what is this car?

[tychain99]

1978 Porsche

guy says 78 s4 turbo.. seems like he is clueless, and therefore will want a fortune for the car..

[SanDiego928]

That is funny.

[AirtekHVAC]

Offer him 500$

[Pete R]

It's only a couple hours or so from me. I'm assuming he means 87 not 78. I emailed him to see if he has a manufacturer of the turbo set up. I want to see what he says.

[Mrmerlin]

looks like an 87

[tychain99]

yah, i offered him 650 initially.. told him my offer would be subject to change depending on interior. more if it is nice, less if not

[tychain99]

why don't a few of you email me him, and offer him 3, 4, 500. ? He says he does not know much about the car, tell him if it has been sitting it is a parts car, and by the look of the paint it would cost more to restore, than to buy one in good shape... which is not that fictitious.. then my offer will look the best? : )

[Pete R]

Originally Posted by tychain99

why don't a few of you email me him, and offer him 3, 4, 500. ? He says he does not know much about the car, tell him if it has been sitting it is a parts car, and by the look of the paint it would cost more to restore, than to buy one in good shape... which is not that fictitious.. then my offer will look the best? : )

I'm waiting to hear back from him. I'm gonna offer him $400 and I'll pick it up this weekend. I'll drop it off at your house on the way home for $800

[MPDano]

You do know the side mirrors are $350 on their own. Offer him $700 and bring a Thermo Time Sensor with you and drive it home

[Xlot]

Originally Posted by MPDano

You do know the side mirrors are $350 on their own. Offer him $700 and bring a Thermo Time Sensor with you and drive it home

Looks like its an 87.. thermo time sensor might not get you far. You'll need a flux capacitor

Worth checking out in person if you know 928's and in particular S4's.. there's a chance it actually has a turbo fitted, in which case it would make an awesome project car.

Even if not, its still likely worth $2k (auto) or $3.5k (manual) as a non-runner, and odds are those numbers would double if you get it running and give it a buff/polish to make the guards red shiny again.

Crank and no start is most likely one of (in the order I'd check them):

1. cam timing (easy test with a 27mm deep socket to turn the crank so you can check the cam gear marks down the cam cover holes)
2. LH or Fuel Pump relay (easy test - use relay from the horn, after making sure horn works)
3. dead Fuel Pump (easy test - go listen to it with the relay jumpered. use jump leads with crocodile clips from a battery to revere polarity and try un-jamming if its not spinning)
4. dead Crank Position Sender (easy test - if there's spark, this is ok)
5. dead Temp II sender (easy test with multimeter)
6. dead LH brain (less easy test - either try a spare, or send it away for test/rebuild)

Pretty much any other failure on an S4 will at least get the car to turn over once or twice, or idle badly with throttle input.

If you know S4's, there's a reasonable chance you could drive it away, although it might take an hour of testing bits and un-jamming the fuel pump (which is usually a temporary fix at best as they usually jam up again fairly quickly).