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MikeDanger · Joined: 21 Nov 2002 Posts: 774 Location: Denver

the short 3" long hose that connects the WP to the Thermostat housing is weeping on my car.... can only find it as a Porsche OE part, $40!!!!! for a 3" long hose, COME ON!!

does anyone know the diameter? also BTW, how difficult is it to replace?

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BTRacing · Joined: 31 May 2014 Posts: 435 Location: Stuart,FL

$40 is way cheaper then rebuilding overheated engine.
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MikeDanger · Joined: 21 Nov 2002 Posts: 774 Location: Denver

can I just sub with an off the shelf section of hose?
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BTRacing · Joined: 31 May 2014 Posts: 435 Location: Stuart,FL

Sure you can use generic one.
I would ask myself few questions.

How much cheaper is it going to be?
How much time are you going to waste making it fit ?
Is it going to fit as factory,molded one?
Are you sure that it is not going to leak?

All those questions for $40 ?
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MikeDanger · Joined: 21 Nov 2002 Posts: 774 Location: Denver

did you see the hose?
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MikeDanger · Joined: 21 Nov 2002 Posts: 774 Location: Denver

also, do I have to remove the Thermostat housing to replace the hose?
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

Yes 40 bucks for a hose is probably way more than its manufacturing price, but the hose is molded into a specific shape and it will guarantee another 40 years of driving without fear that it will burst.

Maybe a straight one could work(if made for the right temp and reinforced like the oem one) but the oem ones are bent to clear some stuff around there...so maybe a straight one will work for a while and then burst open due to something rubbing against it?
Like your Walmart carpet idea...its something new that may work for a short period of time...but not quite the right thing and in the end it adds to a botched up car that will feel and maybe even be unreliable and certainly not desirable in case of resale.

Then again..its 40 bucks man...you're driving a Porsche..still a hose but with a generic part replacement you're driving less of a Porsche...you're driving a low cost repaired thing that may or may not work as intended.

Then its the support the spare parts industry aspect...if we keep botching up our cars with random stuff and not buying original parts for them...we should not be surprised that many parts are not produced anymore.
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Benino · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:53 pm Post subject:

The last time I replaced mine I did it without removing the thermostat housing. Sprayed he inside with armorall and slid it down onto the water pump and then back up onto the thermostat housing. I remember it being a bit of a struggle and the new hose was nice and playable. It would probably be more difficult with a piece of bulk hose.
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Carrera RSR · Joined: 08 Jan 2010 Posts: 2312 Location: Somerset, UK

Buy cheap.Buy twice. Fix it, don't bodge it!
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924RACR · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:38 pm Post subject:

I expect that a straight replacement will kink and not flow properly.
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Raize · Joined: 18 Sep 2013 Posts: 447 Location: Scotland

Maaaaaaaybe a 45 degree silicone hose? Ideally unreinforced for more flexibility.

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MikeDanger · Joined: 21 Nov 2002 Posts: 774 Location: Denver

We'll see, anyone got Diameters?
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Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

When I bought my dash and seat covers Werk924 had these I believe. Price was about 14 Euro....shipping might kill it though.

Wouldn't ever go cheap on stuff like this Mike, good straight heads are hard to come by. Ask me how I know...
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