It's been confirmed that I need a new water pump..

I can get it from Suncoast for $219 plus the coolant. Is this something I wanna do myself or pay indy $400?

Any instructions you guys know of on the site?

Thanks!!

 

Looks like you'll need a hoist and engine support:

http://www.renntech.org/forums/topic...ement-on-997s/

 

Special vacuum fill tools for the coolant. WOW DIY suck on these cars! I'd probably find a Porsche Tech that opened his own shop. We have one here in Nashville, TN.

 

If your Indy will do the job for $400 I would let him do it. By the time you buy antifreeze and pay for the shipping you won't save much more than $100.

 

Make sure you remember to get the gasket for the water pump. Since you are at it, you might want to check or upgrade to the low temp thermostat.

As with the rest, i suggest getting someone familiar to do it. Even though it looks easy, i would rather have a piece of mind by getting someone with the proper tools to fix it.

Good luck..!

 

Even though it may look like an easy job and very well may be.....my worry would be bleeding the cooling system of any air that gets in the lines,that to me is crucial,especially with having the radiators in the front of the car!
IF all you are going to save is a couple of hundred dollars....IMO,NOT worth it!


Cheers,

Stacy

 

$400 would be for the labor only. Now it's bothering me, feel like a challenge to do it myself. Oh, and the Uview 550500 Airlift tool is about $105 which makes replacing/bleeding the coolant a much easier task.

Decisions,decisions,

 

Thanks for your reply!
What are the benefits of the lower temp thermostat?

 

If you are confident you can do it and like a challenge I'd say go ahead based on a $400 savings.

 

Well, its not really a $400 savings unless you really had nothing better to do the entire day it will take you to get that done.

 

Normally the factory thermostat opens at approximately 185F thereabouts, the lower temp version opens at 160F which allows the coolant to cool the system faster.

For me personally, it is a precaution thing hence i just installed it.

 

True. However, if you enjoy working on your car and get a sense of accomplishment it is still a pretty good deal. I can see this as being far more productive and gratifying as opposed to going to a Bengals game.

 

Although this is not a 997, it gives you a pretty good idea of what is involved:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0L0klF8lVo

 

I would not do this. The purpose of a thermostat is to regulate the flow of coolant through the engine. The coolant needs to spend the proper time in the engine to achieve the heat transfer. Otherwise you wind up with "hot spots" or areas of inccorrect cooling that may not be apparent to the temperature sensor. You gauge shows that everything is fine and cool, when in reality it may not be.

This is why you should not remove the thermostat, and or replace it with one that was not intended for the application.

 

Project finished! Kind off PITA but it worked out! If anyone needs advice/help with a water pump- I'm here.