wismo

944 Turbo has any one here ever made one of these..dont really want to spent 50.00 ont this if i dont have to. Thank you Bill

Crackership

This thread never really took off, but maybe there's someone local to you that's got one and will let you borrow it.

eman930

Ive done it without the tool on my old 924S with no problems

wismo

Yea I may try doing it without the alignment tool or maybe Ill make one on the lathe. Ill have to see once i get mine out.

Crackership

I've heard of many people doing it without the tool... maybe I'm paranoid, but it seems to me that $50 for an alignment tool is much better than $$$$ to replace whatever else breaks if the OPRV binds in the housing due to being misaligned. Just my $0.02, but I'd sleep better knowing I'd done it right.

Adonay

As far as i know it will most probably just leak if you do it wrong and you may have to replace that gasket again .
I had that issue with my first 944 after i put it to the wrong workshop,

quinnfiske

I just upgraded the OPRV on my car from the original 3 piece type to the one piece. I bought the tool and it seems to me it is necessary if you use the original 3 piece type but optional if you use the new style. The new style has the piston enclosed so it won't jam from mis-alignment. Just my observation.

I used the tool to align the housing anyway and sold it after the job was done.

Crackership

Like I said, I might be paranoid... I am the kind of guy who looks up the torque spec for the oil drain plug.. and every other fastener on the car. I call it being thorough... others might call it being ****... those who do might be closer to the truth than I am I just know it would keep me up nights if I didn't use the tool.

Jeff N.

Lots of threads on this.

mtnman82

I was told to use the one-piece valve as the alignment tool when putting the oil cooler on, so that's what I did.