During the recent annual inspection on my 2009 Porsche Cayman 987.2, the MOT garage noticed I had a coolant leak. In this video we go to Porsche Brooklands to find out if the inspector was right or not.
At least you were able to get up close and personal and see with your own eyes what the problem is & what your options are. Ten + years life span is pretty good, when manufacturers speak of seven year life spans for the majority of their vehicles before parts replacements become necessary. I forgot to mention in my previous post, if you could have reached the “leak/weep” & dabbed some with your finger then touched it on your tongue, coolant tastes sweet like sugar. Just make sure you spit it out though !! Look forward to hearing what course of action you’re going to take. All the best, Geof
Reminded me of the olden days, when I would help my Dad siphon off fuel from one car into another... using a hosepipe and mouth. I think some family used to visit us, and fuel gauges were unreliable in those days. So we used to help visitors out! I prefer to keep motoring liquids out of my mouth these days. However thanks for the advice ;-)
Sorry it's bad news, you hear of so many cases where one garage contradicts another but it's understandable if it's a new occurrence. I'd keep a close eye on your temperature gauge before you get started on the repair, a small drip while the car is stationary can be deceiving because under pressure whilst driving you'll leak more fluid. I hope the easy repair option works well to keep the cost down.
As I’m a TIPEC member we’ve got a deal with the 3 OPC centres within the south west area, all servicing is discounted, by an amount depending if it’s a ‘classic’ Porsche or a ‘modern’ model... also 15% discount on all parts, makes a big difference on the service costs of my 968 coupe, and still as cheap an an indie for my 987. Also get a very nice loner car if the work is a few days..., my last was a very nice Panamera GTS....
To be fair these sort of repairs are pretty common on most older higher performance cars. I doubt it is just a Porsche thing. Agree that if the main dealer is only slightly more expensive than an indy, stay with the main dealer. They also lend you nice courtesy cars !!
Had my coolant pipes replaced a year ago after the OPC found a drip during a club clinic session. Cost were just over £402 as I recall, the guys say it’s a 10 year thing, as they’re finding the hoses and the seals are failing at around 10 years. Had offside pipe and hose replaced. All good now, just checked the paperwork, wasn’t as expensive as I thought!, £402 from Porsche West Sussex, which included removal of the subframe. But it was only one side replaced.
Thanks for sharing this. I have been quoted around £1,300 for the full coolant system replacement from Porsche. All the hoses and the aluminium pipes shown in the video. It's a steep price, way more than your £800. Do you know if they replaced the aluminium pipes when you had your work done? You can do i) some of the hoses, ii) all of the hoses, iii) all of the hoses and the aluminium pipes. I have been quoted for c). Right now I need to take a moment and sit down. I already have an independent garage quote of £1,032, which is like-for-like against £1,259 from Porsche. Noting the fact a full front and back wheel alignment is included in this price.
You and I will face the same issue very soon. Where to jack your Cayman up from, in order to be able to pop in the axle stands in the correct location. When I saw my Cayman up on a ramp at Porsche Brooklands, there were only 4 official areas you can lift a Cayman from. One point near each wheel. Trouble is, if you use this location with your jack, how can you then position the axle stands? Have seen some videos on RU-vid, but haven't tried it myself yet.
@@MAXREVS we are on the same wavelength; I was thinking the same thing, however to paint the rotors, only one jack point is needed. I think I am going to order 8mm spacers with black lugs. What do you think about spacers? Maybe worth a video.
Tom Ingrassia Images I couldn’t believe that the Cayman owner’s manual actually has a section on fitting spacers. I wanted to know the exact torque settings when tightening up the wheels, and right next to that page was a section on spacers. I like the look of them, just don’t think it’s something I would do... yet ;-)
Such is the Porsche ownership experience when you purchase an older second hand car. Still, I couldn't afford a 981, that would be £14,000 more. So I put all these costs against the background of that differential cost. Meaning I should look after my 987 and suck up these bills. My car is a keeper.
