02-10-2011, 10:09 AM
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If the new stat is without a housing, yes, you will need a special tool to swap them around. Only Porsche sells the tool, for a little over $100; but you can make one from a hunk of pipe or tubing.............
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02-10-2011, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
If the new stat is without a housing, yes, you will need a special tool to swap them around. Only Porsche sells the tool, for a little over $100; but you can make one from a hunk of pipe or tubing.............
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Any write up on DIY?
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02-10-2011, 12:24 PM
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Doesn't really require one. If you look at the thermostat, it has two "ears" that lock into the housing. Find a chunk of scrap tubing that fits over the stat down to the metal piece that the ears are part of, and is large enough in diameter that it just clears inside the housing where the ears sit when assembled. Cut of file two short "dog" sections into the tube that will align with the ears on the thermostat, removing the rest of the tube so that the "dogs" stick out of the end of the tube. File off any burrs you created, put the tube over the thermostat in the housing, press down on it and turn it until the "dogs" catch and turn the thermostat, releasing it from the housing.......
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02-10-2011, 03:39 PM
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Wouldn't it be easier to notch the tube so it locks onto the ears?
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02-10-2011, 03:46 PM
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Looks easy enough.
Looks like any tool that can fit in there you can push down and pop her out!
Thanks
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02-10-2011, 07:23 PM
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Exactly, even a $100 tool from Porsche............
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02-10-2011, 07:25 PM
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Wouldn't it be easier to notch the tube so it locks onto the ears?
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That would also do it, but actually takes more effort to make. We fashioned ours after seeing the "real thing", and it works just fine.......
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02-11-2011, 12:14 AM
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If you bought the low temp thermostat from LN Engineering (which is a big improvement over standard), you wouldn't have to mess about - it already comes with its own housing.... 
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02-11-2011, 04:05 AM
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I concur with Steve's comment...why replace the factory high temp t-stat, when you can have a low temp for the same money? Reducing your coolant temp is huge toward lowering oil temps and keeping your engine healthy.
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