martin944

My 87 944s intermittently has cold start problems. The engine will turn over, sputter then will die. I wait about 10 seconds before retrying, she will sputter for a second or two, then idle normal. I read from another post about a fuel pump fuse being corroded would this apply to my car , or could it be the dme relay( where is the relay?) any other thoughts? Sorry for the questions, I'm a newb 944 owner.

Thanks in advance.

jgporsche

answer - car is broke, can't be fixed. you can sell it to me.

martin944

Thanks man, everyone's a comedian these days. These cars can get temperemental, but they sure are fun to drive. Check out the car.

https://rennlist.com/forums/924-931-944-951-968-forum/291433-just-picked-up-my-87-944s.html

jim944s2

I'd change the DME relay and see that helps. In my experience they eventually fail, so if not now, it will fail later. The last one I bougth was about $25 from the dealer ($50 from another dealer), and I think the newer ones are a 993 part #, which may be more durable(?). It should be easy to find in the fuse/relay box from looking at the diagram that should be under the cover.

jgporsche

i have a couple dme relays laying around. i can give one to you for the price of shipping or you can drive down and come get it. germantown isn't too far away from hampton roads, va. let me know.

martin944

jgporsche, thanks man. I can't drive out there anytime soon because of work. If it's not too much trouble to mail it, I'll pay you postage. send me a PM.