Thanks for making this awesome video. I know soon I'll need to do this to my 996 and it will definitely save me some serius cash by not taking in to the local Porsche mechanic.
Very nice video, I change the pump this week, so this save me several hundred in labor cost. Its not as easy as my first impression since some screws are hard to reach or were so tight that in some moments I wanted to put everything back and send the car to a repair shop. Also my water pump gasket was integrated with the gasket of another piece next to the pump so i have to cut the old one, this was non expected. Thanks for your video
The time has come, my water pump has not failed ... but I don't want it to so I'm changing it before is starts making noise or fails. I plan to do it this week or next week, so I watched your video again, and again I gotta say, Great job!
Thanks, this is great. We just bought a 2004 C4S Cab. We love our car and plan to keep it for a very long time. I'm a good DIY'er and have worked on many cars and have owned several Porsche's. Not as bad of a job as I thought this would be. Thank you for posting this. Much appreciated.
your instructions worked like a charm on a 2000 996 C2 Coupe California 80K miles original water pump. Definitely some tight spots, but with the right tools, all good... Used a light emery board to clean the mating surfaces. Found some worn idler pulleys too which got replaced. Ramps were helpful. Thanks for the video!
I just wanted to say thanks - video was a massive help in doing the pump in my '04 C4S. It was 99% accurate to that car and other than one bolt that was being difficult the entire thing went smoothly.
water will get anywhere so I WOULD use the silicone where ever water is present. Fred used his common sense. You don't find common sense in books. Well done and great informative video. Yesterday I used silicone around what is known as THE LID which is directly under the front of the alternator. For some unknown reason there is no gasket used on this lid part. Water or steam has been escaping from around this lid for months. The only thing that solved it was me (using my common sense) and using silicone sealer as a gasket. Problem solved completely. Thanks again Fred.
Perfect informations ... I leave in france,! I have a 996 carerra4S model 2004... The pump broke yesterday , so i will disassembly without problem ... Many thanks for your precious video
Very well done video. I will use it when I need to change my water pump. I just bought my first 996 TT yesterday :) but I'm an experience mechanic and mechanical engineer not at all fearful. Thank you for such a well done DIY.
I noticed "green" - old school coolant when the pump was removed. My understanding is the 'correct" coolant is factory Porsche coolant which is pink in color... Maybe the wrong coolant helped finish the old pump off....
I had approximately 107,000 miles on the car when the original water pump went bad, but that's exceptionally long life. I'm hearing the norm is about 75k. I replaced mine with a rebuilt unit from NAPA, but unfortunately that unit only lasted 6 months. I replaced it again under warranty, but I suggest sourcing one from ebay seller deutschepartsusa with a metal impeller. I hear they're good quality and cheaper.
Thanks for this. I have a 2001 996 with 83K. No problems with the water pump yet, but had to replace the expansion tank at 70k. I assume you hear it when the pump starts to go?
@MetalTeamster Water pumps have sealed bearings. The coolant never comes in contact with anything but the spinning impeller. You could pump any kind of fluid with them, and it would have no affect on how long the bearings last. Personally, I think the generic "mixes with anything - works in all cooling systems" coolant is just as good as the more expensive Porsche coolant, but use what you feel comfortable with in your car.
I just bought a 03 Boxster S with 60 K Miles and after driving it for just 500 Miles, it over heated and when I opened the trunk, the dreaded 'Mochachino' was oozing out of the radiator cap. The Heatexchanger was removed and turned out to be OK. The Cam shaft was replaced by the previous owner , as were the head Gaskets, 6 months ago. Any idea where the problem might be? I'm really bummed! I was in heaven for the few short days that I drove it
Thanks for posting this video, Fred. How long would you say it took you to complete the water pump repair?? And do you have a list of tools I should be using?? Thanks again!
use a regular 3/8 ratchet with a 1/4 adapter. this gives you just enough of an extension to clear the pump pulley and maintain a tight fit with the bolt head
Easy compared to my Saab 93 alternator R&R. No room and very expensive part! But, I can switch out the turbo with ease. I have a 4 door sedan & a 2 door coupe. I rebuilt the 5 speed gearbox (I drove it 80k with no 2nd or 4th gears) and gave it to my daughter, She needed it for a new job. I had to teach he how to drive a stick, She did very well, still plenty of clutch left! I drive my 2nd Saab hatchback with turbo.
Very god vid, my 996 has 78k, and it is making a strange noise at start up for 15-20sec , the check engine light goes on, then goes off about the time the noise goes away. No coolant leak so far. Was your 996 making that strange noise about the time the pump went out?
Hello. So I have the exact same car. A 1999 996 Carrera 4. It has done about 71,000 miles, and everything works pretty good, but I understand it's 16 years old now, and would require some replacements. Except for a newly developed hesitation on full throttle and shift down, I do not hear or see any issues developing, such as water pump noise, coolant leaking symptoms as you see. Should I just do a precautionary water pump change or wait for it to go bad? Could you guide me as to what else I might want to keep an eye on with the car?
Great instructions and video. One question. Which pump did you use. The make please. Also metal or composite impeller? Thanks in advance. You have helped me so much in the past with cleaning the rads etc videos. You are a great guy.
I changed my idler pullies. Two of them are very easy, but the tensioner pulley is tricky, and you need a special wrench to get to the back of it. I would guess the other pullies wouldn't be too tricky either. Unfortunately, I don't have any videos for that. I no longer have the car, so my how-to Porsche repair videos have come to an end for now. Check over at Renntech.org. Lots of good help there.
Oh man, that really stinks. If the heat exchanger is good, then I don't know what it could be other than a bad head or a cracked/porous block. Good luck. Let me know what you find out.
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Thanks for making this awesome video. I know soon I'll need to do this to my 996 and it will definitely save me some serius cash by not taking in to the local Porsche mechanic.
Very nice video, I change the pump this week, so this save me several hundred in labor cost. Its not as easy as my first impression since some screws are hard to reach or were so tight that in some moments I wanted to put everything back and send the car to a repair shop. Also my water pump gasket was integrated with the gasket of another piece next to the pump so i have to cut the old one, this was non expected.
Thanks for your video
Thank you from Germany. Today change the water pump with help of your video :-***
The time has come, my water pump has not failed ... but I don't want it to so I'm changing it before is starts making noise or fails. I plan to do it this week or next week, so I watched your video again, and again I gotta say, Great job!
Thanks, this is great. We just bought a 2004 C4S Cab. We love our car and plan to keep it for a very long time. I'm a good DIY'er and have worked on many cars and have owned several Porsche's. Not as bad of a job as I thought this would be. Thank you for posting this. Much appreciated.
your instructions worked like a charm on a 2000 996 C2 Coupe California 80K miles original water pump. Definitely some tight spots, but with the right tools, all good... Used a light emery board to clean the mating surfaces. Found some worn idler pulleys too which got replaced. Ramps were helpful. Thanks for the video!
I just wanted to say thanks - video was a massive help in doing the pump in my '04 C4S. It was 99% accurate to that car and other than one bolt that was being difficult the entire thing went smoothly.
good to see owners braving the sacred art of 911 mechanicals
Thank you so much für this Video from germany😘😘😘
water will get anywhere so I WOULD use the silicone where ever water is present. Fred used his common sense. You don't find common sense in books. Well done and great informative video. Yesterday I used silicone around what is known as THE LID which is directly under the front of the alternator. For some unknown reason there is no gasket used on this lid part. Water or steam has been escaping from around this lid for months. The only thing that solved it was me (using my common sense) and using silicone sealer as a gasket. Problem solved completely. Thanks again Fred.
Contrary to your belief, Porsche does not do everything right.
@@bigmacdaddy1234 The infamous intermediate shaft bearing agrees.
Thanks very much for this video! Discovered a leak on my 997 today-- this helps a lot!
Thank you Fred!!! My 996 Targa just puked all of its coolant from the water pump at 130,000 miles.
Perfect informations ... I leave in france,! I have a 996 carerra4S model 2004...
The pump broke yesterday , so i will disassembly without problem ... Many thanks for your precious video
thanks for heads up as labour at specialists can be scary
Very well done video. I will use it when I need to change my water pump. I just bought my first 996 TT yesterday :) but I'm an experience mechanic and mechanical engineer not at all fearful. Thank you for such a well done DIY.
Use either paper gasket or RTV, not both. Took me many years to understand about mating surfaces but that's a newbie move.
thanks! this helped me do it in < 2.5 hrs. well done!
I noticed "green" - old school coolant when the pump was removed. My understanding is the 'correct" coolant is factory Porsche coolant which is pink in color... Maybe the wrong coolant helped finish the old pump off....
Great video man. Very informative. Great for DIY 996 owners.
Thanks a lot for your video. I did this job on a 997 an your post was very helpfully!👍5 of 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I had approximately 107,000 miles on the car when the original water pump went bad, but that's exceptionally long life. I'm hearing the norm is about 75k. I replaced mine with a rebuilt unit from NAPA, but unfortunately that unit only lasted 6 months. I replaced it again under warranty, but I suggest sourcing one from ebay seller deutschepartsusa with a metal impeller. I hear they're good quality and cheaper.
Great video , Thanks for Sharing Your knowledge 👍🏻😎
How much is this service ? At an independent small shop?
Mine just quoted me about $1100.00
Great job
Getting ready to start this project but for some reason on my car the bolts are t30 not 10mm nuts. Any idea why that would be the case?
Thanks for this. I have a 2001 996 with 83K. No problems with the water pump yet, but had to replace the expansion tank at 70k. I assume you hear it when the pump starts to go?
Thank you great wee video.
@MetalTeamster It was making a strange noise. The siezed bearings in the pump made it sound like a loud diesel engine or something.
Awesome video bro
@MetalTeamster Water pumps have sealed bearings. The coolant never comes in contact with anything but the spinning impeller. You could pump any kind of fluid with them, and it would have no affect on how long the bearings last. Personally, I think the generic "mixes with anything - works in all cooling systems" coolant is just as good as the more expensive Porsche coolant, but use what you feel comfortable with in your car.
Great video -very useful indeed
I just bought a 03 Boxster S with 60 K Miles and after driving it for just 500 Miles, it over heated and when I opened the trunk, the dreaded 'Mochachino' was oozing out of the radiator cap. The Heatexchanger was removed and turned out to be OK. The Cam shaft was replaced by the previous owner , as were the head Gaskets, 6 months ago.
Any idea where the problem might be?
I'm really bummed! I was in heaven for the few short days that I drove it
Thanks for posting this video, Fred. How long would you say it took you to complete the water pump repair?? And do you have a list of tools I should be using?? Thanks again!
Paper washer on pump for Turbo Engine??!! I wonder how long this will last.
Great video, but HOW did you get to that 10mm on the pump at the 5 o'clock position? It's like a conspiracy...Anyone? I can't get anything on it.
use a regular 3/8 ratchet with a 1/4 adapter. this gives you just enough of an extension to clear the pump pulley and maintain a tight fit with the bolt head
the alterator's bearings are done.
On a 997 the driver side Header must be removed in order to gain clearance to remove the pump
Great job, thanks for the help
Thanks for this video thank you!!!!
Thanks for the video! Helped me a lot!
Easy compared to my Saab 93 alternator R&R. No room and very expensive part! But, I can switch out the turbo with ease. I have a 4 door sedan & a 2 door coupe.
I rebuilt the 5 speed gearbox (I drove it 80k with no 2nd or 4th gears) and gave it to my daughter, She needed it for a new job. I had to teach he how to drive a stick, She did very well, still plenty of clutch left! I drive my 2nd Saab hatchback with turbo.
Very god vid, my 996 has 78k, and it is making a strange noise at start up for 15-20sec , the check engine light goes on, then goes off about the time the noise goes away. No coolant leak so far. Was your 996 making that strange noise about the time the pump went out?
Hello. So I have the exact same car. A 1999 996 Carrera 4. It has done about 71,000 miles, and everything works pretty good, but I understand it's 16 years old now, and would require some replacements. Except for a newly developed hesitation on full throttle and shift down, I do not hear or see any issues developing, such as water pump noise, coolant leaking symptoms as you see. Should I just do a precautionary water pump change or wait for it to go bad? Could you guide me as to what else I might want to keep an eye on with the car?
Great instructions and video. One question. Which pump did you use. The make please. Also metal or composite impeller? Thanks in advance. You have helped me so much in the past with cleaning the rads etc videos. You are a great guy.
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Aviation gasket no. 3 sealant or Loctite 518 would had been better than silicone sealant.
I changed my idler pullies. Two of them are very easy, but the tensioner pulley is tricky, and you need a special wrench to get to the back of it. I would guess the other pullies wouldn't be too tricky either. Unfortunately, I don't have any videos for that. I no longer have the car, so my how-to Porsche repair videos have come to an end for now. Check over at Renntech.org. Lots of good help there.
Oh man, that really stinks. If the heat exchanger is good, then I don't know what it could be other than a bad head or a cracked/porous block. Good luck. Let me know what you find out.
I mean it keeps spinning too much time.
@MetalTeamster
Could be an IMS bearing getting to go bye bye, take it in!!!!
your cam is making strange noise too
Good video