martylemoo

Hi,
I have read with interest that a few of you have immobilised your car by putting a console switch in that is connected to the DME. I have a 1986 944 turbo and would really like to do this can anyone give me more details of how best to go about this and which wire i should be splicing into.
Many thanks
Martyn

SoCal Driver

The most common disabling is to ground the coil wire. Another is to cut the power to the DME relay. As the later model 944's have a readily accessable fuse/relay panel I would opt for a toggle under the dash that cuts the power to the DME relay. I have a fuse/relay block from a later model but would have to figure out which wire to cut and splice into.

Maybe someone that has done this will jump in here. Mean while I'll put in on the list of things that need to be figured out.

Charlotte944

Look in the passenger foot well where the DME and KLR live. You should find a plug with two jumper wires. The connector is for the factory alarm, and the jumper plug is used for cars that do not have an alarm installed. If you remove the jumper plug the car will not start.

As an alternative you can get an alarm module, key switch, alarm horn, and maybe a hood switch via eBay and retrofit a "factory" alarm system. I did this to my '87 and it works like a charm.

HINT: If you retrofit the alarm system, keep the jumper plug. If the alarm module fails you can install the jumper plug to get the engine running.