Brand New Owner!!

[lali]

took the plunge and I am now the happy owner of a 90' S2. []

I have only manged to do a couple of short trips in it today weather and kids being my main downfall! but i have noticed a couple of things... When Im blipping the throttle on down changes the rev counter seems to be bouncing back into place rather than flicking staright to the RPM.. looks a bit like the bathroom scales when you stand on them..

and it sounds a bit "chatty" when its cold...

Any ideas and should I star worrying now or later?

 

[John Sims]

took the plunge and I am now the happy owner of a 90' S2.

Welcome to the gang Lali.

Don't worry there are always things for you to fret over with a 944. I've had them for over four years now and I am still constantly worrying about something. []

 

[Diver944]

Welcome to the fold Lali []

Why are you blipping the throttle on downcanges? I must admit my feet are too small to heel and toe in the 944, the pedals are too far apart.

My advice would be to get the car fully inspected and serviced (if you haven't already) at a good independant and get a list of things that may need attention to bring the car up to spec. Then just prioritise and plan a schedule of maintenance over the coming years. The S2 warms up really quickly, and maybe some fresh oil will remove this 'chattiness'

Enjoy [8D]

 

[944Turbo]

Congratulations, hope it gives many miles of enjoyment.
Not an expert on s2's but if the chatiness sounds anything like a rattly chain it might be worth getting the cam chain tensioner checked (it connects the two cams together) soon.

My rev counter does slightly strange things as well sometimes ( a bit of lag in the 4500rpm area) I think it is probably a poor earth on the instrument pack.

Tony

 

[Guest]

Welcome to 944,

In all its varieties! Whether you have a fast one or "slow one" like mine, as you know they are vastly different from normal cars. SCZ is always giving me an odd noise, flicking speedo, or erratic central locking etc. etc.

Best thing for peace of mind is to get a 110% service and checkout, replace belts, get potential majors sorted from day one. Little bits of 'odd' behaviour are part of the pleasure of Porsche. But do get some serious professional advice at the outset, including their list of things that they think need doing.

Welcome again, from a slower Porsche,

 

[chrisr]

Welcome to 944 ownership, good to hear you went for the flagship S2 model [] and may you enjoy many miles of Porsche ownership, dam good fun around corners at speed.

 

[lali]

Thanks all for your help...

Im an old school IAM driver and double de-clutch all my changes so blipping is what i do.

The belts were changed last year Cam and Balance, would the tensioners not have been done at the same time? or is that down to how good the garage are? Also am I right in thinking that if I have the tensioers changed then I'll need new belts anyway?

alos I think the last owner might have skimped on the battery.. its physically the right size but Im not sure its the right power, any suggestions on a decent replacement or is a trip to my local OPC?

Lali

 

[Diver944]

The tensioner would not be done as a matter of course, only if the mechanic (or the owner) thought that it was worn out and unable to maintain proper tension. Do you think yours has a problem? If the tensioner does need replacing then most of the cost will be the labour to get in there. The belts are only about £30 each so whilst you are paying all that labour it would seem prudent to change the belts as well unless you are positive they are brand new and have very little wear.

Working from memory [] I think the original manual specifies an S2 should have an 63 amp hour battery, but some years later Porsche upped it to 68 amp hour. Motor stores will have charts that show the correct rating and size that fits, most people fit a good brand name (like Bosch) that has a 4 year warranty.

Are you concerned about the battery because your starter seems to turn slowly? All S2's have quite a slow starter, they turn about 2.5 times before the car starts, it is very worrying when you first get the car []

 

[944Turbo]

The belt tensioners should have been inspected with the belt. The tensioner I was refering to tensions the chain that takes the drive from one cam to the other. I believe it is not listed on the porsche maintenance schedule so it would depend on where it was serviced.
A faulty belt tensioner will give a whine the chain tensioner would more likely be a rattle.
Might be nothing to worry about, could be slightly noisy tappetts and an oil change will fix it (especially as it only happens when cold) but its probably worth inspecting as it could save money in the long wrong.
Tony

 

[Guest]

Alright Iali, sorry to hijack your thread but I'm another new s2 owner. Got mine on saturday and have managed to get in a fair few miles already. I've been blipping the downchanges and revs run fine but I have a million other electrical problems to sort (sunroof, central locking, seats, clock all stopped working etc, etc). I'm so happy with the handling, thought it would be big, heavy and sluggish coming from hot hatches but so far it has just been fun with silly levels of grip. Good luck with yours,

John

 

[Fen]

ORIGINAL: Diver944
Working from memory [] I think the original manual specifies an S2 should have an 63 amp hour battery, but some years later Porsche upped it to 68 amp hour. Motor stores will have charts that show the correct rating and size that fits, most people fit a good brand name (like Bosch) that has a 4 year warranty.

Are you concerned about the battery because your starter seems to turn slowly? All S2's have quite a slow starter, they turn about 2.5 times before the car starts, it is very worrying when you first get the car []

I have to disagree. With my new battery (some French brand name I forget [8|]) and my new starter my engine positively whizzes over. Well, hardly whizzes, but it's quick for an S2, just on the slightly lazy side of normal. Actually it could sound knackered to someone coming from a normal car...

On the tensioner thing, back in the day when all the constituent parts were within 30 miles of each other my current Turbo had a whine and my very first Turbo (now my mate's) has a very loud whine, both from the front of the engine. Both cars had no problem with tensioners or rollers when checked, although presumably that's where the noise comes from.

 

[Fen]

I forgot to say, congrats to both Lali and Woots.

 

[lali]

JaseB... I am indeed the one and same. After selling my 7 because I was being moved to brussells for work HM Gov decided that after 2 weeks I would be better placed in Northallerton! Now you know where your taxes go...!

So rather than splash out bigish money on a 7 I thought Id get a 944 just incase they change their minds again and I need to sell a car in the winter.

My car sounds positivly weak when turning over, and I did try one at a dealer and it fired up fine.

Fen.. What are doing to "CS" your 944? Its a route im pondering going down....

 

[Fen]

All the electrics out - windows, mirrors, tailgate release, rear wiper, headlight height adjusters. Front seats replaced my buckets and rear seats removed. PAS to be replaced with manual rack. I'd like to get rid of the sunroof, but a new roof skin is out of budget until the engine is back in the car and the bank balance has recovered.