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Are these current flow style diagrams available for all Porsche cars - I have a 968 and I can find the standard wiring siring diagrams but not these current flow diagrams.

I am a 79 year old GOOD mechanic and EE who restores & collects old Porsches that are not 911's - and I want to say that Russ Fournier is the most brilliant mechanic I've seen on any TH-cam video! And he is a superb communicator as well, translating the highly technical into layman's terms. I'm dealing with a single problem in my mint 944 S CEP (Central Electrical Panel) that just killed my Fuel Pump - a bad connection in the CEP between pin 87 on the DME to Fuse 34. NOT SURE I am up for rebuilding the whole board tho after watching this video. One thing's for sure: No one touches this guy! Interesting I used to live in Naples, FL too.......

Thank you for this video. I was having a time understanding and visualizing how to get the torque tube back. Great instruction

Nice video, I have a 2008 Bentley gt, I love it, where are you located

what size is the bolt on the oil dipstick bolt at 9:15 ?

Great video! Any chance you have a 944 turbo parts car or complete engine you would like to sell?

Great explanation

where did you get that big printout of the schematic?

Great video! Super knowledgeable. I have a Touareg W12 and it's hard to find videos on that, so I tend to watch Bentley/Audi videos instead when it comes to W12 stuff.

👏👍🙏 R E S P E C T !

I've just found your channel and am now subscribed and looking forward to seeing the 308 restoration over the months ahead. I have a 328 in the UK so very similar engine bay to this 308 injection! Thank you for posting.

Well done! Nobody will call you "Dummkopf"...the K-Jettronic isn't the best construction of German Engineering at all :)

Great video! Currently I do the same: checking the relay panel because the wiring harness is burned. BTW: "Sich." means "Sicherung" which is German for "Fuse"...but pls don't ask me why the relais are called G 1-19....I can't give you a good translation for this "G", Sorry.

How much TQ can these porsche diffs handle?

Today I started with the harness removal cause lightswitch and foglightsw glues away...now I checked your video for the next steps: it's really helpful!!! Btw: the removal of this fu..ing bolt which hold the steering shaft costs me 60min...next step will be to check out how you removed the heater/ac unit to get the wires behind free ...all the best from Germany. BR Rene

I am in Australia. Who do you get your Bentley parts from over there? I am changing the front lower arm bushes right now which will come from Europe, so interested to know who you get these bits from (FCP Euro?). I do not want cheap chinese knockoffs as I have just suffered from this issue already.

Excellent video and walkthrough! Thanks! I'm in the process of messing with my fuel tank, pump and filter at the moment, super helpful.

Great video, brings to light the mysteries in these systems. I'm tackling the 1979 Porsche 928 system very soon, and might reach out for some help -- maybe send you the system and have you check it out to make sure the package is ok and such.

Thanks for this vid I have a 190E Mercedes and it has a CIS system and it’s great to know this info

Can shellac be used as a sealer?

how can i get wiring diagrams?

i am having issues with multiple components, head lights being very dim along with wipers and windows very slow to operate.

Music is good during long time lapse video scenes and fade it out to hear you speaking. Thanks for these videos. I'm an IT guy who just bought a 1989 944 complete turbo swap car and learning how to restore it. Baltic blue, linen interior, runs and passes a safety. Thank you so much for the videos.

This is very educational and entertaining at the same time. Thank you very much for this. I wonder why your series of Porsche 944 videos does not have significantly more hits and likes. I have noted that the project has been stopped - but please keep on creating more videos like this. Kind greetings from Germany.

I'm late to your channel, but thank you so much for your videos. Just fantastic and so useful.

Still need your opinion from the question I left on first video

Your videos have been so helpful in replacing my clutch and resealing the transaxle. Can you help me find new dowel pins that connect the transmission case to the differential case? Can't find a part number with any hits online. Maybe even if you just know the size. Just like in the video I destroyed them while punching out. Thanks, Steve

That bracket on the waste gate is a bastard !!! I never reinstall it 😊😊😊😊

sir need your advise...my power windows will not work...i have replaced/checked fuses and relays still nothing...also replaced ALL window switches...am i missing something?

Great video if you need to replace the tank. I forgot how big that tank is… 80 litres. Most cars (not trucks) are only 60 litres and 4 cylinder cars are usually less than 60 litres. My Scirocco was only 40 litres.

We have an 06 Bently continental sling spur. Changed compressor, oriface tube and dryer. Now the compressor cuts off when you accelerate. Any ideas where to look?

Hello and thank you for the info. Very informative. I'm working on a '83 928 and having trouble figuring out the wiring for the flasher and turn signal lights and switch. When I activate the turn signal, the light on the dash lights up but does not flash. On the relay panel, pin 49a has power until I activate the turn signal, then power goes away. Pin 49 does not have power in the key on or off position.

Russ, I would love to see a rebuild on the 944 engine. I have one out of my 85.5 on the stand now. Looking to do a 944 Spec engine possibly. Another thought is to sell that car as a roller, as I also have an ‘89 2.7 944 and a 944 Spec race car I just acquired. The 85.5 body is in VGC, needs a radiator core support

Glad to hear you've been busy, Russ. I'm looking forward to the continuation of the 944 transaxle builds. Regarding that LS-7, be careful with your reputation! Beware the "it's already been done" used engine, you don't know what's in it till you inspect the parts. I'd hate to see you get burned down the line by this thing!

Welcome back! Clever design on the Ferrari engine, - incorporating the oil sump into the transmission case casting. Results in a very compact transverse engine/transaxle unit. Given the proximity of the engine lower end to the transmission gearbox in a mid-engine layout, do you think this arrangement would result in higher temperatures for the transaxle during normal driving?

I don't know if there's a 944 trans video teardown video that's this informative online at all. So helpful and fun to watch. I just bought an AOR awhile back to replace my open diff turbo trans. I haven't driven the car with it yet, but with an LS built for the roadcourse, I imagine I'll be doing some work to it one day. I'd love to try to do most of it myself and this video gives me hope! I have to see to learn, workshop manuals just don't cut it for me. Was this trans an LSD?

This series is invaluable! Thank you very much!! Keeping the pieces seperated by layer keeps this from being a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle, but not impossible due to the insets marking how they go. Wish someone would make/sell the plastic connectors new, they just crumble when you pull them from the panel.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I wanted to see this thing go back together. I had visions of a brand new car!!!! Thank you for making all of these videos... They are very helpful even if you weren't able to complete the project!

Dam thats a lot of confusion. Yr amazing at this.

You appear calm, methodical with a healthy touch of realism. I was attracted by the 944 stuff, I have a 968 and they are sort of similar. Impressed! I wish you and yours all the very best.

I drove my 216,000 mile 1989 2,7l 4 seasons. Road salt caused that long bolt with the round aluminum spacer to corrode inside the spacer. That spacer takes the tension of the spring plate (not a lot but enough, as you demonstrated). That long bolt sheared just inside the shoulder on removal from my rear axles. Any 944/951 exposed to winter roads(yes, driven in road salt!) will have aluminum oxide filling this round spacer on the threads of this long bolt. Also, the rubber rear axle mount that you show prying the aluminum mount bracket off of is NLA from Porsche, though aftermarket versions are available. Relieving the tension carefully is a good idea. Loosening this bolt (and the 350 ft-lb wheel hub nut!) while the vehicle is on the ground is a good idea.

I am at the step of installing my tank, lines and brackets for my 1989 2,7 restoration and this disassembly was helpful for seeing what subassemblies I will need to put together.

Nice job, Russ

It’s funny to hear you refer to your work as amateur. I am an engineer by education and profession, but working on a car in the garage, I am an amateur. So as an amateur, I don’t have any formal training in automotive repair, and I often make mistakes as I work through a disassembly sequence or rebuild. Knowing myself as an amateur when working around cars, I can honestly say you are not an amateur. Unlike me, you have a natural instinct to figure out how to disassemble, repair, and reassemble an automotive component or sub-assembly. You are a real professional in this field of interest, which is why watching someone like yourself working on a car project is so interesting to an amateur like myself. BTW, professionals make mistakes too, just not as many and as often as amateurs like myself. Thanks for the video and looking forward to the next one.

Good job on the break down. One problem I have is no reverse lock out. Going from 3rd to 4th can be a problem if you miss 4th and hit reverse. No up or down movement required at the shift lever. Linkage isn’t that great so it’s easy to miss a gate. Any suggestions??😢

Excellent video. I'm here because of my '05 CGT and a lot of the faults you mentioned I'm kinda having. There's some that don't even throw codes, but you kinda figure them out. Like mine is not charging my main big battery. It is on a tender so I rejuice it, and drive the car, and come back to find voltage has dropped on it. I think the battery control module is responsible for charging it and needs replacing as all fuses check out and I can hear that switchover relay clicking and clacking when I turn the ignition on. I guess that's the price you pay.

Glad to see you are back in the shop. It is a shame about Nick moving on, but I am sure your passion in your work inspired him to take that leap and go out on his own. He’ll be hard to replace, though. Wish there was something I could do to help relieve your workload, but the 1200 mile commute would be a bear! What about that short guy with the English car you had helping you during the 944 project, maybe you could bring him back and train him to use your water-blasting equipment. I was thinking maybe I could provide you some video content, but winter is setting in up here in Michigan and the only thing I can do now besides work and sleep is to hunker down and stay warm. Lucky for you, that is not a problem.

I will continue watching your channel because you are passionate about these unique cars. I frequently refer to the previous 944 content when working on my 944 projects.

I am trying to pull out my bell housing with the engine still in the car and it will not budge, I'm not keen on using pry bars. Do you have any other suggestions.

The Bentley retractable roof is a very impressive piece of technology. Completely locks/unlocks without any human interaction. Fine piece of engineering, thanks for highlighting it.