01-19-2015, 05:35 AM
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Location: South Africa, Cape Town
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Uview Air Lift
Hi All, I am about to do a water pump, coolant flush and thermostat replacement. Is is work while buying a Uview Airlock or are there other brands that are perhaps cheaper? If so what is the best(cheapest) online shop to buy from that ships internationally as I am in South Africa. I assume 55000 is the model to go for?
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01-19-2015, 06:17 AM
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Location: Miami florida
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I have had good success just bleeding the coolant manually. Follow the procedure in the pelican tech article, then, with the purge bail in the upright position, drive to a multi story parking lot that has steep ramps. Point the nose of the car down the ramp, stop the car and rev the motor a bit so any air in the radiators naturally moves out of the radiators.
Check the coolant level and top up.
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01-19-2015, 08:28 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sickbananas
Hi All, I am about to do a water pump, coolant flush and thermostat replacement. Is is work while buying a Uview Airlock or are there other brands that are perhaps cheaper? If so what is the best(cheapest) online shop to buy from that ships internationally as I am in South Africa. I assume 55000 is the model to go for?
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The Uview 55000 is the unit you want, extremely well made, it will work on any water cooled engine. It is also the unit the factory and dealers use to fill your cooling system.
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01-19-2015, 06:27 PM
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Theoretical propagandist
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest
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^^^ This. I have used mine time and again and it is unbelievable how quick, simple and easy it makes the job.
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03-06-2015, 07:08 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: South Africa, Cape Town
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Thanks for all the info guys, I used my Airlift today to refill my system after a water pump and thermostat change. Wow what an awesome tool!
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de-snorkeled, clear lights, sports exhaust, zeintec hard top, zein wing, B&M short shifter, DesignTek lowering springs, DesignTek carbon fibre strut brace front and rear, 18'' carerra 5 spokes, semi slick tyres, entire soft top delete, engine cover delete,red console,L&N deep sump, volo performance chip, raptor shift light, de-cat'ed, OEM GT3 bucket seats.
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03-07-2015, 06:25 AM
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still plays with cars...
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Baden, ON, Canada
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Very slick little gadget...
I borrowed one to refill after I did a water pump & thermostat replacement. My 30 gallon compressor had no problem drawing vacuum and the car drank in 19L of coolant in under 4 minutes.
That was something to watch.
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Arctic Silver on Metropol Blue | LN Dual Row IMSR | Arctic Silver console, spoiler frame & bumperettes | Crios mod | Technobrace | RoboTop module & modified convertible top relay for one-touch roof operation
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03-08-2015, 05:43 AM
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Location: canada
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got mine from amazon, good buy for sure
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04-04-2015, 07:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Oklahoma
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I just received mine in the mail today. Did you everyone use the rubber piece that came on it installed already or did they use one of the other pieces?
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04-05-2015, 04:24 AM
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Artist, 986S tinkerer
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Depends on how it came. The expansion bolt has a permanent collar which can fit inside the other appropriate adapters. I have used a regular square-cut adapter while some others have used the cone.
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04-05-2015, 04:25 AM
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still plays with cars...
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Baden, ON, Canada
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I used the cone when I filled mine.
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04-05-2015, 07:38 AM
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Cone for me too.
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04-05-2015, 08:03 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Eastern NC
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I slid one of the 'ring sized' adapters onto the factory installed plug.
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04-05-2015, 12:32 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Oklahoma
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Thanks guys. I will try the cone.
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04-06-2015, 03:48 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: canada
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i dont have the rad fans anymore on my race car,
just installed the csf radiators
what's the best way to fill system? airlift or by gravity?
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04-07-2015, 05:02 AM
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Artist, 986S tinkerer
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Montreal, Canada
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Airlift really does make life easier. I don't see as not having fans would make any difference.
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James now has: 2008 987S 6 speed
Crashed: 2010 987.2 pdk in speed yellow!
Sold to a cool racer chick: 2004 986 S
YouTube channel: the PORSCHE as seen by NewArt
www.youtube.com/channel/UCohdrH2xHTklM1thxk0KKOQ?
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04-07-2015, 03:13 PM
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2 fast 4 U
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Canada Montreal
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yeah I agree the airlift is the way to go. If I didn't have the airlift I would have never found out that my brand new tank had a leak.
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