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runningman

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Hi
im interested in buying a 1986 944 auto, 135000 k.
owner says it been sitting for over a year as the flywheel has started to rattle and he couldn't afford to fix and there is rust marks around the water pump.
He also says that the engine had a full strip down at 120,000 k my other question is why would it need it.
Car and interior looks really nice and clean including the engine bay. There is some paint bubbling on the outer rear sills on both sides.
car has some service history up to 2012.
Whats your thoughts on it?

Regards
 
Not sure why a regular (not dual mass) flywheel would start to rattle...I would expect any noises coming from down there to be related to the torque converter or flex plate. Could get expensive if the torque converter is failing.
 
I take it this is the light blue one on ebay? it sounds like an honest description of the car and it looks good in the pictures too. I would have thought a replacement autobox should not be too hard to find as in all honesty being less desirable there must be quite a few that have been parted out. How are you when it comes to wielding spanners and bodywork? a replacement water pump won't be hard to source.


Having finished typing I no longer see the car on ebay, did you buy it?
 
Automatic boxes are ten-a-penny. Its the cush drives which aren't and theyre the reason that automatic transaxles are so cheap - so many cars have been dismantled because the part is so expensive to buy and seldom available used.
 
944 SCOTT

yeah there is a light blue one on ebay im looking at, just got online and haven't looked at ebay yet. yes im very confident when wielding spanners no job phases me. As for body work
I served my time as a panel whacker restoring vintage vehicles.

Thanks
 
I believe that JMG garage have/had an auto rubber Cush drive they ordered in for a job that never went ahead. They were offering it up at the clearance price of £500!!!

Do you really want a 3 speed auto though?
 
ORIGINAL: Eldavo
Do you really want a 3 speed auto though?
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That would be my thought as well Peter; do you need to get an auto model, or is this simply one that you have come across?

The autos are not meant to be that great to drive (certainly compared with the manuals) and change hands for very little second-hand. Lovely exterior and interior aside, one with problems which need expensive parts to fix would need to be sold very cheap to be worthwhile.


Oli.

ETA: Auto, potential expensive problems with the transmission, bubbling sills, not been run for a while, possible new water pump needed ... you could be looking at a lot of work, the end point of which isn't that brilliant a place to be.
 
ORIGINAL: Eldavo
I believe that JMG garage have/had an auto rubber Cush drive they ordered in for a job that never went ahead. They were offering it up at the clearance price of £500!!!
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We had that for sale for about two years with no takers, cost us the best part of £900 and at the time was the only one in the world wide Porsche network.. Customer decided to scrap the car after getting us to get the parts to fix it!

It sold a little while ago, but since then I could have sold it another 10 times.

There is an option though, not a perfect one, but an option.

I know a Porsche specialist in the USA who had some success of using a 944 manual flywheel and clutch cover, with a different clutch plate from something else.. The flywheel and used clutch cover would not be a problem to source, make an impression with modeling clay for the splines on your old drive plate and take it to a local motor factors and you should be able to match up a plate.. Just make sure it is a sprung centre clutch.

The only downside of this, unless you lighten the flywheel and clutch cover, the new assembly will be heavier than the original rubber drive so make the engine a little less responsive, however the automatics are not known for their responsive features :)
 
If you need to go auto, a 968 tip is possibly a better option. They tend to be good value compared to the manual 968 as well.
 
going to give the autos a wide birth and go for a manual, thanks all for the advice. Will keep you posted on how I get on.
Cheers
 
Just to balance up the opinions a bit I have an auto and whilst it probably doesn't quite have the driving experience of a manual car it is a great cruiser/commuting car and once you get used to the three speed box it can be made to hustle along quite nicely. If you're really in a hurry and plant your foot to the floor the kick down can be quite fierce and the car sets of like a scolded cat. Mines off the road at the moment having some bodywork and a few other bits of tidying done and fortunately I haven't had any issues with the rubber donut as yet!

Regards
 
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