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jvc300 jvc300 is offline
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Sarasota, Fl
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Clean Radiators DIY

Hey All,

I just cleaned my radiators last night and decided to post the process:

Sorry about the picture quality.

First, here's a link to remove the front bumper (not me) ..
Bumper Removal:
Porsche 996 986 bumper removal - YouTube

Heres a video of the process that gave m the idea to do this:
Radiator cleaning:
Cleaning a Porsche 996's radiators - YouTube

Here is the front bumper removed:


You need to remove the black air dams. There are five screws.


Here are the radiators. There are two on each side. There are two screws to remove and then you can separate the radiators. My car is low mileage, but 9 years old so I decided to clean it.


I took the car outside and washed both sides. There was everything from fuses to butterflies and cigarettes. After cleaning:


Then put it back together in reverse order! Total time was an 1.5 hours.
Old 02-23-2013, 07:41 AM
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