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I've been busy in the garage and travelling the country collecting parts for my engine refurbishment and detailing so I thought it would be a good idea to post a new thread called 'TOP TIPS'.
If you have a user friendly way of tackiling a sticky Porsche maintenance or a rebuild etc. problem post it here. My 1st 'Top Tip' concerns fitting expandable oil return tubes.
If you have an ageing SC (they don't get any younger) then a check of your oil return tubes will reveal that they have seen better days. If you are not mechanically minded give this, 'essential to the integrity of your engine work' to your mechanics of choice. If you can do this yourself I would recommend removing the heat exchangers at the very least as I personally can't imagine having the presence of mind to tackle this rolling around under the car with HEs still in situ.
First drain the oil from your engine, be prepared for some spillage though. To remove the old oil return tubes flatten them (they are very weak) in the middle with mole grips or pliers and then cut with tin snips. move the halfs apart and pull out the flattened oil tubes with the pliers or mole grips ('waggling' them is OK and helps removal). Clean the holes finishing off with Isopropyl alcohol. Fit the circlip and lube the oil return tube seals before fitting to the tubes. Push one end of the tube home in it's socket remembering to orientate it correctly.
Fix Jubile clips (18-32mm works well ) to both oil return tube sections, as pics, tighten gently until the clip just 'bites' then place a screwdriver between the clips and carefully push the tubes away from each other. As the tubes move apart you will need to keep untightening, repositioning and re-tightening one clip. Eventually the tube that needs to be pressed into it's locating socket will be fully home and the circlip can be put in position. Finally once more fit the Jubilee clips as the pictures and move the screw driver to push the tubes apart and fully locate the circlip. The first one takes a while but the subsequent ones get easier.
If you have a user friendly way of tackiling a sticky Porsche maintenance or a rebuild etc. problem post it here. My 1st 'Top Tip' concerns fitting expandable oil return tubes.
If you have an ageing SC (they don't get any younger) then a check of your oil return tubes will reveal that they have seen better days. If you are not mechanically minded give this, 'essential to the integrity of your engine work' to your mechanics of choice. If you can do this yourself I would recommend removing the heat exchangers at the very least as I personally can't imagine having the presence of mind to tackle this rolling around under the car with HEs still in situ.
First drain the oil from your engine, be prepared for some spillage though. To remove the old oil return tubes flatten them (they are very weak) in the middle with mole grips or pliers and then cut with tin snips. move the halfs apart and pull out the flattened oil tubes with the pliers or mole grips ('waggling' them is OK and helps removal). Clean the holes finishing off with Isopropyl alcohol. Fit the circlip and lube the oil return tube seals before fitting to the tubes. Push one end of the tube home in it's socket remembering to orientate it correctly.
Fix Jubile clips (18-32mm works well ) to both oil return tube sections, as pics, tighten gently until the clip just 'bites' then place a screwdriver between the clips and carefully push the tubes away from each other. As the tubes move apart you will need to keep untightening, repositioning and re-tightening one clip. Eventually the tube that needs to be pressed into it's locating socket will be fully home and the circlip can be put in position. Finally once more fit the Jubilee clips as the pictures and move the screw driver to push the tubes apart and fully locate the circlip. The first one takes a while but the subsequent ones get easier.
