Re: 944T (951) reliability

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

I think the common problem areas for the 944t is timing belt and water 
pump. I thought about looking into buying a 944t at one point, in fact I 
found a guards red 86' with 29,000 miles on it last year at $15,000. The 
car has won a bunch of concours. The insurance for too high me even 
though I am 30 year old. 

I think under the Porsche Website linked from the Audi Net site has a 
FAQ dedicated to 924/944/944t/968. It's very detail about what to look 
out for in terms of used ones plus it point all the major differences 
between the different model years. It also listed the common problems 
amount these cars. I think all the pre 87' models need a special timing 
belt tension adjustment tool to set the proper tension when you 
re-install the timing belt, the tool is about $500. All the later model 
year cars comes with self adjusting mechanism but it is still a good idea 
to use the timing belt tension adjusting tool to re-install the timing 
belt. 

Find the FAQ and it has more than enough info in it to help you to look 
for a good used ones. I printed one out and I read through it very 
carefully and it really helps a lot.

Good Luck,

Anthony Chan, First Hill, Seattle, WA, USA.
chan@seattleu.edu
92' 100 V6 Tornado Red.

On Tue, 25 Jun 1996, Dave Head wrote:

> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1996 16:57:10 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Dave Head <dhead@sundial.sundial.net>
> To: grant f lenahan <gfl@cc.bellcore.com>
> Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject: Re: 944T (951) reliability
> 
> At 02:21 PM 6/25/96 EDT, you wrote:
> >to: my kindy ole' unka bart:
> >
> >I have zip experience with 944Ts, but have
> >heard that they are quite durable.  No?
> >
> >I probably will not buy one, but I have been
> >seriously considering a mid-80s 944S or 924S (87-88)
> >as a low-rent, great handling sports toy.
> >
> >What are the 944Ts problems.  More importantly,
> >do you know (first-hand or from reliable data)
> >of any problems with the normally aspirated cars
> >(aside from the ususal VW-audi modest cost
> >bugaboos)?
> >
> 
> As all of us Audi owners know, durability and reliability are not
> necessarily interchangeable terms...   :-)
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