I inspected the CV axles and noticed the grease was very sparse and almost hard to the touch. I decided to regrease them using a CV axle boot kit. The kit includes a boot, grease, and a snap ring. The axles were very dirty, so the first step was to
It took me a while, but I finally disassembled the engine. I plan on sending the block, head, and crankshaft to a machine shop. Hopefully it won't need any major repair. Bores honed, crankshaft polished, and cylinder head rebuilt. Parts Removed * Cam Tower * Head * Belts and Rollers * Oil
I pulled the transaxle with plans to reseal it. There is quite a bit of oil and sludge all around it. The mounts didn't look bad, but the rubber is about 40 years old at this point. I read on Rennlist a few posts where folks are adding
Now that the engine is out, it was time to do some cleaning. I enlisted the help of my daughter and together, along the help of a degreaser, a toothbrush, and a pressure washer, we got to work. Below are some before and after photos. Before After
Now that the engine was out of the car, it was time to load it up on the engine stand. Remove Clutch and Flywheel I was able to hold the pressure plate with my left hand and break the allen bolts with a breaker bar. The flywheel was a bit
The rear hatch carpet was disgusting. The dirt, grease, and who knows what else had soaked all the way through to the lining on the back. I decided to pull out the carpet and attempt to clean it. I used a steam carpet cleaner, a spray bottle of shampoo and
The engine has been sitting for the last 20 years in a barn and was not only very dirty, but at this point every gasket needed to be replaced. Since the transaxle had already been removed to replace gaskets and clean, I decided to remove the engine out of the
The early 944s have a steel fuel tank and that fuel turns to varnish and water after sitting for 20+ years. The inside of the tank looked awful so I decided to pull it, reseal it, and replace all the hoses. Here's the tank after pulling it. I
There is an excellent article about replacing the fuel lines for a Porsche 928 (link). The article goes into detail on how to replace the hose section and re-use the connectors. After reading about a dozen articles about the 944 and fires I decided to begin the journey to replace
Here's a before picture. We used Simple Green, Gunk engine cleaner, and a pressure washer. Here's my daughter helping clean. Turned out great!
The gearbox was dirty and leaking quite a bit of fluid. I decided to remove and reseal it. The steps are outlined very well on Clarks Garage and so I printed out a checklist and got to work. The first step is removing the shifter boot and the linkage bar
The parking brake needed to be adjusted as it no longer stopped the rear wheels from turning. The first step is to unbolt the brake from the bracket which is attached to the body of the car. This provides access to the adjustment screw. Adjusting the parking brake took a
I noticed that the fuel gauge never moved past the empty mark so I decided to pull and clean the fuel level sender. It has been sitting in old gasoline for 20 years so I figured it was due for a cleaning. Here is what it looked like when I
It is time to install a new windshield. On these earlier 944s there is a metal decorative trim that goes around the windshield. The later 944s are flush mounted. These trim pieces are held in by these metal clips that are severely rusted on my car. Here is a picture
Today I took removed the fuel rail and the fuel injectors so they can be sent off to be cleaned. The fuel rail was pretty straight forward to remove. The most difficult part was removing the electrical clips. I ended up just removing the metal clip and then sliding the
Started the process of cleaning and restoring the vinyl interior. I did some research and landed on 303 Protectant. Here is a before and after image of the interior of the door panel.