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One of the issues that came up shortly after getting the 951 was that the discharge pipe on the wastegate cracked and separated from the wastegate. It was producing an obnoxious cavitating sound on boost. So I pulled the wastegate to reweld the pipe, and while I was at it, I shimmed it with two Lindsey Racing shims.
I was a little conservative with the welding the first time, so after a few weeks it separated again. Last weekend I removed the flange and pipe and welded the sh** out of it. So far it's holding well and staying quiet.
Another issue that cropped up was an intermittently clicking driver's side CV axle. So I pulled that axle and disassembled, cleaned and re-greased it. The axle, boots and bearings were all in good shape, just needed some fresh grease. No more noise, so at least there are some fixes on these cars that don't cost too much!
A little non-944 content here. I had to go up to Santa Fe yesterday, which takes a little under an hour on I-25. But I left work early, got the Boxster, and went the back way on highway N. 14. Since it goes past the Sandia Crest Road that goes up to the ski area, I took a detour on a great driving road.
You can see the Sandia Peak ski area in the background. Looks like they won't be open for while.
Then it was back on N. 14 toward Santa Fe. I stopped in the little town of Madrid (the locals pronounce it with the accent on the "a") for coffee. If you've ever seen the movie Wild Hogs, that where the final showdown takes place.
Up next was dealing with the badly torn shift boot.
When I had my 968, I put in a suede shift boot from JF Boots and a shift pattern insert from Rennbay. I loved the look and feel, and though the suede takes some abuse on the shifter, I went for it again on the 944.
Curious, where did you source this suede shift boot?
It's been a while since I've posted any updates, so here's a few of the little things I've been working on with the 951. In preparation for a chip upgrade (will be wither Vitesse or Lindsey), I purchased a Lindsey Racing gauge panel, a Bosch boost gauge, and a manual boost controller. Rummaging through my box of parts that came with the car, I found a new, in-the-box 3 bar FPR, which will be installed with new rubber fuel lines from Rennbay.
After getting the boost gauge installed, I confirmed that the car is not boosting to properly (around 7psi). So after going through some troubleshooting without any results, I decided to make a blockoff plate for the wastegate.
Not pretty, but it did the job:
So a test drive later, and the car was boostiing well, easily hitting 11psi. I didn't push it past that, but I felt like I could have. Even though I had shimmed the old wastegate, it was still failing. So, a new Tial 38 wastegate and adapters are on the way! Once that's in, I plan to do a cat delete and the chips and call that a decent stage I.
Grand theft, auto, is a felony, so you're (maybe) one step ahead of the sheriff.
However, since we're pals, I'll take it off your hands for $2,500 in small unmarked bills, and by the dark of the moon move it far, far away so you won't have to bust rocks in the county jail.
Grand theft, auto, is a felony, so you're (maybe) one step ahead of the sheriff.
However, since we're pals, I'll take it off your hands for $2,500 in small unmarked bills, and by the dark of the moon move it far, far away so you won't have to bust rocks in the county jail.
A few updates on my slow moving 951 project. In my seemingly eternal task of fixing the car's low boost issue, I have worked my way through a decent list of repairs and upgrades.
Tial 38mm. wastegate:
With upgraded spring:
3 bar fuel pressure regulator. Found it new in the box of parts from the PO:
New fuel lines from Rennbay:
In-cabin manual boost controller from Lindsey Racing:
It might be hard to tell in the photos, but there are several pieces installed from a Lindsey Racing silicon hose kit, including all new vacuum lines. I didn't do every piece of hose, but may when I do the water pump at the next belt interval. Actually I'm not that crazy about the fitment of the LR hoses, but I spent my money and there they are! Cheers!
Remember to check the valve in the waste gate. My TS car the valve was not sealing. A std valve grinder will true up the valve.
I also had collapsed down pipe limiting boost.
Remember to check the valve in the waste gate. My TS car the valve was not sealing. A std valve grinder will true up the valve.
I also had collapsed down pipe limiting boost.
Thanks for the suggestions. I didn't check the valve in the Tial, but hopefully it'll do it's job because it's new. I guess we'll see, because I don't feel like taking it back out at the moment! I had the crossover pipe scoped while it was disassembled and it checked out. The final prognosis was a weak turbo so I have my fingers crossed that it'll boost more than properly with all this work.
Check the cat pipe before reinstalling it. I know several people that have had similar issues that turned out to be a collapsed down pipe section of the cat.
12-09-2015, 03:01 PM
Sounds like this car found a good owner to extend her life a little!
