From my understanding Protomotive also had issues with the APR studs.. they went back to old fashion(proven) ways...

 

Same hose on JohnD's car as well. It looks like its going to start being a more common failure as these cars age.

Vince - Take a picture and post so the rest of the forum can see where the hose is.

 

Good news! just spoke to him. Its the pipe which holds the hose which popped out...wonder how a press fitted part can pop out that way.. whatever it is ...its all good. Btw,..his driveshafts need to be replaced as well.

 

The pipe didnt come off the whole press fit pipe that goes into the coolant manifold that the pipe hooks up to ripped out!

 

Wow!!!

 

Man you really did launch that car so hard that day!..how can this possibly happen. is it so much pressure to blow a press fit off?

 

I dont think it was from the launch, I would suspect other things to have blown out first. The entire press fit piece came off somehow. I just dont get it!

 

I said in the beginning it maybe the hose, hand me the money fellas.

 

That is exactly what happened to my car last year with abour 85,000 miles of usage, while cruising lightly - no hard launch. You could tell the pressed fitting was moving around (but not leaking) for quite some time before it let go from wear marks on the fitting. Probably a weak press fit from the factory. If anyone has their motor out, I would check for this by tugging and twisting on these fittings, as it is very costly to repair from a labor standpoint...

After seeing what a hose problem is like, I repaced all hoses on the car at this point, while the motor was out. I would advise you consider this as well, as the hoses are cheap - it's the labor to do this when the motor is in the car that is expensive...

Here is a picture showing why this is a difficult repair. One press fitting is tight as can be and the other has popped out of the oil cooler

 

Yeah this has turned into a much bigger project,

I have to replace that manifold but also doing the following:

-changing all hoses
-changing water pump
-changing all belt tensioners and pullies
-reinstalling injectors
-change all coolant lines
-changing coolant resivoir
-upgrading tq converter
-installing new transmission mounts
-installing new engine mounts
-changing ATF
-installing transcooler
-installing ATF temp gauge
-installing new coolant thermostat
-changeing driveshaft
-installing custom rear inlets

Im going to be so broke after this, but she better run right!!!

 

Good idea & Congrats!!! Hide your wallet b/c I was not able to do this task for long

 

I am familiar with most of these other repairs, as well. I had to replace CV joints, trans mounts, and front drive shaft due to cracked rubber couplers. I believe this "wear and tear" is directly related to 1/4 mile track days...

 

From the pictures it looks like almost the same thing I had happen a few months back.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/996-turbo-gt2/163121-what-coolant-leak.html

 

Exact thing happened to me. Shalala cleaned the surface real good and epoxied it in to place. I was on the freeway and went full boost and then......Smoke Screen........

 

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That pipe blew off my buddy's 996TT as well at a track day. Zolti @ AutoTalent then strengthened it/modified it and he never had an issue thereafter...