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YOUR RESEARCHCracked radiator - both of them
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I would verify but people have replaced radiators in 996s after high mileage.
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My car was leaking faster than a tween at a Justin Bieber concert so I took it to my indy mechanic and he told me both my radiators have cracks in them.
One I could see, but both of them?? Has anyone had this problem before?
The oring connectors on these radiators have known to fail also. It sure sounds strange that both radiators are failing at the same time in this cold weather. I would verify but people have replaced radiators in 996s after high mileage.
Have you ever taken your car to Irek at CIM Motorsports? 1 mile down the road from Woodbury Commons. 41 Smith Clove Rd. Spring Valley, NY 10917 Tel. [phone removed]. He dropped my 996 engine and rebuilt it from the lifters on up and is very reasonable. If I was closer to him, all my cars would go to him. Many Rennlisters go to him.
Have you hit some dips in the road? That is hard enough for the front "bumper" to make contact with the pavement? The radiators are quite at risk from this. And their weakest point is at the bottom where a fitting can crack where it attaches the radiator.
Pulling too far in and pulling in too fast to a parking spot with the higher curbs can have the underside of the bumper cover running up on to the curb which can put stress on the radiators.
Lastly, hitting road debris can cost you a radiator. I lost a radiator in my Boxster by hitting road debris. Just ("just") a tire carcass the impact of which which didn't even break the bumper cover but which cracked the radiator fitting down low.
Part of the lower radiator neck that attaches to the lower hose hangs slightly lower than the subframe, hence its easy to pop it. Especially at the plastic gets older and more brittle.
Suprises me that you found the rads still in the car after four wheels off the ground haha. Your thread had me worried but not after seeing that photo. Nice looking car BTW.
