what did you do to your 944 today

[uk66fastback]

Well a bit of a nightmare this week - coming back from a pool match Thursday night at 10.30pm, the headlights decided not to pop up so had to drive home with just sidelights. Friday night i checked the three fuses - all okay. Also bought a new headlamp motor relay and proceeded to fit that ... still no good. Sat morning turned up a a mate's to continue work on his '66 Mustang coupe we've been putting back together, but I had to tell him about the headlamp problem and how I thought it was probably electircal -he's very good on auto electrics. We started with the basics - fuses okay. We checked the old relay - it worked - we checked the new relay - it didn't. Well, it worked but it wasn't doing what it should have. It LOOKED the same as the original one but two of the spades were doing things other than they should when power went to them so we junked that and went back to the original. Still no headlamp being raised. The mechanical set up wasn't binding in any way and by getting power directly to the motor we could get it to spin correctly and lift the lamps up. So, next stop - Molex switch on the motor. We weren't getting the readings we should here for some reason on the yellow/blue wire (pin one of the Molex) and suspected a busted wire between the switch and the motor. Investigated the switch, cleaned it with some special contact cleaner while we were at it, and reassembled it. Still no good. Ran a wire from the switch directly to the motor - headlamps lift - so fault between switch and motor ... we followed the yellow/blue wire as ar as we could - what a nightmare - it just disappears from view within no time! Anyway, while going through some other things and finding out whether the blue/yellow wire fused before or after the switch, we found a duff fuse in the fuse box - no. 37 - replaced that and everything works, so the fuse was indeed the gap in the power line. But before anyone says it was probably like it at the start, it definitely wasn't! But what we did to make it blow I don't know. Anyway, that wire goes from headlamp switch to fusebox and to the motor (need to get a proper wiring diagram) So thanks to my mate Chris, the headlamps now raise ... (hours later)

 

[graham.webb]

Washed and polished, then a run out in the sunshine to top up with Shell Nitro (just in case Gorgeous George decides to up fuel duty on Wednesday!) A damp bottom when I got back so I've parked it out in the sun. Hope this sorts it....the car's been covered but not used much over the winter since I had my hip done!

 

[MartinRS2K]

Got a full Silver Rose interiors from a car that is being made into a track car : seats, dashboard, carpets, door cards, pillar trims etc. and started the cleaning process as they had sat for a while and were a bit grubby

 

[aporschefan]

ORIGINAL: MartinRS2K Got a full Silver Rose interiors from a car that is being made into a track car : seats, dashboard, carpets, door cards, pillar trims etc. and started the cleaning process as they had sat for a while and were a bit grubby

Very nice! I'm considering freshening up my interior (black car with linen interior) to either grey interior or silver rose interior. You don't happen to know anyone else selling a silver rose interior do you?

 

[MartinRS2K]

ORIGINAL: aporschefan Very nice! I'm considering freshening up my interior (black car with linen interior) to either grey interior or silver rose interior. You don't happen to know anyone else selling a silver rose interior do you?

No, it doesn't come up often so took the opportunity to get a complete spare set, greedy I know []

 

[zcacogp]

My linen interior came up brilliantly with a good scrub last summer. It's worth taking all the carpets out and scrubbing them with a scrubbing brush and a mixture of bleach, warm water and soda crystals. The stuff that washed off mine was thick and brown enough to be hot chocolate, and the carpets are a completely different colour now (and much softer to touch). If your current interior is not damaged, just worn and dirty, it's a good use for a warm summers afternoon. Oli.

 

[ChasR]

I have not done much to mine. I gave it a major service during the wheel including the filters being changed (the air filter was filthy) as well as the plugs. I also gave the car a quick once over checking for any potential issues. So far so good .

 

[Frenchy]

Drove the 220, 300 miles Friday to look at a new car (buying it) washed and hoovered yesterday, went down to the other garage as i have not been near the Turbo S for a while, still not starting so i removed the crank sensors one had a litle gunge on it, cleaned and refitted still no joy.........................aargh !

 

[PAUL RUDDY]

Left mine outside while clearing some garden waste through the garage .....it rained , it got wet .....[&o]

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: Frenchy Drove the 220, 300 miles Friday to look at a new car (buying it) washed and hoovered yesterday, went down to the other garage as i have not been near the Turbo S for a while, still not starting so i removed the crank sensors one had a litle gunge on it, cleaned and refitted still no joy.........................aargh !

We need a definitive 'wont start' thread, with a logical sequence of actions.

 

[Frenchy]

Simon, see my other post i did not want to block this thread up with my starting woes []

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Washed it

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: Frenchy Simon, see my other post i did not want to block this thread up with my starting woes []

I mean like a definitive checklist and course of action describing tests and procedures. Non-starting 944s are really quite common now and something like that would help a great number of members. Possibly not you though as you seem to have done everything.

 

[Veerzigzag]

a definitive checklist and course of action describing tests and procedures. Non-starting 944s are really quite common now

A summary list of "symptoms" and "eventual cure" would be REALLY useful....needs extracting from a huge number of historical "can't start, won't start" posts though.... It's all in there, somewhere.

 

[Frenchy]

Will do once the cure is diagnosed, going through the HT side of things next,as i noticed the spark was orange and not blue/white.

 

[scam75]

Went to change plugs which were 8k miles old, still looked perfect and gapped spot on. Bosch WR7DC, seem to wear much better than their NGK equivalent. New plugs put back on shelf! Also fixed horn contact on cs wheel, well actually the little bendy thing that makes contact with horn ring, now functioning 100%! Tidied and touched up little spots of rust at wing bottoms, on lips that face the front wheels. Should do till next winter now! Checked round rest of car for rust issues and bizarrely the only bit I could see was a little tiny bubble just forward of the drivers door handle, towards middle of door. Very odd place but never mind I will deal with it. Then took my little boy (22 months old) out in daddy's car. He gets to sit in front and he had a ball, had every lorry, bus, tractor and plane in sight enthusiastically pointed out to me! A good wee day off overall, back to work tomorrow! Stuart

 

[MarkK]

Picked up red T from Leicester,had an oil change,oil filter,plugs,leads,dist cap ,rotor arm,K and N clean of my cone filter,brake check,fixed m stereo speaker grill,repaired pipe and tap from catch can. I know the car very well and am super sensitive to changes,it has a touch better throttle response and spools up quicker.....how so?!!!

 

[zcacogp]

ORIGINAL: MarkK Picked up red T from Leicester,had an oil change,oil filter,plugs,leads,dist cap ,rotor arm,K and N clean of my cone filter,brake check,fixed m stereo speaker grill,repaired pipe and tap from catch can. I know the car very well and am super sensitive to changes,it has a touch better throttle response and spools up quicker.....how so?!!!

1. (Sensible Answer) Cars run better when serviced - which is why you service them! Fresh oil will lubricate better, meaning less engine friction, smoother running and a sharper throttle response. Cleaning the air filter will mean it can breathe more clearly, so the throttle response will be improved from that as well. New bits in the ignition system will mean you have a better, fatter spark which will lead to a cleaner and more complete burn of the air/fuel mix. None of these makes much difference, but the cumulative effect is tangible. (If you ever service a car that is long, long overdue for it then the effects can be quite dramatic and very rewarding.) 2. (Not-so-Sensible Answer that I still stand by) Read this: http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=606798&mpage=1&key=know%2Cbass&#606798 Oli.

 

[MarkK]

Thanks Oli,was just shocked what a difference it made.. all your technical explanations make sense and your special theory in your old post rings true as well[]

 

[edh]

I'm always amazed how much better cars run with fresh plugs...and of course when they are shiny. So I agree with Oli's 2 theories.