Cooling system pressure tester

and intake manifold leak finder


This is a tester you can build yourself. It's much cheaper than the so-called "professional" from Hazet or Zeca.
I paid the equivalent of approx USD 50,- for the parts.
You see the coolant reservoir cap which is the only special part. Bought it from Hazet part nr. 4800-3.
You get the rest from your local compressed air specialist.

  
 

The gauge should be connected to your compressor. If you don't have one you use the adaptor which can be driven by a manual pump or the Porsche air compressor. The adaptor is the thing at the lower border of the pictures. Have a tire valve with you when you buy the parts to get the right size where it fits in.

Tips for use:
The standard 924S,944 cap opens at 1.5 bar pressure. My radiator rebuilder tests his units with only 1 bar pressure. I tested my cooling system even with 1,8 bar.
Make sure you open the yellow lever slowly and carefully when you have pressure behind that exceeds 1,5 bar!!! It's better to reduce the output pressure in a compressed-air system as low as
possible. IF YOU DON'T CARE YOU BLOW A HOLE IN YOUR COOLING SYSTEM!!!
With a manual pump you are not exposed to that risk.
Don't rip the tester away from your coolant reservoir when the system is under pressure. Release the little wheel to reduce the pressure to normal level before removing the tester from the reservoir.
 

intake manifold leak finder (modified)

This is a modified version of the leak finder as proposed by Porsche in the factory rep manual. Cut your fuel filter into two halfs. Instead of pressing in a rubber valve into the adaptor that sits on top of the filter I used
a steel car tire valve. To make it fit, I cut away a part of the adaptor.
The leak finder has to be connected to the big rubber hose that connects the intake manifold and the flapper box. The leak finder replaces the flapper box side. Porsche proposes to apply  0,5bar of pressure while spraying leak search spray all around the relevant connections.