Just bought a 85 944, saw it on a Ford lot someone traded it in on a new pickup? Looked like ****! 3 years of dust, interior covered in dust, didn't run right.

Couldn't help myself, it was calling to me.

Anyway, cleaned it up on the weekend and wow! perfect short of a few stone chips. Interior is perfect less a small crack in the dash. Paint needs to be cut to bring back the depth of the Guard Red but man am I impressed with the condition of this car. 73,000 kms and I believe it.

Have made no attempt to start it since I got it home. Drained the gas last night, pulled the plugs, checked oil, coolant, air filter, ignition. I'm going to do a Compression test tonight.

Very impressed with the support for this vehicle, looks like I can buy anything I like for the online parts houses.

One thing I can find is good specs for the car.

ANYONE KNOW IF THIS THING HAS NIKASIL OR STEEL CYLINDERS???

 

Welcome to Rennlist! Good luck with the new car. The cylinder material is known as Alusil -- i.e., aluminum with a blend of silicon. They require a special honing process and compatible pistons/rings.

 

You can't tease us like this. We must have pictures.

Congrats and welcome to the addiction.

 

Yep I'll snap a picture or two.

OK so all 944's have Alusil linears?

Any problems with this? Do they have a known life expectancy?

Where is the best place to buy parts online?

Thanks

Douglas (Cochezz)

 

No particular problems with the Alusil bores -- they've been known to last a long time in a properly maintained motor -- plenty of 150K+ motors out that have never been opened. They do require special equipment to hone, however, and there are limited replacement pistons available that are compatible. First thing to do is to replace the timing belt. If it breaks, the motor will be damaged, so that's always first on the list of repairs for a car that's been sitting. I wouldn't even crank the starter motor before changing the belt... Also, check for fuel leaks early and often under the hood, where the fuel lines come into the bay and all the way to the injectors. Usually, you can small the gas if you have a leak, but worth a close look.

Many online parts sellers, including:

www.pelicanparts.com
www.944online.com
www.paragon-products.com

FYI, you may also want to post in the main 944 board, since it gets much more traffic than these model specific boards.

 

Sorry for the quallity of the pictures

How is Rennbay for parts?

Any relation to this site?

 

Nice looking car. Congrats, and welcome. Good luck with bringing it up to speed...and don't forget to update on your progress with it.

 

Throw on some new stone guards and your in biz.

 

Anyone use the racing timing belt from Rennbay before?

Say's its three times stronger than stock, I would take that to mean it would never break.

Thoughts?

Douglas

 

Removing the stone guards might be quite a process. On my 83 they came off easy but with my red 87 they were very tough. What worked best for me was PB blaster lubricant, plastic scrapers and about 8 hours of tedious work. Only about 2 hours of actually scraping but you need to keep it wet and let is soak between the scraping.