A common failure point on the 987/997 is the water pump. The impellers eventually wear out and disintegrate. The good news it that the impellers are plastic and don't damage the engine if it goes but it could clog somewhere and cause cooling issues. The best way to avoid this is preventative maintenance and replacing it regularly. One of the previous owners of my Cayman replaced it at 25K miles but that was many years ago now (close to 10 years) so I figured it was time for me to do the same just for peace of mind. I went and got an FVD high performance water fuel pump with a plastic composite impeller. The kit included new gaskets and a lower temperature thermostat.
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FVD High Performance water pump with plastic impeller |
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FVD High Performance water pump with plastic impeller |
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Lower temp thermostat |
Lee at Hybrid Motors made quick work of this and obviously changed the coolant as well. The condition of my old pump was good. No chips or missing pieces from the impeller so that's always a good sign that everything is healthy.
Maintenance Update:
Mileage: 54,007 miles
- New FVD High Performance Water Pump
- Lower temp thermostat
- New belt
- New coolant