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Water pump was replaced 10k ago, coolant tank 3k ago.
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Its used on a lot of AL engines to seal without gaskets on both the cooling areas and against oil (LIke timing covers/oil pans water pumps etc.
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If you use sealer use the Honda recomended "silver" its a high bond , high strength semi silicon product.
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There is an oil cooler to the top right side of the engine that might be leaking. I had the same issue. The metal gasket leaks over time. May potentially be your issue as well.
Just ti clarify....the cooler is in the opposite side of the motor and there r orings under the cooler not a metal gasket. The t-stat and wp both use metal gaskets.
my guess is that it's related to the recent work done. Maybe they installed the gasket wrong on the water pump or thermostat?
Or maybe the coolant level sensor's connection to the expansion tank, that doesn't have a clamp and is just tapered.
other than that it could only be the fittin in post #2.
And that is what you get for NOT buying a Porsche water pump, or a Piersburg water pump (who is the one that makes the pump for Porsche). Cheap pumps... don't work.
Porsche coolant? Or something else, just curious..
I also find generally that a bottle of Water wetter or similar will help keep the pump seals lubricated...
If you use sealer use the Honda recomended "silver" its a high bond , high strength semi silicon product.
Its used on a lot of AL engines to seal without gaskets on both the cooling areas and against oil (LIke timing covers/oil pans water pumps etc. )
Warning, It STICKS so next time it will be harder to take apart.
Porsche coolant. Update though, I moved recently and this was a new shop that diagnosed it as a water pump, they quoted double to do the job as when it was originally done in 2019, so I called the shop who originally did it to see if they�d help me out a bit considering it was a relatively recent install, to which they agreed. Good dudes.
Turns out it wasn�t the pump, but the plastic fitting mentioned earlier in this thread. Glad I got a second opinion.
Yeah, I was shocked as well. They even said I had a stripped bolt on my airbox as well, and provided a fully detailed inspection with pictures, said it was definitely the pump.
