1988 Porsche 944 Turbo 

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was the one that told the new owner about it when it came up for sale and after working on it I sorta regretted not buying it for myself!

The 944T isn't the worst maintenance hog in world history. Thanks to the E-type Jags and Ferrari 355's........

Awesome! I've always liked black 944's!

Awesome! Are you also local to Charlotte? We’re planning a drive this spring. This was a very nice car despite the small flaws. I told the current owner about it but once I got to driving wished that I had bought it but he seems really happy with it. At the moment I plan to use other models in future videos but I’ll probably use her again soon. Thanks!

edredas do you have 944 spares . My son and I are trying to buy a 1986 and although it seems good ya never know when parts are needed.

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks! The new owner flew in and drove it 1300 miles home when I finished so all that work got put to the test!

Thanks!

Thanks! Hows your car coming along? I've been meaning to get back to you but its been so hectic!

MOTOR HAWK car n truck enthusiast the 944 has an inline 4 cylinder

Jacob AbuKhader ,well my friend,actually I recently started my enthusiasm on Porsche and don't know much, before I used to be much into JDMs ,what I meant was that Porsche has it's boxer engine,mistakenly I used the term on the 944 with less knowledge! But it sounds cool right a 944 with a boxer?

MOTOR HAWK car n truck enthusiast you’d be surprised what can fit in that engine bay hahahaha. Someone actually has done that swap I wish I had links. They put a 3.2 boxer six from a G body 911 under the hood!

Thanks! I’ve been looking to add a white 924S to my collection as well. Good luck with yours!

Thanks! She was a model that I hired for the shoot, so expect to see other girls in future videos! That said, she was really good so I'll try to use her again some time.

Thanks!

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Ouch, sorry to hear about your accident. Where are you located? There's a guy in Georgia that has some 951 shells if you're nearby! Good luck!

@@edredas Small island outside Savannah, Ga. That would be very helpful. Thank you.

@@ftnppg1272 Okay, so he's about 6 hours away up in Blairsville, GA near the NC border. Not that close but could be worse I guess. He had a few 951 shells the last time I was there so hopefully you'll find what you're looking for!

@@edredas Okay thank you. South Carolina border, but yes I know Blairsville. Should you erase the comment so his email doesnt get spammed? I wrote it down.

Thanks!

Where are you located? I wish I lived on the west coast too! Maybe one day!

@@edredas I live in LA

Awesome! I was just out there this summer. I stayed out in the valley. Love it out there!

@@edredas San Fernando Valley or San Gabriel Valley?

Ah, San Fernando Valley in the Canoga Park area... everyone just called it "the valley" so I didn't realize that there was another.

Is it running at full speed or half speed? Also does it run at all times? That said, its normal for the fan to run a bit when you shut the engine off for a short or period of time when the engine is warm

Hi, a turbo swap is always fun! Its not too bad of a job. Do you have an 1985.1 or 1985.5? If you have the 1985.1 it will require some wiring and fabrication, but its not too hard. Good luck!

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It's aftermarket. I think you can order customize them and get them online.

Hi, all those pump sleeves will fit any year 944. I think the one that got stuck on this car was 944-107-161-02 which could mean that the inner diameter is a bit smaller, but shouldn't be an issue on most cars. Perhaps the crankshaft on this car had a burr I couldn't remove which caused it to get stuck, but is something to look out for. That said, the measurements you gave are for the front main seal, and those are different according to the year. As you mentioned the 55mm seal ( 999-113-268-40 ) is for the early cars while the 52mm seal ( 999-113-331-40 ) is for the later cars. I hope that helps!

@@edredas thanks

Not really, I just use new pumps rather than rebuilt. I've even used cheap Chinese no-name pumps that cost $50 and they're all still going! One of those cheap pumps already has about 50k miles on it. I mostly install the $89 URO pumps from Rock Auto and have them on my personal cars, as well. My pump on my '88 924S is three years old and I've been to Florida several times (1500 round trip) and cross country this summer (8000 miles round trip) in 120+ degree temperatures! Not to mention this car is driven daily and its doing just fine with over 15,000 miles on it and I have no plans to change it any time soon! That said, as I mentioned in my timing belt video... belt tension is key! So which pump you choose is pretty irrelevant since even a $700 Porsche pump will fail under 10 miles if the belt is too tight! I hope that helps!

@@edredas helps a lot! Thank you for the reply!

In this situation I didn't have to remove the fans, or at least I don't think I did. It was about 5 years ago. If you need to remove the fans then there really isn't an easy solution. You'll unfortunately have to remove some hoses and then drop it out the bottom. I hope that helps!

@@edredas Thank you, I was afraid of that. Can I change the cam belt and water pump without removing the fans?

I found out that I need to remove 2 10mm mounting bolts for the oil cooler, let it hang, and the fan should slide out.

Plus unhook the lower radiator hose.

That's the wiring for the radiator cooling fan resistors. I hope that helps!

@@edredas Thanks for the info. I noticed the frayed wires while pulling out my battery ... I am too lazy to consult the wiring diagram, but will replace the wires before summer!

Yep. That reading in the video is the proper temperature when driving. Later cars and the turbo use an 83C thermostat. I hope that helps.

If it is a new or rebuilt axle then no. You just need to install it and torque the bolts down. However in some cases people might repack the axles with grease. These axles may have wear so they will swap them on to the other side so that they will not continue to wear in the same area. I hope that helps!

Not yet, I've had a few guys ask but no one has followed up with it. That said, I've talked to quite a few guys with LS swaps so I have a pretty good idea of what needs to be done, though. If you want more information on check out the 944hybrids website. If I were doing it for myself I'd probably try to fabricate as much as I could, but for a customers car that probably isn't realistic. However, If you buy all the aftermarket parts its gonna get expensive quick, but it will save a lot of time an headache. I hope that helps!

I believe everything was around $500.

edredas awesome thanks!

Yep, it has a manual boost controller on it, but didn't look to see exactly how much boost it was running on the other gauge. I'm not sure its the fastest 951 I've been in but it was certainly one of the fastest!

Hi, I have a few early cars here with sunroof issues at the moment. One car had all the wiring mixed up by a previous owner while another has a broken cable tube, due to the cable binding. However, yet another has a burned up motor, so you might could start there since you'd hear the relays clicking in that case, but honestly its hard to say what it could be. In many cases it takes us several hours or more to dig in and diagnose those early roofs, so its pretty much impossible to say what could be the issue without seeing it since we come across so many issues with them. I hope that helps!

Cog gears go on the sun roof

@@edredas thanks bro!

@@pauldavies8638 thanks!

And where's the lying-on-the-hood shot?

Timing belt? Its a fairly common part available at most auto parts stored for about $14. Don't forget to replace the balance shaft belt too, which is a little harder to get but cheaper if you buy it online. If you are buying both then it might make sense to buy them from the same place. I usually get these belts from Pelican parts, Autohaus AZ, or FCP Euro... etc. I hope that helps!

@@edredas thanks 👍

I don't think it was a real one. You can order custom ones online that look authentic but say whatever you want on them.

Yup, definitely not fun...

I suppose it will depend on which N/A model your interested in. Some N/A models had anywhere from 143 hp for the early 8 valve 2.5L models (156 in Europe) to 208 hp for the later 16 valve 3.0L models. On the other hand turbos in most forms had 217 hp, while the turbo S and 1989+ models had 247 hp. I hope that helps!

Mine is a early 85?

US model? If so, there's about a 75 hp difference between them.

edredas yea it’s Americans model. So that’s not to much in the grand scheme of things.

​@@mogulin_da_skies7516 Yup, if you have a Euro model its only a 61 hp difference. The turbo made 217 sae net hp in both US and European forms. Its also worth pointing out that at the time the N/A European models measured HP in DIN BHP which is a gross rating and can't be compared to the US SAE NET rating. It was illegal in the states to sell cars with gross power ratings but completely fine in Europe at the time. Thanks!

Yeah these skirts were all bent up whic was not fun. That said, you think tape is bad, I was just cleaning out a car today with wire nuts on everything. Biggest mess I've ever seen! Thanks!

They're a lot of fun! Be sure to change the belts if you haven't gotten proof they were done recently, and enjoy! Good luck!

Thanks! Are you wanting a 968 conversion? We can make that happen! We also do turbo swaps which are cheaper and faster so you get more bang fur your buck!

I build my own cars... but i'll try to keep out of your way next time 😜

I was honestly pretty scared to touch the paint lol (car person myself) I made sure not to scratch her!

I rarely get mad since it doesn't really do any good and you can end up messing something up. You just have to know when to walk away and come back to it. Sometimes once you've had a chance to relax it will all fall into place. That said, I do have a small shop but since I have anywhere between 12-14 cars here at anytime I only can fit so much in there so that leaves a lot of cars being worked on outside. I do plan to move to a much larger shop soon but it might be awhile before I can afford one that could possibly fit 10+ cars inside. Thanks!

You’ve got to be trolling, right? The glass came out of the junk yard and I was just removing loose dirt

@@edredas it looks like you are relieving yourself on the glass 🤣

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Thank you. Couldn't agree more. He could do so much better :P

what a stupid comment, you wish you could have a girl that looks half as beautiful

@@ericabradley2759 Erica the guys an idiot or half blind.

That was not nice! I believe an apology is in order...