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Recently got my hands on a 1988 Porsche 944 S black on black with a 1990 motor in it. The car drives and runs fine but most of the electrical gages don't work. One of the running light lenses was cracked so I bought an after market fixture which when I hooked it up overheated and began to smoke the wiring on the new unit. The previous owner was sort of a wheeler dealer and I couldn't get much info on the motor swap history. I kind of suspect either a harness is unplugged somewhere or something was incorrectly wired on the engine installation. All the exterior and safety lights work fine. Any suggestions on where to start on this maverick?

I would like to ultimately get everything operating on the car and do some of the suspension upgrades mentioned here. I'm pretty handy with my hands but not a certified mechanic, though I know a few, just not Porsche mechanics...

Oy, um, I'm not sure where to tell you to start. They shouldn't have had to touch anything lighting wise with the engine swap (I assume they put in an S2 engine, but if you could post some pictures, that would clear up a lot of stuff). I would lean towards the aftermarket unit burning up the wiring as that problem. Electrical gauges will most likely be due to not being hooked up at the DME location. If the connectors are different between the S and the S2 they probably didn't bother tracing the wires to see where they go.

so i have a 87 944 non turbo i have the turbo and all the lovley jazz to install still have to fabricate mounts. but my question is. Will the o2 sensore and mas sensor register that the engine is running lean and composate for the extra air or do i need to get a costom chip. i am only planning on running ten lbs max. bottom end is being redone as we speak although i have not changed rods. whats the difference in the turbo and non when it comes to the block.

i need help cyl 1&4 seem to be dead
 

i just rebuilt my head on my 944 non turbo. started up fine but idles rough. pulled both the 1&4 wires no change 2 or three engine dies. i noticed when i removed the timing belt it was off one notch along with the roter was missing the bolt and was twisted. but if i try starting the car with the cam where it was when i removed it will not start i have new plugs on all four cylinders and am getting spark. but does not seem to fire. the exhaust manifold for the two cylinders is not even getting hot i can grab it yet the 2&3 burns with the slightest touch. the exhaust is also puffing but the mas airflow is not. compression came out at 150psi all the was accross.
on other note i redid the top because i had a bent valve. along with the valve seal went out so my exhaust was filling with oil.

any ideas help thank you i am stumped on this i almost fear i may have bent a valve (forgot to tighten nuts on tensioner when i first turned over but caught it before it started spring style tensioner) but like i said compression is good.

again thank you for any ideas to help me solve this i got to get car back on road.

Hm. Double check to make absolutely sure the timing is correct. Are you sure you didn't mess up the orientation of the plug wires?

Looking from the front at the cap it should be:
42
31

Also, #1&4 injectors are wired together, 2&3 are wired together. If the injectors are not firing to those cylinders or there is no spark, there won't be anything to combust, so the headers of course won't get hot. I am surprised it runs on 2 cylinders.

You might check the wiring to the injectors. Pull back the boots and inspect. The wires are known for cracking (especially since you were moving those around in the project), and if they short out on each other, that could keep the injectors from firing.

Easy way to check the injectors, is to remove the fuel rail with the injectors attached: Remove the coil wire as well or you will have a fire ball come out of the injector ports if there is any remaining fuel in the cylinders when the plugs fire! While holding the rail (use a rag or something to point the injectors at, or dixie cups, etc), have someone crank the ignition. You should see all the injectors spray fuel out. If they all spray fuel, then go back to checking spark.

Also, you made sure you put the #1 intake manifold gasket on upside down correct? That one is different in orientation from the other 3, and must be place upside down in relation to the other 3.


Also, this should really have it's own post.

thank you i figured it out later that day when i had the intake off i somhow got something in all the injectors. so i changed them out with my spare set and it took right off. yea surprisingly you can drive on the two cylinders and i could get it to run on just one, thank you very also do you know where i can look for info an putting a turbo on a non turbo moter not looking for much just a little kick

hope can help you,but i doonnt know clearly:(

Starting tricks?
 

My son passed away a while back leaving a nice 1986 944 in his garage. Recently my daughter in law asked me to start it for her but I can't get it to crank over. The battery was dead but has been charging for a few hours. The lights etc work but it still will not crank. I have the clutch depressed. Is there something else I need to do?
Along with the key is a sort of round black plastic fob which she thinks might have been a security device but doesn't know this for sure. All it says on it is ATV. She though he used to wave it near or on the dash somewhere. I have tried this to no avail. I noticed that the ignition key has a button in the black plastic part which I assume if for remote door locks but it seems to do nothing.
Any help with this would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
bbc0

Is the engine even trying to turn or are you getting no response or just a clicking noise maybe? If it is turning, is it turning very slowly or fast, or maybe slowly at first, then getting faster?

It may have a immobiliser fitted. Do you have a photo of the key fob you could post?

The button on the key is for a small light mounted in the key to stop you scratching your car in the dark.

How long has it been since the car was last started?

Thanks for your response.
The car hasn't been started for 5 months.
I charged the battery fully but when I try to start it there is no solenoid click or anything although the lights radio etc all work so I do believe that there may be some kind of anti theft device installed. Trouble is I have no idea what it would look like or where it might be installed. I will get a picture of the key fob and upload it in a couple of days. I am away from home right now.

I have a small problem with my 1983 944. I tried to jump start a friend of mines car and while they were connected, mine just sputtered and quit. I checked all fuses I could find, checked oil, plugs were ok but dry, and the fuel pump wasn't making a sound or vibration. 2 inputs from other people, one, fuel pump just died, and two, the main ECU fuse blew. I'm still learning about the car, and have no clue where that fuse would be if not on the main panel. Any other ideas would be appreciated.

I have a question for those experianced Porsche 944 fan's. I have a 1987 944 with about 85K. Just recently, when I get to just shy of 3000 RPM a bad feeling vibration starts up. This occurrs in or out of gear. Since we have limited Porsche mechanics in the area, I would like to have some idea of what I am dealing with before asking for help.
Any ideas?

84 Porsche 944 na
 

Found a early.dme chip on powerprom.com. Wondering how hard it is to install. Also was wondering if putting bigger injectors on say 550cc would add any power.

My name is Jacob. I have recently bought a 1984 Porsche 944. It is a 5 speed manual with a 4 cylinder engine. it is maroon with some body damage (some parking lot dings and some clear coat damage on the front end). It also has some interior problems such as the seats are split open and the passenger door wont open from the outside. The hatch wont open either. Over all, I believe I got a spectacular deal considering I bought it for $2,500. If you have any suggestions on how to fix some of the problems please let me know.

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bigger injectors
 

Hi Porscherollin,

Adding bigger injectors to a 944na will do nothing for you except cost you over $500. If you double the injector size, I will then have to cut the pulse width in half. The end results, you are spraying the same amount of fuel. No power difference.....Note: None of this above applies to the 944 turbo, that is a different story.

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