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Old 08-13-2009, 04:46 PM   #1
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On my 3.6 everything is in the same place as the 2.5 that was removed.
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:48 AM   #2
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Yes the Coolant was coming from the right rear wheel. The shop called and thier first diagnosis was a bad thermostat. The coolant was getting to hot and it had to escape from somewhere such as the cap, etc. I havent read this but at least its a cheap part if that fixes it!!
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:18 PM   #3
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What makes you think it's a cheap part?
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Old 08-14-2009, 02:23 PM   #4
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I guess this might be considered CHEAP
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Old 08-14-2009, 03:28 PM   #5
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and "as long as we are in there"
new waterpump, new s-belt, porsche brand coolant.
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Old 08-14-2009, 03:32 PM   #6
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I guess this might be considered CHEAP

Yea, that's for the whole assembly incl. housing. The factory manual details just swapping the t-stat. It includes using a special tool - basically a drift to compress the t-stat which is then turned to pull free from the housing, installation being the reverse.

The problem may be that the t-stat alone is not much less than the whole assembly - Boxster t-stat

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Old 08-17-2009, 08:38 AM   #7
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I went ahead and bought a 160 deg one from Jake Rabys site since he shows dynos with improved performance on a cooler T-stat. Might as well spend another 100 for 5 extra HP.
I cant seem to get ahold of him though as the site charged me for 2 and not one.
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His Dad is in the hospital, so he has been out of work.
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