checkmate1996

HI, being new to the 944 world. I am looking for a good write-up for the TB/WP job. I've watched several youtube videos but sometimes a good writeup is helpful to have on the side. I had read Bruce had one his website but that's down now. So any help is appreciated!

Thanks!

walfreyydo

928 guys arent welcome here.... just kidding

Heres a writeup from Pelican. Even though its for a turbo, it should be the same as any other 8V engine with a manual tensioner. If you are lucky enough to have a late car with the auto tensioner its a bit easier (but still good to double check as these units are getting fairly old). Note Figure 7 and 8 in this guide are mismatched and should be switched
https://www.pelicanparts.com/techart...eplacement.htm

And if you havent found Clarks Garage yet, I highly recommend visiting and spending some time reading/exploring the shop manual section. Here is the timing belt writeup from there as well
https://clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/eng-06.htm

The flywheel lock is worth spending the $55 on, if you dont have one already. Besides locking the timing in place, its most useful to have in order to tighten the crank pulley. In terms of the belt tension, the expensive tool is suggested but not required, it really depends on each person's experience and comfort level. Besides the expensive tool, there is the "twist" method and the cheaper "kriket" tool (I have one and have used it), although its a little bit of a trick to figure out how to use it properly.

checkmate1996

Hahaha! Thank you for the input and links! Yeah I've been working on 928s for almost 25 years and looking forward to a change of scenery! 100% agree on the flywheel locks. Have them for the 928s. No Brainer. Much safer and more effective than all the "work around" methods. IMHO.

walfreyydo

With the amount of experience you have working on 928 engines, I think you will find the 944 engines (both the 8v and the 16v) to be very very similar to the 928 engines (16v and 32v) and share many of the same components and procedures due to the 944 engines being literally 1/2 of the 928 engines. If youve done timing belt services on those before, I imagine you will be right at home doing the 944 timing belt.

931guru

You can still find some of the arnnworx.com content via the wayback machine.

I took the liberty of copying the cooling system page and have attached it below.

checkmate1996

yep done a few!😜 after reviewing the videos and such - very similar. Just some nuances that I’ve seen so far and just want to make sure I know as much as possible up front. I just purchased most of key 944 specialized engine tools so I think I’m off to good start there.

walfreyydo

I havent done a water pump on my car (yet) but I think the biggest hurdle on those is the studs and making sure not to snap one when removing the nuts. Plenty of penetrating oil and patience, but even if you do snap one, there are many threads on this and hopefully removal of the stud is possible (if not recommended just to install new ones while you are in there).

Zirconocene

What year 944? Depending on the answer, this is my go to:


There is a lot of GREAT Porsche (and non-Porsche content on that channel), and Juergen is on RL.

For the 8V motors, the edredas channel has a lot of great content, as well:

https://www.youtube.com/@edredas

Cheers