The I Worked on My Car Today Thread

Post by **patrioty3k** » 12 Apr 2010, 18:34

Nice ride phils94850,mine has the same paint color....actually like the darker red,anyway i did notice those "fog lights" or "driving lamps" below the grille,custom job I guess....? Actually I did the pcv

...did'nt looked too clogged,the plastic hoses were all broken,took 5 days!This past weekend I repaired my stuck sun-roof cover and fixed the external trim on the pass. side doors...seems that the 'beveled' edges catch the doors when opened, glued them down,i'll see how long they last...next up is strut mounts,new rims/tires....

Post by **jblackburn** » 12 Apr 2010, 20:18

I'm late to the dance but I put new rear brake pads on my daughter's 944 on Sunday - the dang thing still won't start though. Buying it for her was a bad idea since she will likely never top 5 ft in height and she can't see over the hood. As she has lost enthusiasm for the car I have lost enthusiasm for working on it.

Hmmm...Lee if that were an S2 or a Turbo 944 and I lived closer, I'd gladly trade her for it

whoa · Post by **whoa** » 13 Apr 2010, 20:48

Replaced the tiny odometer gear which reliably breaks on these cars. I used the extremely detailed tutorial on this site, so there were no surprises.

How would you changed the odometer mileage? I wanted to add a few hundred to match my estimate of how far I've gone since it broke, but I couldn't see how to do that without a lot of dismantling.

Post by **polskamafia mjl** » 14 Apr 2010, 08:20

Just spin the gear. A drill or something would have worked best but I didn't have one at the dorm so I just used my fingers...took forever though. lol

whoa · Post by **whoa** » 14 Apr 2010, 08:53

polskamafia mjl wrote:Just spin the gear. A drill or something would have worked best but I didn't have one at the dorm so I just used my fingers...took forever though. lol

Heh, yeah I wasn't THAT set on accuracy.

It took me something like 90 minutes. Squeezing the instrument panel through the pried-up dash seemed kludgey, like there ought to be some way to remove the front bezel/vent panel.

Post by **phils94850** » 14 Apr 2010, 10:25

hey patriot... yeah.. i love the color, i think its called "ruby red" Im having the same problem with my door trim. It would catch when the doors opened up. I took the trim off and slightly bent the ends to try and keep em from catching. I have to replace the one on the pass. side, i have to get another clip. I have to go to the dealer today so im hopeing they have it in stock. Yeah the driving lights i installed myself. Theres a couple bolts in that area that the lights mounted to perfectly, i didnt have to drill any holes or anything. At night, there that xenon blue and they match my xenon headlight bulbs so it looks pretty good

Im planning on doing my pcv also soon. I went by the local pull a part and they had a 850 turbo there that someone had just done the pcv on so i got the parts off it. ( saved me some bucks )

SidneyAB · Post by **SidneyAB** » 14 Apr 2010, 18:28

I planning for the next month the replacement of my radiator, and motor/trans oil

855 moneypit · Post by **855 moneypit** » 18 Apr 2010, 01:59

The easy: Replaced rear cam seals

The near homicide inducing frustrating part: Previous owner replaced stock vacuum lines with some nasty ( now ) braided lines.
The line from the intake manifold to the PTC snapped ( no flex at all ) when I tried to remove it from the harness. No biggie I thought. How wrong I was. Tried to move the hose to see how it was routed and I ended up with another piece in my hand. Line was stiff and brittle along the entire length. Went to the dealer, bought the correct line and started to remove the line from the intake manifold. The line snapped at the nipple when I tried to remove it. With limited tools and working space it took about an hour to get the remainder of the line, about 1/4 inch, off of the nipple. The next 45 minutes were spent trying to get the new line seated on the nipple.

Ribeyes and beers made up for it though

Post by **jblackburn** » 18 Apr 2010, 08:37

Line was stiff and brittle along the entire length. Went to the dealer, bought the correct line and started to remove the line from the intake manifold. The line snapped at the nipple when I tried to remove it. With limited tools and working space it took about an hour to get the remainder of the line, about 1/4 inch, off of the nipple. The next 45 minutes were spent trying to get the new line seated on the nipp

That one is such a B*tch! I had to deal with that after replacing my PCV hose, the entire elbow fell off, but I was able to jury-rig an extension to get it to fit back. It's quite a pain, took me close to an hour.

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