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YOUR RESEARCHAir con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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Replace badly corroded hard lines

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Suggestion · Original poster

I have replaced the condensers at the front and was in the process of replacing the badly corroded hard lines under the sill.

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Leading evidence: 'Replace badly corroded hard lines' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace badly corroded hard lines' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace flexi air-con pipes

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Suggestion · Original poster

I may need to replace the flexi air-con pipes that run from the compressor down to the sill (where they attach to the hard lines that run front to back).

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Replace whole line

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Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

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Suggestion · Original poster

Head of the bolt snapped off trying to remove it, so if it can't be drilled out on the ramp (I can't do it on my back with the car on axle stands), then I may have to bite the bullet and replace the whole line.

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run from the compressor down

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Suggestion · Original poster

I may need to replace the flexi air-con pipes that run from the compressor down to the sill (where they attach to the hard lines that run front to back).

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run front

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Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

I may need to replace the flexi air-con pipes that run from the compressor down to the sill (where they attach to the hard lines that run front to back).

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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Replace badly corroded hard lines

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
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Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

I have replaced the condensers at the front and was in the process of replacing the badly corroded hard lines under the sill.

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Replace flexi air-con pipes

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

I may need to replace the flexi air-con pipes that run from the compressor down to the sill (where they attach to the hard lines that run front to back).

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Replace whole line

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

Head of the bolt snapped off trying to remove it, so if it can't be drilled out on the ramp (I can't do it on my back with the car on axle stands), then I may have to bite the bullet and replace the whole line.

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run from the compressor down

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

I may need to replace the flexi air-con pipes that run from the compressor down to the sill (where they attach to the hard lines that run front to back).

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Run front

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

I may need to replace the flexi air-con pipes that run from the compressor down to the sill (where they attach to the hard lines that run front to back).

Air con pipes - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Howdy all Wondering if anyone knows the answer to what I hope is a simple question. I may need to replace the flexi air-con pipes that run from the compressor down to the sill (where they attach to the hard lines that run front to back). Does anyone know if this is an engine out job? Many thanks Photo attached from cooler times...

POST 2Original post

It can be done engine in, but it is a tight fit job on some models.

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks for the response, that's encouraging. Mine's a manual 2.5. I have replaced the condensers at the front and was in the process of replacing the badly corroded hard lines under the sill. Unfortunately, one the unions was corroded to the extent that the bolt has essentially welded itself into the avocado-shaped aluminum washer. Head of the bolt snapped off trying to remove it, so if it can't be drilled out on the ramp (I can't do it on my back with the car on axle stands), then I may have to bite the bullet and replace the whole line. Why is nothing ever easy?

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Because it says "Porsche" on it..........................

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