Bc4life

OK.. my car has been out of commission for arouuuuund 2 months and havent really found anything yet.. i need a new DME control unit aka a new computer for my car.. its a 1988 porsche 944 turbo... part number 951 618 121 08

IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME PLEAASE i beg of you.. any kind of links to anything you guys know about.. i contacted lart and he couldnt help me.. i really appreciate this

75ohm

We'll all ask where you are located to approximate if anyone can help you locally or not...

Bc4life

for the time being im located in Hamden, Connecticut.. but my permanent residence is in new jersey

75ohm

So what's the deal with the car?

Bc4life

ah man... every time it rained my car would sputter a little when it would first start and took a little while till i got back to normal... then the last time it really ran it rained and it was sputtering but this time it kept getting worse.. unitll the car wouldnt rev up past 2000 rpm... i limped it to the nearest parking lot and had it towed to my mechanic.. he let me know that i need a new computer (DME unit) but he said good luck trying to find one.. so i checked ebay and tried using this one company and they ended up holding on to my money for 3 weeks untill they finally came to the conclusion they didnt have the part i needed.. so now my car was just baking in the heat in my mechanics yard.. you guys gotta help me find a part so i can get her runnin again

75ohm

Oh man.

Look... if it rains do you know if water is leaking down to the DME? As in, is there a hole below the battery that water is leaking down the top of the DME?

Are you mechanically inclined? If you put a new DME in and the rainwater is leaking in the cabin from a hole in the battery tray, well... you are wasting your money because you haven't fixed the problem.

Is there anyone local that can help you identify this? Do you know what your are looking for?

Peel back the carpet on the passenger's side floorboard, remove the four screws holding the piece of wood in place and remove wood, dump water around battery, check for leaks coming into the area of the black box (DME)...

Good luck and let us know.

Also, if your mechanic said replace the DME because it rains, well... are you tied to this person?

Bc4life

forgot to add that the computer had been short circuited because a drain hole was plugged up near the dme unit.. the water filled up and over flowed into the computer area

75ohm

Oh now you tell me...

Bc4life

lol yeah woops.. he said he tried everything he could to dry it out and clean all the dirt off.. no dice.. hes a good dude tho

75ohm

Wonder if you can hit it will CRC electronics cleaner yourself?

jpk

You might try some of the dismantlers that specialze in p-cars; 944ecology.com, dcautomotive.com, automobileatlanta.com just to name a few.

George B at 944 ecology is an upstanding guy; he won't steer you wrong. I can't say about the others as I've never dealt with them.

davepnola

I have one 250.00 shipped ..... Thanks

Bc4life

thanks jpk for those links bro.. dcautomotive was the one that gave me a hard time... but the others look promising

Dave.. i might have to take you up on that 250 offer..

Luis de Prat

That's a steal, believe me.

If it's any consolation, I just went through this and had to pay a French dismantler over US$600 to replace the rare DME control unit in my 951 which was extremely hard to find (part number 951.618.121.10).

So, consider yourself lucky!