Things you notice when 944's used every day

[Tam Lin]

..in my case that the heater fans come on later (i.e. when hotter as indicated by the water temp gauge) with the lights on. I presume that this is because of the current drain causing the instrument cluster to mis-read, as I can't think of another link between the lights and the fan control electrics...Peculiar.

 

[TTM]

Hmmm... on a friend's '84 944, with sidelights on, the oil pressure oscillates between two positions and the warning light for the seatbelt comes on and off.

 

[marcoturbo]

ORIGINAL: TTM

Hmmm... on a friend's '84 944, with sidelights on, the oil pressure oscillates between two positions and the warning light for the seatbelt comes on and off.

It's slightly better for he has cleaned the grounds ! []

 

[Riverside]

Open the driver's door in the dark & I never know whether the interior light is going to come on or not, if it doesn't find the switch in the door hinge panel & with the slightest touch it comes on (and I've cleaned the contacts loads of times).

Stick £80 of Shell's finest into the tank & the gauge still doesn't read full.

At the moment my climate control is oscillating between hot & cold. On average it works fine []

 

[steves944]

Rear hatch light doesn't always come on
Electric mirrors adjuster sometimes works
I also put £60 fuel in at weekend and the gauge only reads 1/4 full so now I can't trust the gauge.
i'm not sure about my speedo either - at 100mph the tacho shows 4000rpm exactly.Is that about right for a 1986 2.5 lux manual?

cheers steve

 

[ChasR]

I think it's time I did that FAQ on the gauges as I lived without a gauge for quite a while.

 

[poprock]

I don't trust my fuel gauge either. It goes up and down as you'd expect, but by amounts of its own devising!

 

[rav]

Seems gauges are a bit random at times. Serves you well to carry coolant, some fuel, PAS fluid and some oil in the car. Every time i brake i hear the tide coming in.....[]