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Steve Tinker · 09-30-2012, 09:09 PM

Mark T,
I've just logged on & read your mishap after replacing the cracked coolant tank in my Boxster S this morning. Getting it out was difficult (I couldnt find the cable operated hose pliers here in Australia), but getting the damned hoses reconnected again was worse - finished up dropping the engine cover plate / cross members to get access from the bottom. I guess if I was a 2ft tall midget with 3 arms & the strength of a gorilla it would have been OK, but......
I also used new screw type clamps instead of the factory spring type.

There should be no silicon on the oil fill tube - works the same simple push on as the coolant lines but with a larger spring clip.

Why the design engineers (??) didn't have the manifold permananty fixed to the bulkhead and the coolant / oil fill pipes removable from inside the boot (trunk) has got me baffled.

09-30-2012, 09:09 PM	#17
Steve Tinker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,522	Mark T, I've just logged on & read your mishap after replacing the cracked coolant tank in my Boxster S this morning. Getting it out was difficult (I couldnt find the cable operated hose pliers here in Australia), but getting the damned hoses reconnected again was worse - finished up dropping the engine cover plate / cross members to get access from the bottom. I guess if I was a 2ft tall midget with 3 arms & the strength of a gorilla it would have been OK, but...... I also used new screw type clamps instead of the factory spring type. There should be no silicon on the oil fill tube - works the same simple push on as the coolant lines but with a larger spring clip. Why the design engineers (??) didn't have the manifold permananty fixed to the bulkhead and the coolant / oil fill pipes removable from inside the boot (trunk) has got me baffled. __________________ 2001 Boxster S (triple black). Sleeping easier with LN Engineering/Flat 6 IMS upgrade, low temp thermostat & underspeed pulley. 2001 MV Agusta F4. Last edited by Steve Tinker; 09-30-2012 at 09:15 PM.