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Old 10-04-2019, 07:58 AM   #2
JFP in PA
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Originally Posted by truegearhead View Post
The oil cooler has a vent line on the top of it, what is this connected to? My 2.5 didn’t have one.
As the oil cooler is the highest point in the cooling system, it tends to collect air bubbles, killing its heat transfer capabilities. Porsche figured this out after a year or so and all the later cars have a line running from that outlet to the coolant tank to allow the air to escape.
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