r/944

I’m looking for some input on an intermittent vibration ONLY when idling.

1987 Porsche 924S

At idle, the car will run perfectly smooth, and then randomly transition into a heavy vibration for about 3 seconds before settling back to a smooth idle again. The engine note changes pitch slightly during these vibration cycles.

I found by watching the video you can best see the vibration by looking at the windshield washer fluid in the tank

At the 16 seconds mark you can see the washer fluid in the reservoir visibly sloshing around due to the vibration. Then at the 19 second mark the vibration stops and the engine returns to its normal idle.

The vibration is noticeably worse when the AC is turned on at idle, though the AC was off during the video.

It also happens regardless of engine temp; it’s slightly more pronounced when cold, but it persists even once the engine is fully warmed up.

I’m curious if this is just a quirk of these cars or if I should be digging into something specific. Has anyone else experienced this pattern? Any ideas on what might be causing that short, stumble or vibration?

Hey ya’ll, 84 early. I was wondering if you guys have any tricks to pop the headlights or do sleepy lights like I did here without having to have the parking lights on

We're giving my gf's 944 some tlc and fix various interior bits. Can someone tell us what switch should be in that hole above the shifter on the left on the center console? It's a euro 944 from 1982.

Looking to buy an 84 944 in red. I’m a college kid so I’m not really looking to spending a ton of money on modifications. I’m big into the OEM+ style. Anyone have any suggestions to make the 944 look more modern like on the wheels or taillights. Any suggestions for Porsche wheels or aftermarket wheels you can fit with the Porsche crest that would look good?

I like the look of the build above ^^^

Side question? Any suggestions to improve reliability?

As part of our manual steering rack upgrade I did some work on our sway bar. Cleaned up all the hardware and bar itself. Plus we added new drop links and Powerflex bushings. Looks brand new! First drive yesterday and the body roll was noticeably reduced 👍

1988 Turbo painted Miami Blue. Didn’t realize how much I missed driving a manual transmission car.

It came like this when I bought the car. Just curious on what it is?

I’m chasing a high idle / hissing issue and I’m out of ideas.

Warm idle sits around 1200–1400 rpm, even with the idle screw fully closed. If I blip the throttle, it often hangs at about 1400. Throttle cable/linkage doesn’t seem to be sticking.

There’s a loud hiss/whistle. I first thought it was around the throttle body/AAV area, but it seems loudest around the airbox.

So far I’ve tried:

- smoke test and no obvious leak

- spray test without clear rpm change

- new 12 mm AAV hose

- pinching some AAV/vacuum hoses: no obvious result

- ignition timing roughly set to Euro spec, 10° BTDC with vacuum disconnected

The engine starts and runs, but idle/mixture adjustment is a mess because I can’t get the idle down. Also, the fuel distributor is a replacement unit, so mixture is definitely not factory-set anymore, although I did a basic CIS reset following the manual.

I packed it all into the GTI luckily; i wasn’t anticipating so much of it being worth taking. The ~3 hour drive home kinda sucked but worth it overall.

PARTS: Both seats, both door cards, both rear “door” cards, entire rear seat top, rear seat bottom part leather covering, all arm rests, all weather stripping, all side markers, both CVs, both headlight housings, both rear light housings, steering wheel stalk, seat rails, all 4 door vent pieces, all 4 windows, whole spoiler, throttle body, intake joint, various engine hoses and connectors, shifter assembly, shift knob, shifter boot, new gauge cluster, wiring harness shit, metal moon roof WITH working and healthy hinges/locks, headliner, seatbelts, and other shit I’m probably forgetting.

The part i am happiest about is the CVs. They look healthy and feel healthy internally.

Still can’t get over the fact it was all for $150

Looking to paint my 944, but ive seen some strong opinions on the matter. A lot of people say to keep as much original paint as possible but I can’t imagine that’s possible for any of mine except the rear? And would guess it wouldn’t match very well if I left that part alone.
I have a local maaco with absolutely stellar reviews (I know everyone hates on maaco but this franchise seems to have an incredible crew), so I’ve been looking at that route as I’m not looking to spend $7k+ on painting it.
Any input?

working on a customer design request. this will be interesting.

924S skid plate design

I did not request this, completely random.

The Porsche gods are smiling upon me.

Question for everyone, I have an 87 S w/ abs that I just replaced the rubber brake hoses all around, rebuilt all the calipers, put new pads and rotors on and fitted a new master cylinder. I’ve been using a power bleeder and a friends help to bleed the brakes and have no air coming out and yet the brake still feel spongy. Does air get trapped in the abs system? Is there a way to bleed the abs unit? I’m at my wits end.

Just bought my first 944!
It’s a 1986 NA that has around 230-ish thousand miles ( I know it’s kind of high ) It has a Lindsay racing MAF kit Lindsay racing exhaust and MOMO Steering wheel

Any help would be awesome!