what is this part?

[NewArt1]

Preparing my motor for the drop. All plastic parts are brittle in a 12 year old car. Snapped this puppy in half and I don"t know what it is/does. it"s in the middle of a coolant hose in the rear right of the engine compartment.. I think it"s the oil cooler coolant hose.

[NewArt1]

BTW, car is a 2001 3.2 tiptronic :help:

[zodman]

It "might" be 996.106.255.01 known as a flat connector. The qualifier is if the rubber hose section leads to the oil cooler.

If the link below works...It should take you to a graphic with the part. According to Pelican, it's a 2.00 part, but a special order so additional fees "might" apply.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/PartsLookup/search.cgi?command=show_page&Catalog_Name=986_USA_KATALOG&Illustration=104-00&Line_Item=33

Edited December 9, 2013 by zodman

[NewArt1]

Hmm...could be that. I thought it was a connector but when I tried to disconnect the connector it disintegrated! Seems a bit dumb to attach a fragile connector with two spring clips. Maybe I don't understand German engineering. :huh:

I'll follow the lines tomorrow to make sure I'm not misleading everyone.

Edited December 9, 2013 by NewArt1

[NewArt1]

Thanks Zodman. BTW, Paul, on the 986 forum concurs with your opinion. :)

[zodman]

Check the price with Sunset too. They may have a better ship rate from Porsche...though since you're in Canada there maybe a reasonable source local to you.

[NewArt1]

I'll just add this on to a long list of parts that I will order all together. Quite a few small unforeseeables made from brittle plastic :huh: as well as the normal stuff.

[NewArt1]

Okay, got it out and took a good look. It's a quick connector. There was a button on it which I was supposed to push (and not pull ) which broke. Then I broke the nipple on one end and the flange disintegrated. But it's just a $2 part.

Thanks for your help! :)

[zodman]

You bet....yeah my own quest to see if I had a $14.75 dollar leak or a $650+ leak quickly snowballed into a $3k "as long as I'm in there..." set of updates. But at least I should be good for another 100k miles.