Looks like mine have a small leak around the oil cooler on the front of the motor. Just want to make sure: the motor has to come out to replace them, correct? And at that point, might as well get the Sharkwerks set or is there something better or reason not to get them?

Thanks,
Mit

 

Yes the motor has to come out.


I haven't heard any differences in the weld in kits.

 

Yep the engine has to come out... here's the pertinent info:
http://www.sharkwerks.com/products.php?pid=394

 

Wow, I didn't realize that they cost $500 for 3 small pipes...

 

And they cost more $600 shipped to the U.K.

 

Ditto, the engine must be dropped. I did mine last month. BTW this is an XLNT opportunity to replace your injectors!!!!

 

Hey guys,
Thanks for the feedback on these parts, it's just something we discovered as a problem from rebuilding/repairing engines and coolant leaks on these cars. (http://sharkwerks.com/porsche/techni...urbo-cars.html)

Unfortunately we do not have the equipment to build these weird parts in house, requiring tube bending equipment and CNC mills for the end pieces, TIG welding assembly and o-rings. For us it's a custom, low volume part, and for our limited production the only way we can justify making and selling them involving the warranty/liability that goes with it, we have to charge what we do. We have these made here in California so we can oversee production and it's a lot more expensive than outsourcing overseas.

If the price seems steep you can always replace the pieces with another set of the original plastic pipes from Porsche (about $100?) but as we've discovered, they do tend to fail eventually and the labor/cost involved in replacing them can exceed $3000 and you might experience a couple weeks of downtime for your car.