Porsche 911 996 C4s. Le Mans road trip prep Part 11. Coolant leak fixed

Replacement of the front to rear coolant pipe. Rubber doughnut for the front propshaft replaced.

[@danielsteele1998]

Glad you solved it!! And it didn't involve having to replace a rad (the diagnosis from 2 x garages was almost right -ish, and wasn't something internal to engine, phew!). Hope you had a great time at Le Mans, looking forward to the videos!!

[@vintagesteelgarage]

Yes pleased it wasn't a cylinder liner. That would have been expensive. Le man's was great and 911 performed well.

[@arnietwo11]

Great work, keep it going, i saw Val Rossi won something at Le Mans last week ?? But what r u going to ??

[@vintagesteelgarage]

It's was last week 24 hr le man's. Just behind in video editing haha

[@aboyandhisdog]

Quick question...if you leave the reservoir bleeder open (in the up position) and drive the car, does water come out of it? I had read a while back that you can just open it and drive the car and it will "self bleed" . Then you just stop and top up the coolant and you're good-to-go. Does this work or are you just asking for a mess in the engine compartment? Thanks, -Tom.

[@vintagesteelgarage]

Tom. Absolutely correct. You can drive around for a few days or as long as it takes to bleed, no water will come out. Just drive as normal. Keep a check on it and carry some water to top up when cold. Once you stop topping up pop it back down. It can take a few cycles of hot and cold to bleed.