I thought I would share the info from my last repair.

 

Excellent write up! I'm sure this will help a lot of people.

repped

 

THat's really nice. Thanks for your effort!!!

 

Great DIY, Thanks!!.. When have your guys water pumps failed (miles wise)? I have 44k on an 03 stock waterpump..

 

Mine was at 156 km (just under 60 K miles.) It wasn't real serious though - I heard a funny intermittent noise coming from the engine. I stopped the car and went to look, didn't see anything (oil/water leaking) so I drove home. An hour later there was a puddle of coolant under the car. They actually have a weeping hole specifically to leak when the bearing goes (very slow leak). It wouldn't be cool on a long trip, but it's not real serious if it happens locally.

 

156K km is just under 100K miles...

 

I am at 75k, thinking of doing mine soon as well!

Rofl - "It goes in dry!"

 

I do most of my own maintenance this is a keeper= thanks Slider.

 

Yeah, brain failure - that's what I meant.

 

Awesome post and very helpful!!

 

Very nice

 

Awesome write up slider Thank you for sharing. For anyone looking to tackle this job in the near future, we offer two different water pump options. For more information Click Here.

 

Nice DIY!

There is a specific procedure to refill the system. It requires a vacuum in the system and the Porsche PST tester has a specific routine to go through after the system has been refilled.

The vacuum pump is also good for checking if the system is sealed or not, before you refill it. See pictures.

The least you want to have is a larger air bubble that prevents proper cooling of the system, causing overheating in that certain area.

Andreas

 

Nice work Slider!

 

My pump just s$%^ the bed this morning....starting to stretch my DIY capabilities but the write up makes it look do-able

Thanks