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Car Forum / Porsche / Porshe 944 / August 2006porsche 944 oil leak
hi every one i just got a 86 porsche 944 turbo the car is in great shape in and out. but there is one thing wrong with it. the guy that sold it too me told me it did have a oil leak in the oil pan gasket. so i took it to to a place that only works on porsche's (euroworks) in matthews n.c.. and to replace the oil pan gasket it would be $1.495.00 dollars. he said it would take 14 hours to do. it seems to be alot for just a oil pan gasket. if someone has had this problem befour please let me know if there is a easyer way to fix it. thank all of you so much and, why are you worried about this leak? > hi every one i just got a 86 porsche 944 turbo the car is in great > shape in and out. but there is one thing wrong with it. the guy that [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > let me know if there is a easyer way to fix it. thank all of > you so much  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com I doubt it is the oil pan gasket. You need to remove the aluminum cover, clean it up, put it back on and drive the car a few hundred miles, take cover off and inspect where the oil is coming from. I would guess it is from the main bearing or power steering pump. Some oil leakage is OK. hay great idea but i don't think its in the front because it drips on the header pipe rigth around where it hooks up to the exhaust pipe. and i also changed the oil about 3 weeks ago and it smoked a little bit more but only when warming it up once it warmed up and the header pipe gets warm it dose not smoke at all. the other day i checked the oil and it was about a 1qt low and it has not smoked as bad as when i changed the oil. i wonder if this is because the oil is a little below the gastket. and the main bearing if it was leaking it would be between the motor and the bellhouseing rigth. please if you have any more advice iam all ears. thank you so much. > I doubt it is the oil pan gasket. You need to remove the aluminum > cover, clean it up, put it back on and drive the car a few hundred > miles, take cover off and inspect where the oil is coming from. I > would guess it is from the main bearing or power steering pump. Some > oil leakage is OK. my 85.5 developed a leak where oil dripped on the pipe just aft of the header - it was the small round gasket that seals the back of the camshaft bore - there are 3 small bolts that hold a plate and a cork gasket in place - these would loosen up periodically - you may wish to check that before shelling out for an oil pan gasket. > hay great idea but i don't think its in the front because it drips on > the header pipe rigth around where it hooks up to the exhaust pipe. and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> would guess it is from the main bearing or power steering pump. Some >> oil leakage is OK. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com because when i 1st start it the day i drive it. it smokes because it drips on the headers and theres nothing i hate to see is a porsche with smoke coming out from under the car. if you have had this porblem or know of a easyer way to fix please let me know. thank you so much > and, why are you worried about this leak? > > hi every one i just got a 86 porsche 944 turbo the car is in great [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > let me know if there is a easyer way to fix it. thank all of > > you so much This job is so expensive because the oil pan is not easy to remove. At one time I needed this as well. My mechanic quoted me about 900 only because he had a special rack (used with mercedes) that makes it easier to drop the front suspension. The oil pan gasket is a dreaded leak indeed. It make be adviseable if you do it to go ahead and have them replace the connecting rods(?) while he's down there. > because when i 1st start it the day i drive it. it smokes because it > drips on the headers and theres nothing i hate to see is a porsche with [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -- > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com hay thats what every ones been telling me > This job is so expensive because the oil pan is not easy to remove. > At one time I needed this as well. My mechanic quoted me about 900 [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > -- > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com theres no way around it you have to drop the front suspension just to get to the oil pan > This job is so expensive because the oil pan is not easy to remove. > At one time I needed this as well. My mechanic quoted me about 900 [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > -- > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com theres no way around it you have to drop the front suspension just to get to the oil pan > This job is so expensive because the oil pan is not easy to remove. > At one time I needed this as well. My mechanic quoted me about 900 [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > -- > > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com aaah, what's the big deal about dropping the front suspension - I've done that to change motor mounts - hold car up on jack stands, loosen a couple of bolts and the cross member is free - $900 for this job seems quite extreme - you can buy a whole 944 for that price. Maybe you should look for a mechanic that actually wants to do the job? or who is familiar with these cars? Some stuff is a real pain, and $900 is about what I might expect to pay for a clutch R&R (labor), but the oil pan isn't as much work as a clutch - how much per hour are your mechanics charging youanyway? > theres no way around it you have to drop the front suspension just to > get to the oil pan [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >> > > -- >> > > Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com If you have oil dripping on the exhaust header it is not coming from the oil pan gasket. You probably have a leak around the cam shaft or more likely the oil cooler gasket is shot. Simple job to replace. Take about two hours. |
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