Time for the Water Pump, 2 wrench job...

[linderpat]

Originally Posted by thstone

This is a perfect DIY job - hard enough to make it worth the effort and impress the mistress but easy enough to get it done in one Saturday morning.

Here is my post about replacing the water pump and t-stat: http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/43198-new-waterpump-t-stat-today.html

Good luck!

Did you also lower the engine to do this job? I just looked at the tutorial in Pedro's Garage, and that's what he does. If so, 4 hours is a crazy fast! It would take me that long just to figure out how to lower the engine.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by linderpat

Did you also lower the engine to do this job? I just looked at the tutorial in Pedro's Garage, and that's what he does. If so, 4 hours is a crazy fast! It would take me that long just to figure out how to lower the engine.

Lower the engine? Really? That's like removing the windshield to replace wiper blades.

No, I did not lower the engine, I did it with the car on jack stands. Everything is accessible from underneath or through the front engine access panel behind the seats.

Also, I did not drain, flush, and refill the entire volume of coolant (no reason to do so). I simply refilled the gallon or so of coolant that was lost when the water pump was removed.

And the 4 hours included a good amount of screwing around and wasting time - for me, working on my cars is kind of a zen thing and I'm never in a hurry and take way more time than needed just to enjoy being out the workshop. Should only take 2-3 hours.

Take a look at this DIY from our Forum owner: Pelican Technical Article: Boxster Water Pump & Boxster Thermostat Replacement - 986 / 987

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by linderpat

Did you also lower the engine to do this job? I just looked at the tutorial in Pedro's Garage, and that's what he does. If so, 4 hours is a crazy fast! It would take me that long just to figure out how to lower the engine.

Seriously? All you do is disconnect the front mount and lower the motor with the scissor jack that you put there to support it with the mount removed. It does make access easier.

[SpikeJr]

Well, new pump arrived today. Not too bad of a job. Having a flex 10mm socket is mandatory. Lol. Old pump bearing must have let go. You can see from the pic that the impeller isn't centered anymore, and several fins were chewed up as it wobbled / failed. My concern is having lots of small pieces in the system. Any thoughts on a power flush at this point? Pieces are not metallic so that's a small consolation...