J.M. Griffith

Hi all,
My 1988 944 Turbo has been off the road for about 15 years and has been covered and in storage. I used to start it every few months and leave it run to operating temperature. A few years back it would turn over and not fire so the last few years I would turn over by hand every few months.
This winter I plan on getting the car road ready so will need to do timing and balance shaft belts (have complete maintenance records) and they are due, go through brakes, get new tires etc,,
I have about 1/4 tank of gas left and added Stabil several years back when I added some gas. I plan on draining the gas, checking the strainer, and changing the fuel filter before I add gas and diagnose why it won't start. While I am going through the fuel system is there anything else I should check/replace before I try to get the car started?
Thanks so much!
Joel

87944turbo

Sounds like a good plan. I recently started a car that was parked outside for ~ 10 years. Drained tank, replaced strainer, filter and pump. On mine the pump was dead (did nothing with 12V put directly to the terminals), but otherwise similar to what you have there.

Nice to hear you're getting it back on the road!

944M3

I would do head gasket and oil cooler gasket. Sitting for that long these gaskets tend to rust and deteriorate. And yes, they are a pain but any decent home mechanic can do it.

If these gaskets fail it will allow oil and coolant to mix and then you are in a heap of trouble. Again, we are not talking about an annoying oil leak, we are talking about oil and coolant mixing. Ask me how I know.

J.M. Griffith

Thanks Ben!

J.M. Griffith

Thanks,
Good point! A bit of preventative maintenance always goes a long way.