how flush the cooland system?

[911ballin]

Hi , I want to flush the cooland out of my boxster s 02 , because i really don't know how old is or what is in there !
I like to get some instruction the easy way to drain it ! and second if is require to use porsche original cooland or can use something else like prestone ? when i check for porsche cooland i found this ist this thing the rightstuff? i guess how to be mix 50/50 one gal will be enough for boxster s??

[Paul Stewart]

Porsche says the coolant is lifetime. Wait until you need a water pump or a new hose.

[911ballin]

i guess i screw it i look my coolant tank was reading in middle so i putone small glass pure water and one littlw glass of green coland not sili , prestone ! my tank read perfect now i start car ant let it run for 8 minutes , so i guess the best will be to get originaporsche boxster cooland mix 50 water with a hose drain the tanks of cooland to almos empty and re fill it with porsche original stuff!!what probalbly was there since ! that i need worry?

[Paul Stewart]

The system has about 5 to 6 gallons of coolant in it depending on which car you have.

[Wayne 962]

In about a month, I will have a tech article up on how to do a full coolant flush. I recommend the Porsche coolant.

-Wayne

[aldredheron]

There are a number of ways to do it at home depending on how anal you are. The quick easy way is to get a flush and fill kit, which is pretty much just a tee you cut into a heater hose. Attach a garden hose to the tee, open radiator drain, turn on the faucet, start engine, let it run till the water runs clear. Turn off engine, turn off and disconnect hose, drain water from radiator, fill with coolant to acheive the proper mix for your area and cap the tee. You'll need a hydrometer to check the mix. A $2 one will do. That way assumes you're not paranoid about using tap water instead of distilled in your cooling system. Neither too strong or too weak a concentrate of antifreeze is a good thing. So spring for the hydrometer.
Another way is to drain the radiator, refill with water, run engine for a while, drain again, repeat 3 times or untill what you're draining out is clear.

[JMatta]

Porsche says the coolant is lifetime.

...or five years; whichever comes first. I changed out the original coolant in my '02 S last spring when installing the LN low temp t-stat...refilled with OEM Porsche stuff. I wasn't about to chince on something so important and only changed every five years. Pelican was very kind to ship me my new coolant, which I added to distilled water for the proper mix.

[911ballin]

can someoen post original part for cooland for boxster in pelican parts?? so i can order !

[Wayne 962]

Here's a link:

Pelican Parts - Product Information: 000-043-301-05-M100 Porsche Coolant %2F Antifreeze - 1 Gallon (3.79 L)

-Wayne