Wisconsin Joe

That's what the chart for my 85 Euro shows too.

And for the OP, if you aren't quite sure what spots are what (they are actually printed in the CE Panel itself), then they are the 8th, 10th &12th spots in the upper row of relays, counting the empty space on the left as "1".

Hilton

I thought it was an 86? Or is it an '85?

Do you have Europe-wide breakdown cover on your insurance?

In addition to the spare type-53 relays mentioned above, I'd add a cable tie so you can tie the heater valve in the closed position (its easy to access - just under the airbox, which is removed with a 10mm spanner), and stop the likely constant flow of hot air.

Also take a short jumper lead with a couple of spade terminals attached, so you can jumper the fuel pump relay and check for leaks with the engine off (do this before driving the car anywhere). Once its verified as not leaking, I'd add injector cleaner in correct amounts for each tank of fuel on the way home.

Presumably the car runs okay now? (in which case MAF and LH should be fine to get you home)

How old are the tyres? Take a puncture repair kit with you (one of the plug-type ones). I'd avoid using the inflatable spare.

The only parts I'd be concerned might cause breakdown are the Crank Position Sensor, and the Fuel Pump - but given the low miles on the car, I'd personally probably just gamble on them getting me home

Last, take a backup plan with you just in case the car does break down.. know how you'll deal with getting the car transported in a non-running state back to your house from anywhere along your route.

Enjoy the drive!

Andy Kay

I bought mine in Seatle, WA and drove it to Dallas, TX without a hitch. I was given a fuse and tester and 3 years later they're still in the car.

My recomendation: credit card, phone, AAA and a laptop to document the event and contact a Rennlister if you get into trouble.

Enjoy the drive!

dr bob

So only once in a very great while do we hear of folks broken down or stranded out on the road in their 928. Maybe there are more that we just don't hear about. Radiators get shipped to hotels when the 30-year-old original one decides to fail. Late-night rescue run with a spare LH happened. In the last few days, stranded in Gallup, New Mexico, is about the most serious non-recoverable incident I've read in the last few years.

I guess for Christian, in a completle new/unfamiliar car, the worry list might be a little longer. I guess if I was seriously concerned, I'd have a back-up plan that included alternate transportation if the driving option went away.

In spite of our obsession, these are just cars. They can be flat-bedded using your AAA card (in the US) to a safe local storage facility and left there until it's convenient to recover the car properly.

christiandk

Thanks again for great advice guys - checked the vin - the car is actually an 85 MY registered late in 85, so the seller probably thought it to be an 86. A bit disappionted since the 86 has the "better" brakes. I personally never liked the alu brembo calipers, though - never could get them to stop squeeling in my old 944 S2s.

Flint Ironstag

depami and I are of a like mind. Post pics!

Wisconsin Joe

^This. Big time.

I bought mine in Minneapolis MN and drove it home 300 miles to Green Bay WI (more or less). Fairly cursory PPI and test drive. Mainly went on the PO's word on it's reliability. And the fact that I had my mechanic following me. And the fact that I had a credit card and the locations of U-haul places on the way home.

The first 50 miles or so were pretty stressful. After a stop for a bite to eat, the car fired right up and all that stress melted away. Something in the way it fired up (and the way it sounded when it did, you know what I mean) "told me" that I'd picked a good car.

scottpeterd

Last fall I picked up a neglected 1979 in Vancouver.

Put it in a shop on the Olympic Peninsula for two weeks. Timing belt, water pump, general check-over. Found a bad clutch slave line and cross-joint on the driver's half shaft.

Picked it up from the shop, drove it a couple of miles with the mechanic, and was happy. Stop at PepBoys for a tool kit, including fix-a-flat and a compressor. The car didn't have a spare. I'm pretty competent mechanically, having (and still do) lived in Africa for 24 years and having to survive breakdowns on safaris (like driving my 1986 Subaru across Somalia), and living on a sailboat in uncharted Lake Victoria.

I then drove 7,000 miles. From Seattle to Mexico, a week in Mexico, run back up through the Southwest, up to the high plains in Colorado, up to the Dakotas, then wandering back to Baltimore MD. Most of my driving was at night, as that's when I'm at my best.

I had the headlight relay go out on me in Taos NM. One vacuum line split. Other than that, no problems. Didn't even crack open the new toolkit.

Had the time of my life on this trip. Would not have given it up for anything.

I would say to anyone just go for it. Life is too short...