Otto Mechanic

I looked at the back of the "trunk" next to the spare tire, didn't find any tools but a original Porsche 12V compressor and a jack. I figured the hook would be the same place they put it in the 928 but it isn't.

Where's it supposed to be? If I need to I can use the one off the 928 but if it's in there somewhere it would be nice to know.

Thanks,

jhowell371

It's stowed in the missing tool roll with the factory tools.

V2Rocket

yes the later 928 one will work on the 944 but it's 2-3 inches longer.
i keep my 944 hook in the center armrest

Otto Mechanic

So it should be in the spare wheel well then? I suspected as much.

Otto Mechanic

I just need it to pull the car back onto the lift. I took it off to wash it and take some insurance pictures and the starter motor quit on me.

It's like they know or something...

MAGK944

They do know., but it's a good opportunity to upgrade to the high-torque starter.

Otto Mechanic

So what's a good make? The motor on it looks brand new, but installed by the PO, then reinstalled by me. No docs on it of course. I'll bench test it before I replace it, but I can hear the solinoid fire so I'm pretty sure it's the motor.

Otto Mechanic

On that note, I'll leave you with this. I just spent about four hours winching my car back onto the lift with a come-along...

Turbodan

why didn't you just bump start it?

MAGK944

I upgraded to these in both my cars, very happy with them. High-torque starter.

Otto Mechanic

Too much risk and I already had it 5 feet from the lift. It died while I was trying to get it on the lift so it was lined up just fine and I'd have had to turn it around somehow to get it pointed downhill.

I'm way up in the middle of nowhere. It was just me and my dog, so you'll have to trust me that winching it onto the lift was the easiest thing to do...

Refer to the photo?

Otto Mechanic

Thanks Mike. I'll very certainly check these out completely. I also happen to own a 928 so I'll keep them in mind if I have a starter failure there too, but I also have a spare for that car.

How long have you been running these parts?

Regards,

Jfrahm

Stock starters have served me well for many years, I'm not sure if there is much to be gained there. Maybe in a big high-compression race engine some more oomph would be needed. They should be easy to rebuild as well.

Arominus

Some punk stole the hook out of the s2's tool roll at some point in its life. Time to source a replacement.

Otto Mechanic

Errr.. there's no tool roll at all.

The weird part is they left the original Porsche compressor. I think I'll put it in my 928