you have to remove all the pipes from the inner wheel arch area,. The just drop the hanger the rad sits in and the side rads come off.
DO get new o-rings for the pipes (3 pipes on each rad = 3 o'rings) before you reinstall, or just get new pipes while you are there incase your old only are showing signs of wear.
Make sure you refill with Porsche Anti-freeze if your car has it, not the stuff from halfwitts.
Mr F
Mr Freefall said:
guy pritchard said:
- ac gas and coolant bleed critical areas
g
You dont need to take the AC rads off, you hang them up with Zip tie's to the chassis and you dont need to bleed themg
Only reason OPC do this, or some Indy,s is its quicker for them and they get to charge you for an AC re-gas, and dryer unit replacement.
Once the bumper is off, remove all plastic, and then you have to remove all the pipes from the inner wheel arch area,. The just drop the hanger the rad sits in and the side rads come off.
DO get new o-rings for the pipes (3 pipes on each rad = 3 o'rings) before you reinstall, or just get new pipes while you are there incase your old only are showing signs of wear.
Make sure you refill with Porsche Anti-freeze if your car has it, not the stuff from halfwitts.
Mr F
Where is the bleed valve to empty the radiator before removing it.
turbosv said:
Mr Freefall said:
guy pritchard said:
- ac gas and coolant bleed critical areas
g
You dont need to take the AC rads off, you hang them up with Zip tie's to the chassis and you dont need to bleed themg
Only reason OPC do this, or some Indy,s is its quicker for them and they get to charge you for an AC re-gas, and dryer unit replacement.
Once the bumper is off, remove all plastic, and then you have to remove all the pipes from the inner wheel arch area,. The just drop the hanger the rad sits in and the side rads come off.
DO get new o-rings for the pipes (3 pipes on each rad = 3 o'rings) before you reinstall, or just get new pipes while you are there incase your old only are showing signs of wear.
Make sure you refill with Porsche Anti-freeze if your car has it, not the stuff from halfwitts.
Mr F
Where is the bleed valve to empty the radiator before removing it.
There is no air bleed for the rads,. Undo bottom pipe, have a bucket ready to catch the fluid. You have to re-bleed the whole system from the back of the car. There is a little black tab with a metal lifting springy thing on your coolant enpansion tank (Bleed Valve). You will need to open this upwards, then take the coolant pressure cap off (blue one) fill up with fluid, then start the car, then quickly top up the fluid till it doesnt need anymore as the fluid it pushed to the front rads. Then check the temp of the rads as the car gets hotter, blipping the throttle ebery now and again to make sure there are no air locks. Make sure you keep the expansion tank topped up at ALL TIMES, do not let this run dry or down!
Two side rads and bleed took me 7 hours to do. 6 ltrs of Porsche antifreeze, 6 new pipes, new circlips/jubilee clips.
Really, once you have the bumper off, you just do one side at a time, pragmatically. Ohh, also, if one side has gone, the other wont be far off, and while you have the whole system down, you might as well look at the centre one too.
Not a plesent job, but new rads and bits will cost £800 and 7 hours of your time.
While you are at it, fit some of the black wire mesh over the intake area of your bumper from the inside, will help with rotting leaves this autum. £50 halfwits but some time from you, or design911 do a kit for £150, but I dont know what this is like.
Have fun, and scrapped knuckels
Mr F
Edited by Mr Freefall on Tuesday 29th June 14:03
turbosv said:
EvoSlayer said:
1 - Get spanners out. 2 - Do it yourself. 3- Be happy that the jobs been done properly. 4 - Spend the 7-800 quid you've saved on beer and women.... happy days
EvoslayerI used your post from Nov 2009 to remove the the Bummper, (excellent instructions with pictures) and you were going to follow it up with instructions for replacing the radiators, did you do one?
Thanks
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