POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
FYI, I just discovered the .2 tank fits on a .1.
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POST 2Original post
Quotes source post: 16000284
That's good to know! Thanks! (Confused; I thought someone on another thread said that it wouldn't...)
POST 3Original post
Quotes source post: 16000284
Personal experience or you read it? I was under the impression that they wouldn't fit. If it does fit, that's a significant savings as the MK-I tank is 4 times the cost.
POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Quotes source post: 16005054
Someone just did it on the FB page. Thought I'd share this info...
POST 5Original post
Quotes source post: 16005117
That seems credible....
POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
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Maybe (my fellow smart *** ) some sarcasm? It's a group of enthusiast just like here and I don't think the guy just made it up.
POST 7Original post
I had mine done by FSI while my engine was out. I had 1 option - Official Porsche tank... expensive, but if I get another 20 years out if it, not so bad...
POST 8Original post
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Good to know we're in good company. Personally, I would like a little more evidence before doing this myself. Got anything more substantive?
POST 9Original post
Quotes source post: 16005117
Do you have a link? There are a number of Porsche FB pages.
POST 10 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
I belong to several groups but not sure which one it was on. I'll search...Or, maybe it was all a dream? https://www.facebook.com/groups/996o...epa=SEARCH_BOX I fitted the .2 tank to my 3.4 car after having bad luck with two different tanks. I haven't had a problem with the newer tank yet.
POST 11Original post
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Great advice that I didn't take - Jake R is right on this one. I am on my second aftermarket tank, with slight leak at (new) cap that just won't tighten up. I have a new Porsche tank on the shelf on the garage, I get depressed looking at it - the thought of doing this a THIRD time makes my gut turn. On a side note, I was sent a .2 tank by a vendor and returned it assuming it would not fit - they also insisted it would fit but exchanged it for the proper tank.
POST 12Original post
Quotes source post: 16007538
They probably won't approve me as a member since I don't have any photos of my car on Facebook, which is a requirement. Whatever.
POST 13Original post
Make sure your cap on the tank is Blue,, The earlier black caps were superseded by a "better" cap.
POST 14Original post
Any intrepid soul out there that wants to do a write up and pictorial on this? It'd save .1 owners a ton of coin if it is true... Hello vendors? jason@warehouse33? Sell me a 996.2 reservoir at cost and I'll test it out on my (1 year old) 996.1 (MY2000) reservoir. Labor, write ups and photos on me.
POST 15 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Quotes source post: 16015126
Order it, and if it doesn't work someone (maybe me) will buy it.
POST 16Original post
I went through this with my 99. I had a genuine German replacement part but not a genuine Porsche part put in. My independence replaced it under warranty at no cost twice. Short of putting a $650 Porsche part in, what I found was the level of fluid needs to be just a little bit lower than the lines would indicate. Problem solved. The cap is working properly, what's happening is that the pressure is too high because the tank is over filled and so he's bleeding off fluid. Mine never runs hot, which is the final thought in why I didn't make the Indy mechanic put in a genuine Porsche part.
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