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Old 07-25-2011, 03:06 PM   #1
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Lots of stuff,

water pump (old one was fine)
RMS
LN IMS bearing (old one was fine, but the IMS tube was full of oil)
Flywheel (old one was shot)
pilot bearing
clutch set
AOS
Belt
Oil fill tube
Coolant tank and cap
Porsche antifreeze ($28 a gallon, ouch)
Lots of new bolts and nuts and gaskets.
engine mount (old one still intact after 89000 miles)
Royal purple tranny fluid (dealer wanted $39 a quart for Porsche gear lube!)
Did you see any scraping on the water pump blades?

Water pump impeller blades scraping
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Old 07-25-2011, 03:28 PM   #2
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Nope.

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Old 07-25-2011, 09:18 PM   #3
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Paul, I enjoyed this thread. Us upstarts find these threads very informative and help with our confidence to take on projects. A 3.6 wow...she must pull hard!
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Old 07-28-2011, 05:59 PM   #4
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This thread provided a solution for a problem quickly, thanks for the help!

Yes the 3.6 is scary fast.
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