Maintenance
Routine service schedules, fluids and preventive care.
15 articles
Brake Fluid - Changing / Brake Bleeding
Brake fluid is hygroscopic. This means that it will readily absorb moisture. In fact, it will absorb moisture out of the air. Moisture in your brake fluid do…
Coolant System Draining, Filling, and Venting
Draining the cooling system on a 944 can be a very messy job. Due to the location of the drain in close proximity to the bottom radiator cross-member, coolan…
Engine Oil and Filter Change
Porsche recommends replacing the oil and filter every 7500 miles for turbocharged cars and every 15000 miles for normally aspirated cars. This is one of the …
Fuel Filter Replacement
Have rags ready to catch escaping fuel when the fuel filter is removed.
Manual Transaxle Fluid Change
The factory service manual calls for the transmission fluid to be changed every 60,000 miles. There's always been a lot of discussion about what type of tran…
Battery Checks
Performing a visual inspection of the battery is an important first step in determining the condition of the battery. If the visual checks don't reveal anyth…
Checking Clutch Disc Wear
The clutch disc wear should be checked every 15,000 miles as a minimum. If the car is driven hard or is used on the track (Driver's Ed events, Autocross, Tim…
Checking the Brake System
Checking the Brake System is an important part of preventive maintenance for any vehicle. Since 1984, all 944 models and the 968 are equipped with wear indic…
CV Joint Boot Check
The CV Joint boots should be inspected every 15,000 miles.
Motor Mounts - Checking
Headlight Operating Mechanism Lubrication
The headlight operating mechanism should be lubricated every 15,000 miles.
Periodic Maintenance Schedule
A modernized, scannable Porsche 944 / 968 maintenance schedule — a quick-reference table of the service intervals that matter, plus the full inspection checklist grouped by system.
Jacking a 944 / Placing a 944 on Jack Stands
There has been a great deal of controversy over the years as to what jacking points should be used to jack a 944. The primary jacking point is located at the…
Changing Spark Plugs / Checking the Condition of the Spark Plugs
Determine the condition of the spark plugs using the following table:
Brake Pads - Checking Thickness and Replacing Pads
Since 1984, all 944 models and the 968 are equipped with wear indicators. When the brake pads are worn to the point that the wear indicators make contact wit…