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Just for a change, 2010 Porsche 987 Boxster with a coolant leak behind the nearside front wheel. Now, it's usually the radiators rotted out on the older 986 model, but Porsche have really broken the mould this time...

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There are a pair of transversely mounted aluminium coolant pipes that run just in front of the steering rack. Porsche have used radiator hoses with a mild steel Henn type connector pushed into the aluminium pipe. Differing metals lead to corrosion. Requires the front subframe to be dropped to replace the pipes. Not too big a job, but really this should never have happened. Rubbish quality parts.
 

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.... with a mild steel Henn type connector pushed .....

Just had to Google it ..... what's wrong with a Jubilee or spring clip ..... seems they've taken a leaf out of Merc's book & over complicated for the sake of it .... :D:D
 
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They use these types of connection because they are fast to assemble. It's literally click together at the factory when new. It takes less than a second to join those two parts. Robotic assembly too possibly.
 

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