List of advisories (and parts prices) from recent main dealer service- for your amusement

morris944s2john · Jan 31, 2008

ADVISORY

PART

PART NUMBER

PRICE (without VAT)

Coolant elbow leaking.
Housing
951.106.313.00
3.05

Round seal
999.707.283.40
1.17

Steering Coupling shaft joints worn.
Drive Shaft
945.347.027.00
63.29

N/S/F track control arm ball jooint worn.
Wishbone
944.341.027.02
302.01

Brake pipe hose bulging & ends corroded.
Brake hose rear
944.355.081.01
30.64

Brake hose front
944.355.079.01
110.70

Rear brake back plate missing
Protective Plate
964.352.801.00
84.04

Fuel pipes insecure
Rubber mounting
999.591.975.40
8.06

Clamp fuel
999.511.199.40
1.62

Handbrake cable corroded.
Parking Brake cable
951.424.072.02
37.53

Parking Brake cable
951.424.071.02
25.36

Exhaust cracked at front of CAT.
Sleeve Exhaust
944.111.981.01
7.20

(This part is now discontinued from Porsche.)
Catalytic Convertor
944.111.989.07
886.79

O/S/R no.plate light in-op.
License Plate lamp
477.943.021.A
10.95

SUBTOTAL

1572.41

TAX

275.17

TOTAL (with VAT)

1847.58

OK, its a frightening figure, but current plan is to weld up the cracked cat or go for a de-cat, and re-build the wishbones myself (Rennbay kit) the brake pipes are cheaper from Berlyn Services and the smaller items I may order from the OPC.

I have used 911 design and ECP/ GSF in the past.

Any other suggestions for reliable parts suppliers??? Preferably a website I can enter the parts numbers into and get prices.

pauljmcnulty · Jan 31, 2008

Call Bert.......[8|] If he doesn't stock it chances are PC will be the best bet anyway.

To be honest if you take the cat out it's not horrendous, but then the labour cost is not in there - are you planning to do the work yourself? If they do the work you'll be looking at more than the car is worth!

In my own opinion a lot of main dealers tend to assume a number of things:

1 - You do higher mileage so the parts may not last a year.

2 - Your next service will be 12000 miles away so the parts may not last until they next see the car.

3 - You don't have a budget. [

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You don't say why it was checked by a PC, but even some specialists tend to overkill. At our 944 inspections at JZ Machtec I was advised not to drive on my tyres as they weren't n-rated, despite me not going over 70mph.....

My current indie is very good at only fixing what needs to be fixed before he sees the car next. At about 4k per year that does give him a bit of leeway.

Peter Empson · Jan 31, 2008

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty
At our 944 inspections at JZ Machtec I was advised not to drive on my tyres as they weren't n-rated, despite me not going over 70mph.....

That's really daft! Bit of an odd one too, I've never worried about N rated tyres and they didn't mentioned it in the years I went there. However they supplied and fitted some tyres for me at one point and they may have had a N rating (they were Continental Sports Contacts IIRC). As far as I'm aware N rating has nothing to do with speed, just approval for fitment on certain Porsches, and it was a system that started well after our cars were built so of no real relevance.

That is a scary list, as Paul says I'd definately shop around and think you're on the right track with Rennbay and a decat [

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pauljmcnulty · Jan 31, 2008

I thought the n-rated thing was a bit stupid at the time! But then the inspection seemed to consist of measuring tyre depths and telling us that 911s are more of a "driver's car"...[:'(]

Apart from the cat, the list isn't that dissimilar to my last service. We did decide that a fair amount of the "advisories" weren't really necessary right now, so the final bill was a little more palateable!

944s2 · Jan 31, 2008

IIRC The N designations started in the late 1980's so late Turbo's & S2's could have been specified with N1's

As to not driving car if they dont have N1 - thats a bit extreme

morris944s2john · Jan 31, 2008

Thanks for the suggestions chaps! Looks like my plan was a sound one. Surprisingly, on some things (Steering column shaft etc), the OPC is actually slightly cheaper than Bert Gear! Yes, i agree, no huge urgency to get the list completed- i'm going to do all the work myself and before the next MOT is the deadline. I'm thinking of replacing the track rod ends while I'm at it, and with new column joints, wishbone balljoints and track rod ends the steering should feel great again.

Hilux · Feb 1, 2008

no huge urgency to get the list completed

Apart from these priorities.........................??

Brake pipe hose bulging & ends corroded.
Brake hose rear
944.355.081.01
30.64

Brake hose front
944.355.079.01
110.70

Fuel pipes insecure
Rubber mounting
999.591.975.40
8.06

Clamp fuel
999.511.199.40
1.62

morris944s2john · Feb 1, 2008

Yes, agreed, those are the first things to do! Brakes and tyres get my top priority. Safety first!

Neil Haughey · Feb 1, 2008

ORIGINAL: pauljmcnulty

You don't say why it was checked by a PC, but even some specialists tend to overkill. At our 944 inspections at JZ Machtec I was advised not to drive on my tyres as they weren't n-rated, despite me not going over 70mph.....

I would love to know what they advise one should use for track days then? ISTR the only N rated tyres still available in 944 16" sizes would be Continental sportcontacts and Bridgestone S01/S02, neither designed for a front engined pork. Some outfits quote michelin pilot mxx3's but these are really old and don't show up on the Michelin website so possibly old stocks.

Same lot also told me several years ago that modifying the suspension on a 944 S2 for trackday etc. was a waste of time and money.