Hey Guys,

I experienced what I’ve come to learn is an all too common problem with the GT3 coolant system. That is, the coolant tube located on the top of the motor (behind the alternator) pops out under pressure and immediately drains all of the coolant onto the rear tires.

Unbelievably, Porsche GLUED all of the coolant tubes into the block and there are many reports of the coolant tube located at the top of the motor popping out, etc.

FabSpeed has “an acceptable repair” which is to drill and tap the coolant tube (and apply LockTite Red) to more securely affix the coolant tubes into the motor.

Six (6) other coolant tubes are also glued into the motor, however, the motor must be dropped to make the same repairs to those other coolant tubes.

Does anyone have experience (or knowledge) of the six (6) other coolant tubes failing? I haven’t found any blogs, etc. about this and trying to decide if it's worth the added expense and time to repair all of the coolant tubes opposed to repairing only the one that's known to be a problem.

Appreciateyour help.

 

Have a look here

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-04-30/safety-agency-probes-porsche-911-for-coolant-leaks

 

There is a sticky over on Rennlist as well as a thread. I suggest you go read it and take the appropriate action. Good luck

 

Thanks for the feedback.

Given the prevalence of the issue, it seems to me that Porsche should make the necessary repairs even though the car is out of warranty. I called a local Porsche dealer and one of the service techs told me that I'd have to bring the car (have it towed in) and then they'd look at it and write to Porsche in Germany who would then make a determination of they'd pay for the repair, or not.

Too much hassle and uncertainty so I'm having my mechanic make the FabSpeed repair (drill and tap retrofit) to ALL of the coolant tubes for $2,800.

Does anyone have experience (or knowledge) of Porsche paying for this repair even though the car is out of warranty?

Thanks.

 

A recall is s recall regardless if the car is in warranty period.

Realizing that there is no recall on this issue yet, I would say that if Porsche decides to address the issue, it won't depend on if the car still has a warranty on it.

Hopefully they do the right thing.

 

There is a NTHSA site to report such coolant fitting failures. You can search for it. It may be a sticky. I had mine welded in January by an experienced indy shop. My good friend who also has a 2007 GT3 had his pinned an another experienced local shop. We also had the sharkwerks 2 other fittings put in as well. Our bill was in 3.5K range. Much of that is pulling the motor; labor and then gaskets and such. Until you get it fixed you can run water wetter but don't forget change it back to coolant for the winter.(potential corrosion issues)

BTW I did speak personally to an investigator in DC about the preventative "fix" I did and the expense involved.
Good luck.

 

I called and had a few minutes of discussion with Ellen. She is legit as I inquired of her firm’s involvement. Doses she represent PCNA- No. From what I can tell, there's been an accident involving a Porsche which had a catastrophic coolant loss on public road. This coolant lost caused possibly several cars to crash too. My basic Business Law class of tells me that Porsche driver could be liable to legal action against them. If you've had a failure- please do it for the safety of the public and yourself / loved ones that might be in the car and email / call Ellen.

Thank you