996 Turbo / GT2Turbo discussion on previous model 2000-2004 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo and 911 GT2. Sponsored By Vivid Racing
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So I brought my 2002 996 TT for an oil change. I don't put a lot of miles on the car but I always change my oil every spring. The service manager gives me a call prior to pick up and says the dreaded phrase "we found a problem"...
What might that be? I ask... "The front radiators are rotted out and you have a coolant leak" he replied.
Now one of my pet peeves living in the Northeast (besides winter) is the dead leaves etc. that build up against the front radiators after they blow in through the grill. At the 30K service last summer, they took off the bumper to clean out that debris. I try to wash it out with the garden hose and/or blow it out with compressed air but obviously I am failing because debris is building up, trapping moisture and causing the radiators to rot out... I don't want to go in there too aggressively and damage the fragile aluminum radiators. The service manager told me if one fails, the other two are not far behind so I told him to order all three. So a couple of questions for the board:
1. What works best for cleaning out this area? You would think that a car this well engineered, the Porsche design would incorporate some clean outs or drains that could be removed t get in there.
2. I was quoted $2200 for the service. Does this sound about right?
Thanks,
heron163
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what you describe is a common issue. When they take the bumper off, have a screen installed behind the grills this will protect it from leaves and debris from entering. I'm surprised Porsche had not done this as OEM.
The right and left radiator parts are about $400 each. I doubt very much if you nee to do the center one as those don't trap like the sides.
Hope that helps
Elliot
Or you can purchase an aftermarket warranty. I had a passenger side radiator blow when some sort of debris hit it on the freeway. The company covered a new one.
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