silverbullet

I bought my car not knowing that it had sat for about two years in garage. As soon as I started driving it I had problems.
I replaced: all front seals, waterpump, timing belt, all oil lines, factory exhaust headers, and a bunch more stuff. Worked out to about $7000.

Now, if you do get the car, I would get it running or tow it to a Porsche mechanic, even an Official Service Center. Have them do a PPI and give you a list of all the things that require immediate attention. It will cost about $300-400 but could save you thousands. Since it's free or even just a few grand you have alot more money/room to play with then most people.

Personally, since the guy is now talking about selling it to you, I would find another car. You will spend about $6000 to $10,000 getting her right. If you save up and watch for deals on Rennlist, you could get a near perfect 951 with all the bugs worked out for the same money and be a much happier man.

Welcome to Rennlist!

theiceman

Personally I found the 944 compared to my 3.0l 911 a money pit. I would forget about the 944 and seriously look at a 911sc or carrera. They are simple . easy to work on and a blast to drive.

Good luck.

teamking

Update: I just got the keys/title to the car, as a gift. I'm going to tow the car into my driveway just as soon as I can replace the clutch master cylinder on my truck.

Let the fun begin!

MichelleJD

Mike C.

Great! It sounded like it was going to end up sitting a lot longer while (if) his relative ever came to collect it. I would not try to start it with the current timing belt - just take the head off and hit the valves with a hammer instead... First, pull the timing belt covers off and take a good look at the belts, pull the spark plugs, put the appropriate sized socket on the crankshaft pulley bolt and try to turn the engine by hand (trans out of gear). With no plugs in it should be pretty easy to turn. Watch the T-belt as you turn slowly - does it look like it's cracking and about to come apart? Hopefully you can turn it far enough to line up the timing marks. You will now be ready to install a new T-belt. Either you will have to invest in timing belt change tools (suggest Arnworx) or borrow them from someone. A timing belt only cost $15 - $40 (depending on brand & source) so it is probably worth spending to avoid bending valves (I have a hunch that may be why it was parked anyway). It would be a good thing to have someone help you who has done a timing belt before too. Good luck!

Mike C.

One more thing, Haynes prints a decent, get you acquainted-manual for the 944. It has nothing turbo specific in there but it's a good place to start in familiarizing yourself with 944 engine, brakes, suspension, clutch. It has a good explanation of doing the timing belt (but assumes you don't have the tensioner tool). For $20 it's worth it.

teamking

Thanks! I'll order one today.

teamking

I should mention: the car is an 86 Turbo, not an 87, as I originally posted.

I love porsche

any pictures yet? this project sounds fun

Stephenwz968

Sounds like a really fun project!

Darwantae951

We want pictures! You'll quickly find that rennlist members are picture ******! You stated it was gold over red? That's an interesting combo that I haven't seen yet. I'd love to see a pic of it!

-Darwin

teamking

Yeah, I was going to take some this weekend, but we had some snow that hid everything. I'll document the move from his driveway to mine.

Shark_gts

We recently did up two cars that sat.

Aside from everything else expect fuel issues. Stuck, leaking or block injectors, corrosion in the fuel system and tons of varnish. It can be nasty. Also the brakes corrode internally because the water in the fluid will just sit there and attack.

If the coolant was way over the age spec when she stopped running, then water pump corrosion, cooling system and engine damage (head gaskets) may also result.

These guys are right - the car is potentially a ton of work and should be very low $$ as a result.

teamking

What did you have to do to fix the problems?

teamking

OK, trying to add some pictures...