tarmac terror

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Anyone know of any decent reference sites for 944 owners. Checked out the usual sources pistonheads, tyresmoke and ninefourfour. Can anyone point me towards anything else.

Want to do some things to the car myself - it would be useful to have access to online forums (preferably in the UK) and some maint tips as well as service schedules.

Anything you can offer would be appreciated.

TT

And no the scooby is not for sale!

Flingstam

Hi,

Try http://www.titanic.co.uk/944
They have an active mailing list

http://951forums.com/forums/
is based in the USA

I'm sure Davyboy can provide a few more

tarmac terror

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Cheers man - not been to the titanic site before, off for a browse!

TT

MarkCSC

http://www.connact.com/~kgross/FAQ/944faq.html

RB5320

http://www.clarks-garage.com/ is the best source of online info relating to 944s. Check out the garage shop manual section which gives good info on a wide range of repairs.
Also http://forums.rennlist.com/ is a very good USA-based forum.
a selection of others I have looked at are:
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town...s/asco96/944t/
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/forum...php?forumid=10
http://www.tech-session.com/kb/
The PCGB forum is also very good, although you have to register for that - http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/

Happy reading!

Steve

midget1500

any pics of the 944?

davyboy

....and what sort of 944 is it?

Good choice anyway

tarmac terror

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And there in lies the mystery.....

my research leads me to believe it is a 944 Lux. The V5 states nothing more helpful than Porche (yep - incorrectly spelt) and the engine size.

She is 1998 first registered in the uk in 1990, has the 2.5L 8V engine, the more up-to-date (relatively speaking) oval dash. The interrior is dark red with pinstripe upholstered seats and door cards.

Photo shoot this weekend hopefully as i have just fininshed cleaning her up.

I bought her from my next door neighbour as unfortunately he had a huge bike accident which currently prevents him from driving. He had her sorn'd for about 3 years, but there are only 38,000 miles on her and it is the original engine!!! He tells me she is a 944 Lux despite having a 944S badge on the back, although being new to the porsche scene I dont know if Lux just refers to additoinal equipment or interrior finishings? Any help appreciated.

There are some minor things that need sorted under the bonnet. The hoses are showing their age, she idles irratically when cold (idle stabilser possibly), she will need a new exhaust before long, and I'll service her just for good measure. Unfortunately the clutch master cylinder failed the other week in her, and while sat overnight in my garage leaked hydraulic fluid all over the immaculate carpet on the drivers side. Had that repaired and hired some good carpet and upholstery cleaning equipment and got her nicley cleaned up. You know how it is - no matter how clean it looks and smells there is always an embarrassing amount of crud that can be flushed and sucked out of the carpets and upholstery with these things.

The car is in great nick for her age, it is not fast in acceleration terms but hey whats the hurry, its beautifully balanced and handles superbly. It would be disrespectful to push a 17 year old motor, so lots of TLC and dry weekend runs I think! I have loved these cars ever since I was a child, they do not look dated at all in my opinion and the cockpit is just a delightful place to spend time, much as I love my scoob I could never say that about the cokpit! The man who owned toytown (a local toy shop) had several of them back in the day VRM TOY 1. While my brother always wanted into the toyshop to get at the toys I was happier in the car park and around the owners cars!

Anyhow, enough of my ranting about the car. Check back after the weekend to see the photos, and thanks to those who posted up URLs. Some fantastic stuff in there - the clarkes garage site will be in-valuable!

Regards all,
TT

MarkCSC

The 2.5 8v and the 2.7 8v are both refered to as 944 Lux. I "think" the Lux referers to nice things like power steering etc.

Anyway if yours is a 2.5 8v the engine will look like this

If it is a 2.5 16v 944S it will look like this

davyboy

Get out of here.

My 15 years old Turbo, only ever gets thrashed! Still going strong too

Dave

GCollier

I had a 944 Lux 2.7 from 1996 to 1998, sold it to my father who still has it. Overall build quality on these vehicles is excellent, and my father's 944 despite being 16 years old still looks in better nick than most vehicles on the road today!

Enjoy your car, they really are one of the all-time greats IMO, and a real bargain nowadays!

Gary.

GC8

1990 is a very late registration for a 2500cc car. The 2500cc engine was replaced completely by the 2700cc derivative two years before then, and the S2 had replaced that in 1990.

Simon

tarmac terror

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Thanks for the additional information - most useful, although the "16 Ventiler" on the wings and airbox should have given it away slightly!!! So looks like I have the 2.5 16V engine!

As promised here comes the pics.....

From the front



944S2 badge on the rear



The engine bay head on



The engine bay from the OS



The cockpit - the colour in this shot does not do it justice - it is a much nicer deeper red than this shows....



Check this out - genuine mileage too!!!!



Porsche alloys - the rear ones pictured



Rear skirt / apron or whatever you'd call it!



Two important clues!!!




Any comments welcome,

TT

davyboy

Cool!

A 944S with Turbo/S2 front and rear ends! Looks nice, the interior is sooo 80's Porsche, quality.

Dave

GC8

My first 'Oval' was red pinstripe; its quite rare to see a full trim though. If it hasnt already been done, get the tensioner for the second camshaft drive chain replaced immediately at a specialist (the engine drives a single camshafy by belt and drive is transferred to the second camshaft via a chain in between No.2 & No.3). A friend of mine, who used to deal in far more 944s than I did, once had seven (SEVEN FFS!) 944s's in which had eaten their cylinder heads; it was a massive achilles heel and Porsche didnt know anything about it. You couldnt buy the parts used either, although there were a lot of S bottom-ends for sale..... This is less of a problem with the S2 and the 68 even though they share a common design, because the engines are inherantly torquier so they tend to get revved a lot less. Because the S is a gutless bag of ****e, people tend to wring their necks, which amplifies the problem.


Simon

GC8

One further thing, check the rim size on the front wheels, it needs to be a 7J and not a 6J..... S2 wheels where difficult to find and quite expensive, even after 'Cup' style wheels ppeared; so people regularly used 911 C2/C4 wheels which were to the same 'Design 90' pattern, cheap and easily to find. The problem was that 911s ran a 6J front rim which isnt really safe on the 944.


Simon