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| ?? on installing anew water pump on 06 Boxster S moresquirt - 8 years ago |
Firstly,does the gasket have a sealing compound on it or should i use a light coat of Permatex Aviation sealent on either side.
Secondly,if i clamp the hose a few inches back entering the pump will that hold more fluid in and hopefully require less bleeding after with less fluid loss or
will the coolent just come out the pump after unbolting it.
Thirdly,i don,t own a special bleeding tool,will bleeding it the old fashioned way by opening the bleeder at the coolent bottle and revving the engine ect and
lett totally cool and redo after topping off a few times work.
Thx
Secondly,if i clamp the hose a few inches back entering the pump will that hold more fluid in and hopefully require less bleeding after with less fluid loss or
will the coolent just come out the pump after unbolting it.
Thirdly,i don,t own a special bleeding tool,will bleeding it the old fashioned way by opening the bleeder at the coolent bottle and revving the engine ect and
lett totally cool and redo after topping off a few times work.
Thx
| all questions answered here ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 8 years ago |
[pedrosgarage.com]
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Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
| Clamp the hose thus... MarcW - 8 years ago |
This is a pic of the Turbo's hoses clamped off but I've seen Boxster hoses clamped the same way,.
IIRC there is a drain somewhere that you can drain the coolant out of the engine and capture that so you can reuse it if want, if you do not intend to replace the coolant.
My advice is unless the coolant is reasonably fresh, less than two years old (admittedly my definition of "fresh" given I like to change the coolant every 4 to 5 years) I'd just drain the coolant and replace it with fresh coolant.
IIRC there is a drain somewhere that you can drain the coolant out of the engine and capture that so you can reuse it if want, if you do not intend to replace the coolant.
My advice is unless the coolant is reasonably fresh, less than two years old (admittedly my definition of "fresh" given I like to change the coolant every 4 to 5 years) I'd just drain the coolant and replace it with fresh coolant.
| Re: Clamp the hose thus... moresquirt - 8 years ago |
Thx,I want to reuse any coolent thats removed,only pulling the one hose to pump,not changing thermostat.I take it the Gasket has no sealent on it.
Does the heater need to be run on high full heat while burping the system,doing it the manual way.ThxRead the 15 steps in Pedros help section but no mention off it.
Does the heater need to be run on high full heat while burping the system,doing it the manual way.ThxRead the 15 steps in Pedros help section but no mention off it.
| The advice I always received when doing a water pump was to replace the T-stat. While they... MarcW - 8 years ago |
do not often fail they have a finite service life. Most often the T-stat outlasts the water pump but I worry that the old T-stat won't last as long as the new pump.
Be sure you test the new and old T-stat in a pot of hot water on the stove to make sure the new T-stat opens at the temperature stamped on it somewhere. Be sure it fully opens. You have the old T-state in the hot water with the new one so you can observe them both. You want to make sure the new one works right.
Most (all?) techs do not do this. If they have to replace a new T-stat that proves to be bad out of the box someone else foots the bill. The DIY'er though is out the duplicate time and trouble and supplies.
Be sure you test the new and old T-stat in a pot of hot water on the stove to make sure the new T-stat opens at the temperature stamped on it somewhere. Be sure it fully opens. You have the old T-state in the hot water with the new one so you can observe them both. You want to make sure the new one works right.
Most (all?) techs do not do this. If they have to replace a new T-stat that proves to be bad out of the box someone else foots the bill. The DIY'er though is out the duplicate time and trouble and supplies.
| Re: The advice I always received when doing a water pump was to replace the T-stat. While they... moresquirt - 8 years ago |
Purchased my new pump and gasket from a member on here,have not installed yet but the pump is a Porsche unit and bearing spins quiet and smooth with no play.
Im going to try clamping off the 2 hoses to the pump and thermostat and hopefully cut down on time required to bleed system.Mine is a 2006 S so it still has the
bleeder on the coolent bottle (07,s do not apparently so u need a special air remover) Can someone explain how this metal gasket seals with no sealent.I ve changed
metal head gaskets on 2 stroke snowmobiles before and they always have a bonding agent attached to the metal that once heated melts and cures to the aluminum on both sides.
Thx
Im going to try clamping off the 2 hoses to the pump and thermostat and hopefully cut down on time required to bleed system.Mine is a 2006 S so it still has the
bleeder on the coolent bottle (07,s do not apparently so u need a special air remover) Can someone explain how this metal gasket seals with no sealent.I ve changed
metal head gaskets on 2 stroke snowmobiles before and they always have a bonding agent attached to the metal that once heated melts and cures to the aluminum on both sides.
Thx
| Yes, i always make "Stat-Tea" :-) grant - 8 years ago |
| If the old water pump was deemed worthy of removing and a new one ordered to replace it... MarcW - 8 years ago |
while I would not have possibly installed the new one had it proved to be show signs of being unsuitable I would not have reused the old one. I would have returned the rough new pump and ordered another.
BTW, that must have been some rough water pump. In both cases of the water pumps I've had to have replace the old pumps feel pretty darn good. In some ways they might feel *better* than a new pump as they turn easier. Less seal drag perhaps.
Unless the new pump had some pretty obvious problem out of the box chances are it was just fine.
BTW, that must have been some rough water pump. In both cases of the water pumps I've had to have replace the old pumps feel pretty darn good. In some ways they might feel *better* than a new pump as they turn easier. Less seal drag perhaps.
Unless the new pump had some pretty obvious problem out of the box chances are it was just fine.
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