OK. I answered my own question. I downloaded the manual. It is fantastic.

Its worth a try. How much is involved in pulling the motor and does it come out the top or is it better to lift the body?

We decided rather than spending hours fixing it its better to offer it as a parts car, either in whole or i bits. The problems are, slipping gearbox ( auto) and I thinks its a clogged filter. RMS on account of pressure in the crankcase an cracked exhaust manifold. Its a 95 with about 210,000 kms ...

It fits in the horses mouth.

The 944 is a great car and very easy to work on and there are tons of spare parts. However just like all cars of that vintage they require maintenance. Timing belts are critical as the motors are all alun=minum and interference type. Models changed at 85.5 and range from 16 V 4rs to turbos. For a ...

I appreciate all the help, thanks.

Good point. I looked at the list again and started to have some questions. I'm going to get it to an independent for a look.

Thanks folks, the car is NA and I wanted to get expert advice so I took it to a Volvo dealership and told them to really check it out and I would pay for their time and not necessarily do repairs. I wanted it as objective as possible.

Well this is not good news. The car needs an exhaust manifold, Cat, front O2 sensor, RMS, rear control arm bushings, and thats the short version. Compression reading, 1- 130, 2 -120, 3-115, 4-110, 5-130. I'm afraid I have a parts car on my hands, estimated cost for repairs $ 6500 without getting ...

I'm surprised that a fluid change would make that much difference. As far as the engine it also needs rms.