[Bulldog9]

Originally Posted by Monkey Wrench

After flushing the rad, remember when you do start it, that the head or heater core circuit may be still full of air and that can cause it to overheat. There is probably a Clark's garage procedure to burp it.. Prestone makes those garden hose connectors for flushing , but then you have to slice open a water line to install them. maybe not such a bad idea.. you'll find other threads on solving that issue. Just dont hop in and go too far at first without making sure it's actually cooling.

others can correct me but I think there is an oil seal behind the cam belt and one for the balancer shaft. they are probably each worth 10 bucks and if you want to change them at a later date you'll probably be pulling off the belts tensioner etc all again.

If they have a number you can usually get them from a bearing supplier and you can bet Porsche doesn't make them anyway. If someone else has all that apart they might be able to send you a picture or perhaps have the seal number written down. waterpump is probably a bit more money.

likely if they fail it'll weep a bit of oil in under the covers, my fear is that any lost oil inside the belt area could go unnoticed and may degrade the rubber belt and a broken belt may cause an valve /piston crash. You might get the opinion from other S2 lovers with more experience, to see if my reasoning holds water, or not.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm debating doing all the front seals while it is a part.