The porsche 997 coolant leak issues have been discussed on porsche forums the world over.
Porsche 997 coolant capacity.
The porsche boxster depending on model year has a coolant capacity of nearly 5 gallons.
Add one more liter as well if you have an automatic transmission.
Porsche 997 is the internal designation for the porsche 911 sports car manufactured and sold by german manufacturer porsche between 2004 as model year 2005 and 2012.
Coolant pipe failure on the porsche 997 1 turbo 911.
The solution for the oem porsche plastic coolant pipes.
Antifreeze for porsche cars i recently needed to top up my 2012 981 boxster s and wanted to use an antifreeze mix rather than just plain water.
Porsche states that the coolant in the porsche 997 is a lifetime coolant.
And while many discussions centre around the water pump and header tank there is a more significant issue that is discussed less often.
At 35 a gallon it can be somewhat more expensive than generic coolant but the porsche coolant is not premixed.
Then i started to try and find out the correct type to use.
If you do the same be sure to get phosphate silicate and nitrite free product such as prestone.
Car a rac presents recommended by manufacturers types for all popular vehicles.
The center radiator cars take about 6 gallons of coolant.
So you ll need 3 gallons of coolant and 3 gallons of distilled water or 6 gallons of coolant mix 50 50.
Many people will debate that you should probably flush the system as scheduled maintenance and that it couldn t hurt to do so.
Recommended antifreeze for radiators of porsche 911.
Water pumps can and do fail on any car.
Evidence of this common leak is noticeable on the under side of the porsche s engine.
Upgraded metal coolant outlets.
Plan on using about 19 liters 5 gallons of coolant for cars without a center radiator.
The corrosion and failure of the porsche 997 coolant pipes.
Production of the carrera and carrera s coupés began in early 2004 all wheel drive carrera 4 and carrera 4s began to be delivered to customers in november 2005 the turbo and gt3 derivatives went on sale in late 2006 and the.
I chose not to go with the porsche coolant.
2009 911 carrera s coupe 997 v2 model specifications on excellence the magazine about porsche.
Our porsche repair service team considers this a must do maintenance item for all porsche 997 turbo s.
