DIY Porsche ENGINE WORK, 944 Cam housing and gaskets
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Casey Putsch continues the DIY Porsche 944 engine servicing and installs the cam and camshaft housing and gaskets complete with some frustrating moments, learning lessons, and great life advice in the mechanic world. MERCH BABY! www.redbubble....
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"it's fun but it's not fun"
It's that fine line we walk between pushing the car outside to burn it to the ground out of frustration and taking a deep breath, regrouping and completing the job for that warm toasty sense of accomplishment you just can't get from a car fire.
Trevor's Mailbox God I had so many of those moments when trying to get my car running. It quit on me one day out of nowhere and took me 18 months for me to figure it out. Had the car to the dealer, consulted multiple specialists. NOTHING was working. It doesn’t take a lot for an engine to run. Fuel Air Spark Compression. But man where there moments where I was losing my mind. But the pay off of finally finding the issue, knowing all the key components are new and functioning, and turning that key hearing the engine catch and start like there was never a problem, greatest payoff ever. Better yet I was the one who fixed it. Not some guy telling me I’m a punk kid screwing with a car no one wants that isn’t worth the money to fix it.
The best advice I can offer anyone, WALK AWAY & BREATH. We all get frustrated no matter how many times we've done something there's ALWAYS that one time it screws up. There's a legit reason behind the myth most mechanics smoked.
Take flight what was the issue
@@lindsiealmanza8166 from his channel it looks like this was the solution th-cam.com/video/3_tFrqnZBAg/w-d-xo.html if you scan through his video you can see bro was stumped but he stuck with it and figured it out. This is the way!
Busted knuckles are a badge of honor that keyboard justice warriors will never understand. Long live the school of hard knocks and learning by doing!
Hey Casey... I have the full Tech manuals for your Porsche 944.. I rebuilt my sons first car.. Used it as a refrence.. I have it in PDF format. Your more then welcome to em..
Ray Schmid I’d be interested if you could email them!
Hi Casey- Great video as always! Also wanted to know you are inspiring others you have never met- Just bought a cheap but in great shape 1979 RX7- partly because of your videos and ideas on just getting out there and living life! Thanks for all you are doing!
Gasket material is a great topic to learn.
Most people don't know they can buy a sheet and make a gasket if they can't find one or don't want to buy a whole kit to get the one they need.
There is paper, nicer paper, cork, fiber, rubber of different grades, graphite, steel, copper, aluminum, RTV and more, with different sealers you can apply.
I learned with a couple engine projects and some high tech plumbing. There is a lot of good info in a McMaster Carr catalog but you also have to put your hands on it.
Once you have the knowledge you can tell if the gaskets you've got are good or garbage.
One more thing to think about is when you are racing to compress those valve springs, that's when you need to be especially careful not to cross thread.
Beardoe it don’t work well for turbo exhaust gaskets ha ha mine just started on fire. Even though it was made for headers.
@@stevenplaskett7728 did you try graphite gasket material?
when I was a younger man I worked in an engine shop and we used a product called hi-tack gasket sealer. It worked very well. it held the gasket in place and stayed somewhat flexible but still sealed very well under pressure. we never had a comeback for a leak after we started using it.
Casey, around 1970 Permatex came out with Form-a-Gasket. Mechanics said it was junk. Permatex found out the greasemonkeys weren't reading the instructions. Weren't cleaning or allowing cure time. So they built an Indy car (IIRC) with no other gasket materials in it, and after the car finished and finished well, shops got interested in just what the stuff was, AND how to use it.
Smart marketing!
I'm about to rebuild a turbo motor with absolutely no experience and since I'm more of a visual learner the guides on Clark's Garage are no help, thank you Casey.
Alex Green I have a dodge Cummins that needs a new turbo. Runs fine but I can see issues beginning. Where did you look to get the knowledge online?
how did that go?
The Great Scientific: TRIAL & ERROR. FAIL: FIRST ATTEMPT IN LEARNING.🧐💯
Well.... I think the feedback I am getting is true. My videos aren't hitting people's notifications well. Any thoughts on what I can do better friends?
Love the content. A little more working and a bit less talking.
Learning lots from these videos; don’t change a thing. The sound can be turned off or down if the viewer prefers, but it’s not possible to listen to content that wasn’t recorded with the video!
Nothing really in particular. I like the ‘real talk’ while really working. It’s much more genuine than most TH-camrs.
To be honest, I’m not even that into cars and rarely do my own work. Watching your channels are inspiring me to apply it to something else. I just need to find out what that passion is.
perhaps I have read the question wrong, but I find (for the business and technical side of youtube and understanding the deeper aspects of such) it is hard to beat Roberto Blake's videos if you have time to watch them - I do not know, however, if he has any specifically on notification principles. I am rambling again...
The notifications thing for subscribers isn't something YOU can change. It's a TH-cam problem.
You can remind people to subscribe, click the notification bell, and like and share the video.
As far as expanding the channel quickly, one way to do it is to use clickbait titles, and use all caps in titles. The clickbait thing is pretty divisive though.
One nearly universal thing I have heard from creators is to keep putting out regular content and the growth will come organically.
At some point you may have a video catch and hit trending, and you should see some explosive growth then.
I bought my "spun aluminum" huge cooking pots from Sam's Club over a decade ago just like that. Mine I do admit are used for cooking. LOL. 😂😂😂
I want that shirt. By they way great info, these cars are very under rated.
I had an issue with that cork gasket at the back of the valve cover and had a nice little oil fire! Make sure it’s tightened.
The copper spray I have used many times for older felt/paper gaskets and have had zero issues personally. I have seen the copper spray cause horrible issues, but it was so thick when we took it apart it looked like a whole can... Customer said "I only used a quick spray"
Old gasket shellac is amazing when used properly as well!
I would've put a very small amount of RTV directly on the scratches of the head just as an added precaution.
ltwargssf R exactly what I was thinking. Not a lot but just enough.
And my week can begin👏🏻👍🏼
I have used long bolts with the head cut off for an assembly dowel when you have a tricky gasket.
William Stanfield sometimes I grind a slot so I can use a flat blade screwdriver to unscrew it. You’re right works great!
Am a retired wrench that came across you by accident. Wasnt sure about you at first, but am glad I stuck around for a few of your videos lately. I admire you for reaching out to the younger guys and being real with them. Thanks for being a good example, teaching kids how to shift a Viper. ☺ a good egg
Learning new stuff! Woot! I have used the red and black RTV for the last 20 years. I tried on my wife’s Dodge we just got to replace the oil pan and gasket. It was attached with black rtv from Dodge. The book showed putting a dab in the spot where the time chain cover attached. The gasket was to install without the rtv which I was like hell yeah. Cleaned the bottom of the motor getting it really nice no damage super clean used the gasket it leaked... used RTV no leaks... that copper stuff is really cool. Thank you for the video and no holding back or pulling your punches.
fryrear technology mopar calls it engine sealer it’s a grey colour and it’s awesome. I worked at the dealer and just about every oil pan goes on with it.
aircraft engine builders, they have to use only the best proven practices , so that is a good place for non subjective practices and products to use.Lint free wipes for assembly, brake clean brakes down shop towels
Awesome video, much appreciated advice and your sense of humor. I'm patiently waiting for the Porsche 928 videos. I have a 1982. Keep the videos coming
I did night school for vintage car restoration which was all hands on panel beating the old school way where everything thing was heated up, cooled down and metal filled no bog in sight.. we cut all the rust from cars and hand crafted new sections to weld into place, now all those schools that did those classes seem to have gone as well..
I let my camtower drain for a week before I touced it. When I saw the puddle of oil I was like "damn, where were you hiding"
Wearing a helmet to cross the street, hahaha that was hilarious but a good point.
Casey; just saying, but you're like a big brother, me personally, that I never had and that can apply to a bunch of other people too, car guys And girls alike!!
That means a lot man. Thank you for watching!
@@CaseyPutsch I forgot to mention that with what I said previously, it means a lot that you're willing to admit to being a human; and that makes your humility all the more Relatable and makes you a More Likeable guy! 🙂😁 That's how and why I, and We, watch you So Much!!
Future reference, put the assembly lube in the camshaft housing, not on the lifters for less mess. I am just an equipment mechanic
Question: Aside from buying expensive maint. manuals for my snob car, do you have a rule of thumb for torquing down engine components/assemblies? And thanks, I learn more it seems watching every new episode!
There is loose, broken, and stripped. I hate all of them. I just comes down to how close you want to dance with any of those three. :) Usually car guys and racers over tighten. I like the word reasonable and different level of snug.
In addition to Casey's comment, if you learn about threads you can have a good educated guess to proper torque values.
I think the book I have on that is called Screw to Win.
Feel is very important when you are dealing with old aluminum.
If you have rusty steel, clean it up first.
Chase threads if they are dirty.
Bro I just bought a 1988 944 Porsche and I love your videos I think your brilliant brotha plz keep it up!!!
Videos are one of the best things out there to learn from as opposed to just forums. Short of working in an apprentice type situation, when you can see what someone is actually doing it gives you a better idea of what you need to do.
The right way is what gets the job done 👍
Casey has a great Kartman voice.
You showing the headaches the come with working on cars in a garage instead of a production line is important. I went to a school to learn automotive technologies and again for collision repair. I never did it for a living but for personal growth and my love for cars trucks and anything mechanical.
Are you not supposed to put a coat of oil on that gasket? Seems to me if you did that, a few drips wouldn't be an issue because any excess oil would just ooze out when you torque it down, and you'd still have a nice uniform oily surface.
Whew, that was a roller coaster ride! Casey, I just wanted to say that I appreciate this series immensely. I recently purchased an 85’ and I am learning so, so much. Definitely don’t need to justify yourself. Actually, your rants are entertaining, and human. I love it! Thanks again.
What I like about this, is that it shows that even professionals struggle at times.
No matter what, things will get hard no matter who u are.
Stay in the fight and don't give up. That's what make things worth it, the hard work and effort u put into something. Then u can appreciate what achieved cuz of what it took to get there.
Bravo Casey, thanks for the vid and showing us what happens in the real world. It seems these days, in our microwave society, too much emphasis is placed on instant gratification, which is fleeting and unfulfilling.
The oil pump is not keyed to the crankshaft, it is driven by pressure from that large crank bolt torqued to 155ft/lb. You didn't use a flywheel lock to remove it, can't wait to see how you are going to torque it down without it (last bolt on my build to do and don't really want to buy the lock!)
Thank you for understanding that people, at least me, want to see REAL LIFE, not some highly polished tv show unrealistically portraying what it takes. If I wanted to watch fantasy I would watch tv, not YT.
Same way to torque as taking it off! :)
You're a perfectionist you take pride in what you do that's what makes a good mechanic when you feel the same about working on someone else's car as you do work on your own car
Dude, you rode the Top Gun bike in then manner it was made to be ridden. I wear a helmet on busy roads and highways, but local I can skip it. Hell, I fell down my 2nd floor staircase in my house last week and a helmet may have helped, lol.
Perfect time to open you tube, you just uploaded 1 second ago... great start to the day
hurry up i need to see the next one! that was Ace guys what a great video! thanks so much i needed that 😍😍😍
All videos by Casey, are best at 2× speed
Casey, Thank You for this movie
I do not know this for a fact, but maybe the gasket is compatible with another head/cam tower that has oiling holes going straight through, rather than into a big hole in the head. Could also be some kind of common racing mod, and the gasket takes it into consideration.
This makes me want to go buy a Porsche just to rebuild a motor
Chris Bonds I have been looking for weeks and weeks. A sad one around where I live goes for 6000 bucks and I’m like I said it’s a poor example .... :(
little bit of oil is nothing compared to a torn gasket or dropping the gasket on the ground after the silicon
Hi Casey, I went looking a 944 that i was gonna buy earlier, the engine runs great but the clutch is bad, for some reason the clutch paddle goes all the way to the bottom when you touch it and it doesn't return, when it goes to the bottom, the clutch is still engaged, have you had any problem like this with your experience with 944?
I have looked and the master cylinder looks intact, i don't see any leaks, I'm thinking maybe slave cylinder?
So true with the certs for mechanics. I busted my but getting ASE certified studying and paying to take tests but really most shops could care less if you have your ASE other than it shows you have at least a base knowledge. I've seen high school dropouts with no formal education that could to an engine swap in a day with no help and I have seen guys who have gone to tech school and gotten Master Tech certs and struggle to do a head job. As a mechanic there is no substitute for learning by doing and by helping out guys that have been working on cars a lot longer than you and gaining their knowledge. I tell any aspiring mechanic to find an entry level job at a privet local shop doing oil changes as a lube tech or hell even just cleaning up the shop and then volunteer to help out on bigger jobs and learn how to fix suspension, engine, electrical. I do like programs like UTI as you get a lot more hands on there but now a days those programs are insanely expensive, as much if not more than some 4 year colleges.
Absolutely love your videos! I've been on the market for a 944 for about 2 years now. Can't seem to find that right one. Watching you gives me hope to find one myself! Also really do like these DIY videos so keep up the good work! I have a Boxster I work on myself and hoping to turn into a track car.
Helmets are mandatory here in Aus but they really make next to no difference. If you're a bad rider/driver its gonna happen regardless
Nice to see real world little issues happen and get solved.
Keep doing what you are doing Casey. I can't wait to see this thing run!
maybe those holes are for the 944 turbo engine
This is excellent. Thank you.
copper coat is OK stuff I just never remember to buy it when doing head gasket's I'm not a big fan of rtv I will use it only when needed that it.I have friends that do there paper gasket's with copper coat and still no problem thanks for the video Casey
944 engine is half a 928 V-8 right? I bet the valve cover gasket holes are for the other side of the 928 V8 head. Just a guess
Dude, love your honesty and your process man! Thank You for sharing!
It is nice that the car has a great built in tool holder.
First time I was changing the cam gasket, a few friends-mechanics adviced to use gasket sealant, whereas everyone on the internet was saying I should just follow official instructions. Since I trusted my buddies, and not those internet strangers, I have attempted to and failed with the sealant - mainly because it dried out while I was picking the fallen out tappets, but still.
Since then I became a snob and only trust Porsche official manuals.
I have a 86, 944 thank you,
Thanks for keeping it real, nice to watch you work
VENTILATION!
Oh, you're no fun....
@@shelbyavant5081 I was the tool monitor in HS.
@@meanwhileinthestudio Tool monitor?
@@shelbyavant5081 Old High School shop class joke.
I love the videos, I am binge watching all the 944 ones. Keep up the good work. I picked up an 83 with 100k miles here in Colorado for $3000 last week. I don't know anything about the cars but I am excited to drive it. It is snowed-in up in Golden and I am picking it up this weekend. Can't wait.
Could the copper gasket maker exposed to the oil channel could come off in a sheet? Putting it on the head side only would have covered the nicks from the previous owner.
Damn, Casey keeping it real. Well done sir. Do what you do, because it's your problem. F'em if they can't take a joke.
That short ratchet is a great idea...
Casy where'd you get the insulation for the hood?
John Malik it does look nice and fits good huh?
Came with it. No clue, sorry,
My wife said you shouldn’t bleep out words because those were the only words she understood. Which I think says something about her. 😆
Colleague of mine sells his red/ pink() 944 with 150k miles for cheap. Just bid, he said. He has owned it for 20 years or so. These videos might draw me over the line, and hopefully my sons will join me. A human mostly wins from technique. Already have a ton of tools.
God bless your old school common sense! These kids will do well to learn skills outside of the nerf bubble society wants to pigeonhole them into.
Casey one chill out. This is how we find out what works and what doesn't it's all part of it he process of doing these things it's how we learn. That went according to plan on the cam housing and like you say if it leaks you take it off and try again . As for job or hobby definitely hobby I love working on aprillia motorcycle would I love to do every day probably not
Casey, did I missed the water pump video? I'm almost certain I've seen it on the playlist, but it's not there any more.
Should be, just look back a little.
@@CaseyPutsch aha! Found it! Please check/update the playlist section of the channel, as it is showing as deleted there.
Casey do you not tighten parts like this moving opposite blts so it tightens it (Like a cylinder head)
I do this on everything even 5 stud wheels
Sorry to critises. Just prevents warp
Casey should have been an aircraft mechanic. That's a job requiring nose bleed levels of OCD.
It's a Porsche. You set the cam in Place, and two men and two boys with four tork spanners set the bolts in ten seconds or less.
Hey Casey, I noticed that your power steering reservoir/filter is gone. Does your 944 not have power steering?
No power steering! :) yep...
@@CaseyPutsch thanks for the reply! Is the power steering pump deleted as well or just plugged? Curious as I've got a leaky unit on my '86 and have though about just deleting it all.
I wouldn’t. My 92 talon came with the pump and reservoir removed and I can tell u if u try any spirited driving u can’t keep up with the car and the steering and u will loose it. It’s fine if u drive highway all the time and never really need it. I really want the system back on my car cause I can’t rally it or anything on a back road with the steering being so slow. I’m no body builder that can whip the steering around as fast as a normal human with power steering.
Hey Casey, good talk. Can relate, many trolls have build or even worked on their cars.
Should i buy a used 944 1987 for 6k thats in great condition? I am not as good as you when it comes to mechanics.If i mess up no one is around to help me fix my error.I would rather finance a car that is relatively newer.What advice can you give me?
Hey Casey did you lock the flywheel at any point during this project?? Gonna work on getting this gasket replaced today but I don’t have a flywheel locking tool. Would appreciate a hasty response
What is the torque number on that valve cover. Thanks
Hi Casey, I have a 944. No matter where I look I cant seem to find what weight like I should use 10w-40?
How did the copper spray a gasket work out?
Did you figure out which lifter goes where after the spill, or are you doing a best guess?
Hey my 944 balance shaft belt went out is it normal to lose oil pressure when cranking to start before I had oil pressure
If there's actually copper in that spray I wouldnt want to use it anywhere near aluminium...
The copper eats the aluminium..
Could it be that the random holes in the gasket serve as reliefs so the gasket can expand and contract without distortion and lengthen lifespan of the gasket?
"Reality" Home Mechanics!
So when you were putting in the bolts to hold the cam on why didn't you start with the top bolts?
I need Timing belt and all gaskets Where did you buy your parts , did you buy a kit including water pump
Ebay!
Thank you for being human and stop apologizing for it.
New Subbie thinking about getting one tomorrow, Super clean but he wants 4600, Oh and dont tell KC to move, thats kinda of rude. Could have said coming through or watch out. Saying move is like telling someone to shut up.
where did you get that gasket
lol on assessing mechanics on the inter-webs.... casey putch, back ally porsche mechanic...will work for southern comfort. (joking)
17:50 i think they made that holes becouse person that designed this gasket had only the top part of cylinderhead
As always, a great video.
Where did you learn everything and what had you get into it? I find your videos and instruction very knowledgable and pleasant. A rare talent. I teach Physics/Math in university and fixed my own cars just out of pragmatics. I mainly posted now to support you through the narcissistic "know it all"s who always have something to say. :)
Duuuuude that was a nice stock pot! Typical Porche owner 🤣
great video,,,but no fender cover??? Trust me,,,shit happens,,your belt can gouge,,,drop things,,,I learned the hard way...only takes a minute,,
Specialize or work like Casey on several projects at once and get on an old man rant !!!
Keep it up man your awesome, stop reading the comments they are poison
"If you want a cool car but you can't afford to have somebody to work on it, then you gotta work on it. Right?"
no judging here Casey keep up the good content =)