986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Single Post - Yet Another Coolant Question

Gelbster · 06-28-2015, 10:28 AM

Rick ,
It would have been gracious to acknowledge you were given the 'wet carpet' suggestion by San Rensho way back in Post 6.People get disheartened when they help and get ignored. Many of us rely on helpful Forum members to help fix our cars so am concerned the good guys get the credit due them for their kindness.
Moving on,
I posted this in a similar thread. Suggest you make sure you know if your mechanic is using an OEM tank or generic:
"You can find cheap coolant expansion tanks on EBay.Part # 996 106 14708 . Whenever I contact the seller they concede they are not OEM. They are aftermarket of an unknown manufacturer and from an EBay Seller with less than perfect Feedback. Price is $90.They claim to offer a warranty but provide no details !
Note this seller claims in the Title of the Listing "PORSCHE..Coolant tank" -but it is not Porsche - it is no-name generic of unknown quality with no written warranty.
The labor in the task of replacing the tank is such an issue that the risk/savings just are not worth it IMHO.
Porsche Radiator Overflow Coolant Tank New with Cap | eBay
Note:- the only review of a Pelican aftermarket coolant expansion tank(996-106-147-08-M127) had a failure. But at least Pelican would handle the issue honorably .It is $228.The OEM is $383.
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06-28-2015, 10:28 AM	#16
Gelbster Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: S.California Posts: 2,027	Rick , It would have been gracious to acknowledge you were given the 'wet carpet' suggestion by San Rensho way back in Post 6.People get disheartened when they help and get ignored. Many of us rely on helpful Forum members to help fix our cars so am concerned the good guys get the credit due them for their kindness. Moving on, I posted this in a similar thread. Suggest you make sure you know if your mechanic is using an OEM tank or generic: "You can find cheap coolant expansion tanks on EBay.Part # 996 106 14708 . Whenever I contact the seller they concede they are not OEM. They are aftermarket of an unknown manufacturer and from an EBay Seller with less than perfect Feedback. Price is $90.They claim to offer a warranty but provide no details ! Note this seller claims in the Title of the Listing "PORSCHE..Coolant tank" -but it is not Porsche - it is no-name generic of unknown quality with no written warranty. The labor in the task of replacing the tank is such an issue that the risk/savings just are not worth it IMHO. Porsche Radiator Overflow Coolant Tank New with Cap \| eBay Note:- the only review of a Pelican aftermarket coolant expansion tank(996-106-147-08-M127) had a failure. But at least Pelican would handle the issue honorably .It is $228.The OEM is $383. 2001 Porsche Boxster S Convertible - Radiators - Page 4" Last edited by Gelbster; 06-28-2015 at 10:31 AM.