tda1

Today I purchased a 928S4 from a family whos father passed and they were selling off 11 or so vehicles. All of these were lightly driven and had been collected over the years.
This car is in very good shape. No accidents, no dents. Everything seems to work accept the window motors.
The car started right up and idled smoothly. It needs a tune up and oil change but all in all I think it will be a great project car. I drove it down the road and it shifted smoothly and ran very quiet. its an Automatic..not a 5speed.
It had 1/4 inch of dust on it. Stored in a steel building with a Rolls and several other cars. I'm stoked.
Now to figure out what to do for preventative maintenance. Does anyone know where I can get a shop manual?

Joe F

The shop manual is 90 notebook volumes. I will sell you mine, be be warned, the shipping is a bear. Let me know if you are interested.

congrats on your new find.

Fogey1

Just to beat everybody to it:

Welcome

Read through this thread:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...questions.html

Do the timing belt.

Check for TBF (search "thrust bearing failure.")

Roger sells the manuals and other materials on CD. Jim Morehouse did a great job putting it all together. Much more than just the Manuals. Best $$$ you'll spend, after a Rennlist membership.
http://s287999742.e-shop.info/shop/a...aid%3DJM-CD%26

pcar928fan

Joe, I think you mean 9, not 90... My shop manuals are in 9 three ring binders. Can't imagine shipping will be more than $50.

I probably would NOT have started the car w/o first checking quite a few things considering the amount of time it had been sitting to collect 1/4" of dust, but to each his own and glad it started and ran. Good luck on your new adventure.

Give a thought to joining the formal 928 club... 928 Owners Club at www.928oc.org

Let us know how we can help. I am curious about the windows though as I have never personally had a window motor go out...other have I know...but I have not. Would not surprise me if it is a fuse or more likely a relay.

928Myles

Welcome.
The workshop manuals are available as part of the Morehouse CD's.

Preventative maintenance (where do I start)
1 - Timing belt unless you know the history of the existing one and it is only a few years old.
2 - Electrical grounds
3 - Fuel
4 - ALL fluids (oil / transmission / coolant / brake / PSD if it has one)....
5 - Tyres if old.
6 - Thrust bearing / flex plate etc.
...
...

Post the year of the car so others can point to specific things for theat model year.

Myles

LT Texan

Wash that dust off and let's see a picture!

Welcome.....

tda1

Thanks for all the feedback!
The car is a 1987 S4. it has just over 54K. The car had been driven a few months back..The dust was kicked up by alot of work being done in this big barn. Very dry in there which is a good thing I suppose.
MIght be a good idea to have CDs rather than a hard copy but I'll kick that around.

Ducman82

Hard copies are soooooo worth it. Unlike beig able to flip around if needed vs getting my computer all dirty.

Pictures!!!!!

tda1

Good point on the computer

tda1

JoeF can you PM me a price?

Fogey1

Another stack of links for you. Kinda like homework, I guess, but fun.

A lot of the ones below are found in the Buckeye Landsharks resources at the top of the pile.


http://www.928buckeyelandsharks.com/...-1/garage-tech

http://www.928buckeyelandsharks.com/...knowledge-base

http://www.928buckeyelandsharks.com/...wner-web-sites

http://www.928buckeyelandsharks.com/...rces-1/vendors

Wally Plumley Annual Electric Maintenance
http://members.rennlist.com/pirtle/zelec_cleaning.txt

http://members.rennlist.com/jerdmann/electrical.htm

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...ues-fixes.html

http://www.dwaynesgarage.norcal928.org/

http://members.rennlist.com/pirtle/svc.html

http://jenniskens.livedsl.nl/Technical/Technical.htm

http://928intl.com/repair.htm

http://members.rennlist.com/v1uhoh/index.htm

http://members.rennlist.com/pirtle/

http://www.nichols.nu/tips.htm

http://members.rennlist.com/sharkski..._Main_Home.htm

http://www.billsworkshop.com/P928S4/

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...al-online.html

http://members.rennlist.com/bigdave/index.html

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...ng-google.html

Landseer

The CD's, if you get the right set from the right place, have the full manuals, but also have a large amount of extremely valuable information not shown in the workshop manuals, plus, serve in many cases as practically written missing augmentation to the manuals.
The right CD's + hardcopy manuals are the way to go.

tda1

Fogey1...thanks for the homework. Everyone else..thank you very much for the advise. I've got alot of work to do

Joe F

Yes, 9, not 90. Phat phingers caused that problem. sorry. Regarding shipping, remember I am in the upper left corner so long ways to some places.


this.^^^^ It's the best way to go.

on the way

Again I agree, you can not have too much information. And even with all that, the knowledge that is here on this board will save you over and over again. As Fogey said...............WELCOME!

chrisjbell

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