Quote:
|
Originally Posted by porschedude
Actually, I heard the passenger side engine fan come on for 30 seconds after I parked the car for a few minutes yesterday. I guess that's quite normal if the engine bay gets too hot. Now that it's getting hot in the summer in Texas, I notice the temp needle has moved 1 mm to the right but I don' t think it's a big deal. Some people claim that the debris around the radiator bottom impedes the ar flow and makes the engine run a little hotter. I can only see that happening if there is massive amount of debris. It's a pain to take out the entire bumper to check the radiator bottom. Anybody with simple instructions to remove the bumper?
|
This was just posted in another thread... either here or at Renntech (I can't remember, I've slept since I found it).
http://www.realtime.net/~rentner/Porsche/Radiator/Radiator.html
It's a pretty good illustrated guide to getting into the radiators.
I'll be doing this soon, myself, since it IS getting hotter here in Texas. I've seen my temperature gauge a little hotter, but still very much within the normal range.
I'd consider cleaning the radiators as something to do every year, or at least every other year.
__________________
2001 Boxster - Grey on Grey
1969 911T Targa - 'Stinky'
http://www.zoto.com/frayadjacent/img...f27a-4a399.jpg <---- my car. ^ crap I post.
"The existence of the flamethrower is evidence that someone, somewhere once said 'I want to set those people over there on fire, but I don't want to have to walk over there to do it.'"