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Check for an air leak - when my emmisions test cap was split (at rear of engine -don't know if all models have it) my emmisions were high - didn't really understand why.
Also what colour are the plugs - maybe the mixture just needs slight adjustment.
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Nah, dealer for the headlight retainer thing.

I replaced my chip after the last MoT, so no test yet for me...
 
Got my headlight clips from Porschapart at £1.20. I remember from the thread they were 41p. My dilema is, my tax runs out at the end of the month, so need to get my MOT to get tax.[:mad:] (would get it regardles of course) The Mot guy alligned my headlights, JESUS CHRIST what a difference!
I'm taking my car to Chris Turner tomorrow in Willesden, North London. He reckons it could be the air flow sensor. I have an interesting thing going on with my rear brakes! He has a on car lathe for discs????
Anyway, it's a bit late to ask if anyone has used him, but I might drop into the conversation how people get recommended on this here forum for good work (or not!)
Keep you posted. I'm off to dust down my credit card....![:(]
 
Just got my car back.
The air flow meter has been sorted/repaired.
Headlight actually needed a new frame.
Got my hand brake adjusted, along with a new spring.
Had my rear discs skimmed and new pads. Because of the corrosion build up it was stopping the inner pads from making contact with the disc.
Chris Turner is a really nice friendly chap, and will use him to service the car etc. in the future.
www.christurner.com
 
[FONT=Arial"]So, my car passed the MOT.
The guy I took it to was very amusing. He is a VW/Audi repairer etc. On the couple of occasions I was in his company he came out with...

[:)]'I nearly bought one of these years ago when they were twenty one grand. But I found the handling dissapointing and the Audi Coupe had a much better driving position!'

[:)]'Those headlight clips , I could of sorted it. The headlights are off a Golf anyway...!'

[:)]'Those door handles are off a Mark 1 Golf ya know...!'

Just a few things which came up in conversation. I think it was a protective mechanism masking his regret, dissing it in his own way!
Also, for anyone with Baltic Blue... it is now grey. Well according to him.
He is only down the road, I might pop in for some more laughs. It brought a smile to my face and he didn't say things to be offensive.
The one he did miss out was 'Well you know, it's not really a Porsche....!'[:D][FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
[FONT=Arial"]I forgot to add the apology of automatically jumping to the conclusion of the chip being the fault and not me having a crap car. We live in a blame culture which I was party to, and which I now blame for my thinking in the first place.[8|][FONT=verdana,geneva"]
 
Chris Turner is a really nice friendly chap, and will use him to service the car etc. in the future.
www.christurner.com
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Obviously his abillity to fix Porsches is significantly better than his web site [8|] I wonder what the critera is to become a member of "The HTML Writers Guild" I assume it is the abillity to reduce a web page to the absolute minimum. Perhaps it is an RS web site. :ROFLMAO:
 
OK, so the web site is not very good (hate the moving letter icon for the email), and his navigation buttons wander over the page, but he does have an automatic translation service available (WHY ?).

Still, if you let Microsoft FrontPage lose on your site, well.....

In my experience, mechanics make poor web designers (no time/interest usually)
 
ORIGINAL: flamingeye

[FONT=Arial"]So, my car passed the MOT.
The guy I took it to was very amusing. He is a VW/Audi repairer etc. On the couple of occasions I was in his company he came out with...

[:)]'I nearly bought one of these years ago when they were twenty one grand. But I found the handling dissapointing and the Audi Coupe had a much better driving position!'

[:)]'Those headlight clips , I could of sorted it. The headlights are off a Golf anyway...!'

[:)]'Those door handles are off a Mark 1 Golf ya know...!'

Just a few things which came up in conversation. I think it was a protective mechanism masking his regret, dissing it in his own way!
Also, for anyone with Baltic Blue... it is now grey. Well according to him.
He is only down the road, I might pop in for some more laughs. It brought a smile to my face and he didn't say things to be offensive.
The one he did miss out was 'Well you know, it's not really a Porsche....!'[:D][FONT=verdana,geneva"]
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Isnt it amazing how this happens.. All the time whenever i turn up at a BBQ or Party or wherever, i get

1. Dosent that have a VW engine

2. My dad/uncle/brother used to have one of those

3. Arnt they full of VW parts

4. Its not a real Porsche

5. Its not really that fast.....

Most people who make these comments usually drive a Mundao..

The guy who made the last comment i decided to take out a blast along some country roads... Suffice to say he headed for the toilet after the run...

Is this just 944 specific or Porsche specidfic or does it happen if you have a nice car period?

Everyone is an expert when it comes to the 944.

Rant over!!!
 
No it does seem to be 924/944 specific, you get used to it over the years, and yes you're right most of those comments come from people who have never even sat in a Porsche (even a VW/Audi one).

However, it does mean they are spectacularly cheap to buy [:D]
 
I dunno - when I had my first 911 I had lots of comments along the lines of "it's built like a kit car(?)" (because the 911 has a carpet made up of lots of smalle bits I think) or "it's just a beetle with a bigger engine" etc.

Now play nice, kids [;)]
 
Probably an accurate description of most of my posts, but that's by the by... :)

On a recent Ebay listing I saw the owner had posted his emissions readings at a previous MOT and inferred that he had a healthy engine. Can you do this and what does my previous MOT for my ageing 944 tell me if this is so?
CO 2.45% (I believe the max is 4.5)
HC 00139 (max 01200).

Be interested to see what other comparible cars (early/mid-eighties 9442) are showing at MOT and eny info on state of engine, e.g. original engine, top-end rebuild, etc.

More questions on engine renovation, bodywork etc to come.
 
ORIGINAL: Paul Fraser

Mine is a non cat car and I suspect that most other early 80s cars are the same.

944s that is.
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In that case your CAT will be untouched...[8D]
 
The CO only really tells you if you're running rich or lean at that point in the rev range. A high HC reading (like 1000+) could indicate a misfire though. That's about it.
 
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