rmc1148

You say beginning of a failure, did shop tell you or you them?

drh

When one has a puddle of coolant on the garage floor after driving the car, then one can assume there is a leak. When I looked for the leak, I found it coming from one of the pipes. When the engine was removed, the tech was able to pull the pipe out with pliers.

BTW...I'm not some metro that needs someone elses husband to explain mechanical issues related to my car. I do most of my own work.

Dock

Then you can't say..."my car has never been tracked or even been close to abused"

You sure could.

drh

Yes, "You" sure could

Dock

Do you think a normally functioning coolant pipe could be removed with a pair of pliers?

rmc1148

Metro now that's funny lol. Did they pin or weld.

Dock

So "you" think all mechanical failures are immediate based on an abnormality occurrence??

drh

I would hope that a normally functioning coolant pipe could not be removed with a slight twist of a pair of pliers.

What next here Dock? Are you going to ask how many ft/lbs of force were applied and how exactly did we measure those ft/lbs and when was out wrench last calibrated?

It's my car not yours...geeze.

Dock

Were you watching when he used the pliers on the pipe??

Yes it is, and you have no idea whether or not it has been tracked, or how it was treated on the track if it was. So your attempt to establish a data point of a non-tracked 996 Turbo having a coolant pipe leak doesn't float with me.

flohmann

To return to the beginning of this thread, and boiling down what seems to be the rough consensus:
1. if you track, get it done
2. if you don't intend track time, then don't worry about it, but maybe keep your AAA coverage up to date just in case and get it done during your next engine-out service.

It happened to me off the track, but I'm not the first owner, so can't say what happened in years past.

I will say, I'm really glad it didn't happen to me while I was driving the car from Texas to San Francisco. So, if you have a long trip across the desolate West planned, well, maybe do it preventatively.

ALLUC

Flohmann, thanks for weighing in. Your story was the one that prompted me to start the thread. Your PPI was done by RAC a respected shop. It also happens to be where my buddy bought his car from. Did you ever contact them about the coolant pipe failure? Is it something that should/could be discovered in a PPI? Unless the PO allows for a pressure test it seems visual inspection of the pipes for leaks is the only way to tell, maybe...

BTW really like the idea of your blog and will follow along

Gofishracing

dacbap- "if it fails I'll deal with it then"- what clubs do you run with in Florida ?. I'll let them know you could care less. POC, PCA? You don't need pliers to pull the fittings out. Glue is glue- track or street- they will fail. And the hoses need replacing as a maintainance item as well.

Dock

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