J.B. Weld is terrific stuff, especially the long-drying time paste. I once knocked off the corner of a cast aluminum transmission case. Used J.B. Weld and drove the car for another 80K miles with no issues. BUT, one needs to follow J.B."s instructions carefully. The most important thing is for the surfaces to be absolutely clean.

 

​​​​​​Again I don't know why I miss questions for me, literally just found it right now.

​​​​​​I'm finding a slow coolant loss, so I kept it. If not losing coolant I would not use it, nor use it preemptively. Miracles in a bottle just hoping for a miracle to stop coolant loss. It does not seem to affect operating temp as coolant heats up to 201 F just like before. Coolant doesn't look clean when you open reservoir. Some concern of clogging, but having dealt with it seems low likelyhood, especially with 28L capacity of Panamera.

If you happen to have the intake manifold off I'd JB Weld as Kirkman also kindly notes. It works.

 

Why don’t people just glue and pin like the 996/997guys?

 

I think I only went to that part of the forum once, just to see if I could possibly help one of the kind persons from the Panamera side.

I'm not familiar with how this is done???

 

Requires removing the pipe roughing it up then epoxy it in. Drill screw to hold it in place. Mine hasnt come undone yet so would probably need a torch to loosen it up.

 

https://www.sharkwerks.com/tech-arti...gt2-turbo-cars

 

Thank you! Mighty kind of you to share this!!!

 

After reading this article, I have a question. Wouldn't it still be easier and cheaper to replace the housing with the upgraded Porsche Thermostat Housing part?

 

By the way, is it relatively easy to remove the intake to check the condition of the thermostat housing?

 

+1 for me too! Thinking about tackling on my 2014 4S but not sure if I have old or new (upgraded) thermostat housing. I bought a boroscope recently thinking it might help me get in there to see. Anyone? Thoughts?

 

it's a little easier and cheaper if you don't try to replace the housing and do a pin job. to remove the housing you have to pull the High pressure fuel rail, and work the old housing out, while not hard is involved
only thing with a pin job is you need to make sure you don't get any metal shavings in the system.

vkb123 you should be able to see if you have the new one or not, new ones have bolts to hold the pipe in place, old ones don't.

 

It might be more economical to buy an inspection camera such as this:

https://www.harborfreight.com/digita...gg_q=borescope

Once you pull off the intake you should replace all 8 gaskets (assuming V8) with new ones for re-installation. If found to be the old type you can decide from there...

 

What do I need to remove to take a look

 

you could look without removing anything, but it will be a little easier if you pull the front cover - it comes right off, just pull up.

 

DogWood,
Which method are you using to fix your potential issue?
I just checked my coolant level, and I had to add 350ml to the overflow tank. Is this a sign?

I want to take on this project. Is there any video or thread that provides instructions on how to remove the intake to get to this area? Is it relatively simple to do and just use common sense?
I want to use the tapping method. Do I need to drain the coolant?