How to change the coolant in a Porsche Boxster.
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Hi R&R. Great video thank you… I am going to attempt this myself and was wondering where you bought your coolant from please? I am based in UK. Thanks.
Clarification on Porsche coolant; it is sold by the gallon and needs to be mixed with deionized water usually in 1:1 ratio unless you live in hot climate like desert.
So Porsche coolant isn't really that expensive as you only need to buy 1/2 required but you will also have to buy water and mix it.
Drainage with the plug is great, but once you get to pulling hoses off it’s a mess and just worth having a mechanic do it….
The background music is mind numbing
I think I have air in the system, I replaced water pump and thermostat as well. But now my car is getting hot. Got it up to 96 degrees celsius and fans wouldn’t come on. I’m so frustrated with it. Any help would be great.
why do you have to remove fuse B1?
i put some blue liqiud to the rim.. is that bad and why? and what should i do?
Thank you for the video. I got 2001 boxster And is overheating. I replace the water pump. Thermostat. And bleeding process but still overheating. Fans. Works. At low and hi. Speed What else do you think can be thank you
I noticed when you removed fuse b1, your cluster stayed on. When I removed fuse b1 my cluster stayed off when starting the car. I cant seem to get my car properly bled
Hello! Great video! Can you tell me if this is the same procedure when you change the transmission oil cooler in a 987 ? I already changed the transmission oil cooler but I thing the system was not properly cleaned.
Thank you!
Great videos and well explained. Can’t believe you’ve sold your Boxster. Love your videos and I watched them several times. Cheers
Cracking job Neil, i'm a few years behind this Porsche game, but have a 987 now….
just one question, at the dealership they told me to use only purple cap coolant, is that correct?
…….lovely nuclear pink…….HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…..classic….noce video, as always, thanks for your time.
I just bought a little 986 and i want to undertake this task. I am looking to buy the washer needed for the drain plug to ensure i have new one however I cant seem to find the correct washer specifications. Can you help on this?
Bleeding these is such a pain in the ass. Stupidly engineered cooling system. I can bleed my Audi in no time at all. The Porsche is more like a whole day of running, cooling, bleeding, filling, repeat.
Very well edited, great voice, and very great video to help out fellow Porsche owners or curious mechanics! Thanks for the great video!
Thanks for this – was great to meet you yesterday at the Abingdon track event. After putting my boxster round that track a few times, temperature was getting up towards the 100 mark, so thinking it might be worth giving this one a go over the weekend, especially since mine appears to have been doing less than 1000 miles per year from 2003-2017 (crazy right ? total mileage was 35K when I bought it, on a 2001 model)
When you've tracked your boxster, what were the sort of temperatures you'd see when things were within expected ranges ? I've really got no frame of reference for this stuff, yesterday was my first track day.
Thanks again for so many great videos.
great video! I will change the coolant on my boxster soon. Do you know where I can buy the drain plug and the tool to remove it? I could not find it neither in eBay not in Amazon. Cheers!
Hi R&R, can you remember what mix you used with that coolant, was it 1/1, 2/1 etc ? I'm looking at the same stuff and wondering what ratio mix to use for 18 litres ! Cheers.
Hi where are you based
Hi, Don't you need a special coolant vacuum filler? I've been told by the dealership, otherwise that the radiator hoses will collapse???? Thanks in advance
Neil, good job on another successful video! Helps perform my own maintenance with confidence.
Another well done video. Thanks!
Great stuff Neil! Wish you weren't selling her, but hopefully it'll be something with a Porsche crest on it again.
Thank you for the video! I was wondering if removing those hoses is really necessary if we do a flush with distill water? IMO the coolant will be diluted anyways. BTW sad to see you're selling your Boxster 🙁