Bad 944T Noises

[mr_yogi]

I had just arrived at my destination yesterday after an enjoyable drive, when at slow speed in traffic the car starts making the god awful grating noise, like metal being scrapped along metal.

I was in traffic in the centre of Bath (narrow roads /w double yellows) so I limped to the nearest car park at about 5mph and got recovered. The noise did not appear to be related to the engine as it revved fine in neutral or the gearbox as putting it in neutral made no difference when moving.

The noise started at about 5mph and then got louder the faster I drove (forwards and backwards). The recovery guy said it seemed to be coming from the off-side front wheel, but he wasn't sure.

The car is an 89 Turbo with (I think) the brakes from the 928 S4. I assume it could be something to do with the brakes or wheel bearings?

Anyone got any bright ideas before I get in touch with the garage tomorrow?

Thanks in advance

[interloper]

Sounds like a wheel bearing issue. Alternativley the brake dust shield can split/crack with age and rub against the brake disk making a horrible noise.

[domster]

Check pad wear (metal backing against disk!) or could be a stone stuck in there somewhere.

Wheel bearings tend to go gradually in my experience... quite a subtle sound and you can feel it through the wheel... also worse under load so unlikely if noise is constant in straight line.

[mr_yogi]

Thanks for the reply’s guys, just contacted the garage and they initially said it sounded like a collapsed wheel bearing. It's going in tomorrow so I should be able to let you the out come then.

[mr_yogi]

Just to say it looks like it was the brakes. The bearings were fine and it seemed like one of the pistons was sticking. The garage took it apart, cleaned it up and re-greased it and all is fine now

Thanks for your help.

[uktrucks]

Glad all is OK with the car. Did you see what happened to the other 944 SE I sold to GT Purely Porsche as a long term test car ?

Enjoy yours, more fun than a 206 I'll bet

Allan

[mr_yogi]

Thanks Allan, Still loving the car, just don't understand why people by new cars as most are just so boring.

Yeah, I did see the one in GTPP
What a shame as you don't see many in Baltic Blue (gonna see even less now!)

It's certainly made me a bit more careful when going round corners with the revs just over 3K and rising

>> Edited by mr_yogi on Wednesday 8th December 12:17