Hornung's 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo

[Hornung418]

Great build up, I'm searching for BP's favorite "hairy" oil pump as the culprit in the pic, lol

Lol! Should have some finished pics next week.

I'm an idiot LOL, it took me a while to see that was a hole...

Haha need those spectacles on old timer!

[az3579]

Great build up, I'm searching for BP's favorite "hairy" oil pump as the culprit in the pic, lol

I may be too exhausted to know what you're talking about, but... what? lol

[Hornung418]

I may be too exhausted to know what you're talking about, but... what? lol

The oil pump is shaped like a dong...which would often be hairy. If the dong fails then a bearing would likely be spun resulting in the need for complete tear down.

[az3579]

Great build up, I'm searching for BP's favorite "hairy" oil pump as the culprit in the pic, lol

The oil pump is shaped like a dong...which would often be hairy. If the dong fails then a bearing would likely be spun resulting in the need for complete tear down.

Oh yeah, I even commented on the dong comment.
It's still funny to me... lol

[Hornung418]

Oh yeah, I even commented on the dong comment.
It's still funny to me... lol

But, lucky for me, everything is clean and tidy on this engine. Never been opened before and in great shape!

[BRGcoopahS]

saw yer posts on IG. Sucks but luckily it was only a dog and not a deer. OK well that sucks you hit a poor dog but the damage isnt bad.

That pic of the 964 made me fall in love agaain. I almost ended up with one but ended up with a clean 944. I wonder how easy it is to convert the front end to a 964.

[Hornung418]

saw yer posts on IG. Sucks but luckily it was only a dog and not a deer. OK well that sucks you hit a poor dog but the damage isnt bad.

That pic of the 964 made me fall in love agaain. I almost ended up with one but ended up with a clean 944. I wonder how easy it is to convert the front end to a 964.

Thanks, John. The conversion is not easy at all, the whole front clip needs to be changed over new fenders and a whole bunch of fabrication. I like the 968, but I wouldn't go through the trouble to convert a 944 into one.

I've seen two threads of the process and it looks like a nightmare. Better off just trying to find one in good condition. The engines are a bit more complicated too, so that's an extra learning curve.

[BRGcoopahS]

Wow, had no idea. I sort of assumed it would be an easy conversion considering its part VW and VW heads to front end conversions left and right.

[Hornung418]

Wow, had no idea. I sort of assumed it would be an easy conversion considering its part VW and VW heads to front end conversions left and right.

I think you're confused. At this point, Porsche was the commanding force in the partnership. The 924 was developed jointly with VW, but with the introduction of the 944 in 1982, it was all Porsche. And nothing about the 968 was Volkswagen related.

[BRGcoopahS]

Not true, there were a few parts still found in VW's on the 944. door handles, interior components, im sure theres more. But yea I know the 924 was basically a VW and the 944 was more of a true porsche.