Engine Cooling System Problems of Porsche 911 Turbo

My 911 Turbo suffered a coolant system failure, as has been well documented for this particular engine, the gt1 3. 6 liter in the 2001-2007 turbo, gt2 and gt3. I was driving on the highway when I noticed smoke coming from the rear of the car. Upon pulling to a stop the car had dumped most of its coolant. It was flat-bedded to the dealer and the steel coolant pipe had pulled out of the aluminum water socket/cross over tube on the driver's side of the engine. They drained the cooling system, replaced the water socket and associated seals and filled and bled the cooling system. The failure results from the use of epoxy to attach the coolant pipe to the socket instead of a hard-threaded design like Porsche uses on the race version of this engine. This failure will occur again in the future, as the repair uses the very same epoxy, at which time I am likely to be out of warranty and several thousand dollars.

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Porsche 911 Turbo 2005, catastrophic coolant loss/failure. Catastrophic coolant failure of a water connection to the engine. Failure of adhesive bond. Coolant sprayed on rear tires, and loss of traction.

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An epoxied coolant fitting for the engine cooling system failed while driving. This resulted in the sudden loss of most all the the engines coolant on the roadway. Permanent fix was to have auto repair shop weld the fitting in place.

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