just bought my first porsche!!
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Congrats Bobby 
The obvious (and expensive
) answer is to ring round some of the OPC's
After that I would try the recognised Porsche breakers in mags like 911 & Porsche World, or find the list in one of Dazrens old posts
Still no joy then keep an eye on Ebay, but don't hold your breath while waiting
>> Edited by diver944 on Monday 25th August 09:11
The obvious (and expensive
) answer is to ring round some of the OPC's After that I would try the recognised Porsche breakers in mags like 911 & Porsche World, or find the list in one of Dazrens old posts
Still no joy then keep an eye on Ebay, but don't hold your breath while waiting
>> Edited by diver944 on Monday 25th August 09:11
I'm another newbie to this forum, after a 5 year love affair with my E28 M5 we are going our seperate ways.
I've bought a 1980 930 Turbo which I pick up at the weekend and could do with some pointers.
The car has only covered about 4500 miles in the last 5 years (it's done 92000 miles in total) but hasn't had a lot of servicing done in this time.
What are the essential items I need to get done/checked straight away? (Obviously I plan to do an oil/filter change immediately).
The a/c doesn't work, I know this is pretty normal but is it worth getting fixed or should I not bother? Will it just go wrong again?
I've driven various other 911s (3.0/3.2 SCs etc) but this is the first Turbo I have driven. I expected lots of lag but was surprised by the amount of noise once the boost comes in, is this normal?
Can anyone recommend a Porsche specialist/dealer in the Epping Forest area?
I've bought a 1980 930 Turbo which I pick up at the weekend and could do with some pointers.
The car has only covered about 4500 miles in the last 5 years (it's done 92000 miles in total) but hasn't had a lot of servicing done in this time.
What are the essential items I need to get done/checked straight away? (Obviously I plan to do an oil/filter change immediately).
The a/c doesn't work, I know this is pretty normal but is it worth getting fixed or should I not bother? Will it just go wrong again?
I've driven various other 911s (3.0/3.2 SCs etc) but this is the first Turbo I have driven. I expected lots of lag but was surprised by the amount of noise once the boost comes in, is this normal?
Can anyone recommend a Porsche specialist/dealer in the Epping Forest area?
What do you mean by noise when boost comes in? Too much whooshing could mean a leak. Look for engine oil leaks as well, clutch action - basically what was mentioned on the 965 thread yesterday.
It is imperative that you get your car to a specialist straight away. You are a brave man buying a 93k mile 1980 930 with patchy servicing. Get it booked in, thoroughly inspected and keep your fingers crossed. My toes and fingers will be crossed for you as well
Don't know anyone in the Epping Forest area. Look in 911 and Porsche World, available in larger WHSmiths.
Let us know the outcome, I hope it is good news and they give the car a clean bill of health.
It is imperative that you get your car to a specialist straight away. You are a brave man buying a 93k mile 1980 930 with patchy servicing. Get it booked in, thoroughly inspected and keep your fingers crossed. My toes and fingers will be crossed for you as well
Don't know anyone in the Epping Forest area. Look in 911 and Porsche World, available in larger WHSmiths.
Let us know the outcome, I hope it is good news and they give the car a clean bill of health.
If it had the standard exhaust you don't really hear the turbo at all, and the engine noise is a muted version of the usual flat six roar. I put a barely silenced stainless steel silencer on my '83 930 when I had it and with that you could hear the turbo whistle as it wound up - Nice !
If it's all OK it should boost straight up to between 0.8 and 0.9 bar under acceleration and give a good shove in the back (unless it has one of Ninemeisters wastegate springs which push it up to 1 bar).
Re the aircon, I'd get a leak test done. If all it needs is a recharge it's worth doing. If it needs more, you have to decide how much aircon is worth to you. Mine needed a new condenser at one stage and I found one secondhand, so it can sometimes be done on a budget.
New parts for 930's can be seriously expensive, even by Porsche standards, so be prepared to shop around or go secondhand in some cases. On the plus side, I owned mine for 9 years and it was one of the most dependable reliable cars I have ever owned as well as being enormous fun. Good luck.
If it's all OK it should boost straight up to between 0.8 and 0.9 bar under acceleration and give a good shove in the back (unless it has one of Ninemeisters wastegate springs which push it up to 1 bar).
Re the aircon, I'd get a leak test done. If all it needs is a recharge it's worth doing. If it needs more, you have to decide how much aircon is worth to you. Mine needed a new condenser at one stage and I found one secondhand, so it can sometimes be done on a budget.
New parts for 930's can be seriously expensive, even by Porsche standards, so be prepared to shop around or go secondhand in some cases. On the plus side, I owned mine for 9 years and it was one of the most dependable reliable cars I have ever owned as well as being enormous fun. Good luck.
domster said:
What do you mean by noise when boost comes in?
It is imperative that you get your car to a specialist straight away. You are a brave man buying a 93k mile 1980 930 with patchy servicing. Get it booked in, thoroughly inspected and keep your fingers crossed. My toes and fingers will be crossed for you as well
By noise I mean that when the boost comes in (3500 rpm) the exhaust note changes character. Up to that point you might as well be driving a Beetle but as soon as the Turbo kicks on you get a nice, raspy, deep throaty (loud) exhaust note. This is not a subtle change but the vendor assured me it has always been like this.
There are no oil leaks but as the guy has done so few miles (150 in the last year) he has not had it serviced every six months.
Maybe I'm brave pitching in for this car but it was astoundingly cheap, I've never seen a right hooker for less than 15k before.
I know of a Porsche/Mercedes specialist near Epping, they've done some work on my BM before but I wasn't inspired with confidence. They kept the car for 3 months, put a couple of hundred miles on it and it came back with a dent!
Maybe I'll take it down to Zest in Guildford, they sound pretty good.
PS - thanks Domster and GR4 for your answers
>> Edited by DemolitionDan on Tuesday 16th September 12:04
Sounds worth taking a chance on... an independent should only be 40GBP per hour, and so the odd fix may not worry you as the purchase price was so good. Just keep an eye on the oil leak situation as they may start later when you drive it more.
Exhaust note seems fine from what you say, could be a sports exhaust I suppose. Air con can be regassed presumably, but watch out for those parts prices if things need replacing. Get Zest to do a full post-purchase inspection for peace of mind.
ATB
Dom
Exhaust note seems fine from what you say, could be a sports exhaust I suppose. Air con can be regassed presumably, but watch out for those parts prices if things need replacing. Get Zest to do a full post-purchase inspection for peace of mind.
ATB
Dom
Congratulations Bobby, you won't regret it. I've had my S2 Coupe for 18 months now and I love it. Try www.titanic.co.uk/944, loads of info about 944's from fellow owner's, many of whom are extremely knowledgable about the marque
I suspect you'll find it is noise from the wastegate. When you are driving around normally the wastegate will be shut, but once the turbo is up to full boost you have to vent the excess. This normally goes out via an unsilenced route.
Agree with what has been said, get a independent you can trust to do a full (next on the list) major service (i'd want to change belts/filters/plugs/oil.....). You can then start worrying about what works and what doesn't, but you need to start from a level playing field. The first things i'd want to check are the CIS control/fuel presumes, boost and A/F ratio. Also be aware these cars use oil like petrol so keep an eye on the level (not relying on the in car display).
Whilst parts can be expensive the engine has been in production for almost 20 years so there are plenty of spares/recon parts available.
Agree with what has been said, get a independent you can trust to do a full (next on the list) major service (i'd want to change belts/filters/plugs/oil.....). You can then start worrying about what works and what doesn't, but you need to start from a level playing field. The first things i'd want to check are the CIS control/fuel presumes, boost and A/F ratio. Also be aware these cars use oil like petrol so keep an eye on the level (not relying on the in car display).
Whilst parts can be expensive the engine has been in production for almost 20 years so there are plenty of spares/recon parts available.
funbobby said:
cheers andy,cant get the link to work though?
Try taking the comma off the end
www.titanic.co.uk/944/
Edited to add another '/' on the end which seems to make it work
>> Edited by AJLintern on Tuesday 16th September 18:35
For a reliable independant Porsche specialist you could try Camtune in Godalming (01483) 421 911.
[url]www.camtune.com[/url]
I've used them for over 4 years now and find them very knowledgeable and friendly.
[url]www.camtune.com[/url]
I've used them for over 4 years now and find them very knowledgeable and friendly.
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