Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Boxster General Discussions

 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 02-17-2018, 05:47 AM   #8
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: SE Michigan
Posts: 496
Quote:
Originally Posted by MWS View Post
Mine failed about 4 years ago (at apx 30k) with massive impeller failure requiring flushing and more flushing. Pre-failure there were no obvious signs (leaking, noise, etc.), seconds after failure my first thought was IMS...thankfully I was wrong. Still not a cheap repair though...

I guess you could argue that my pump didn't fail, my impeller did. Lol.

Usually bearing fails then the shaft gets wobbly so that the impeller interferes to aluminum casing to destruct itself. And the bearing could fail on its own or due to leaky mechanical seal that allows coolant reaching to the bearing and washing out grease.

With your failed pump, was it just the impeller disintegrated from tight and straight bearing shaft?
__________________
1997 Boxster arctic silver/ red, XNE riveted mahogany/ leather steering wheel & 917-style wood shift knob, Ben’s short shifter, PSE, 996 TB, UDP, stereo/ center console delete, hardtop and speedster humps, daily driver rain or shine or snow!

Last edited by Boxstard; 02-18-2018 at 08:42 PM.
Boxstard is offline   Reply With Quote
 



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:50 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page