Building a Great 944 Turbo, Pt. 1: The Belt

[@billturner6564]

Nothing like watching a real old school German watch maker in action... You make it all look so easy with an obvious lifetime of practice and experience and a very tidy mind .... Keep it up and above all pass this wonderful skill on to your boy . I will wait to see more of your work .

[@ulflindstrand1169]

Great to have you back on KZbin😃

[@GreasyFingers]

☺️

[@jameswalsh1690]

I don't know if I am more impressed that the Porsche Dealer actually carried the belt tension tool for a 40 year old car or that they agreed to lend it to you! Great video!

[@kaplanmb]

Wonderful content. Relaxing, informative, and quality all around. Thank you for taking the time to produce and post this.

[@Meyersmanx1]

Love your work! Your sense of humour combined with the nonsense style is brilliant! Currently my number 1 KZbinr mate and for this I thank you.

[@GreasyFingers]

Holy cow, that is one great feedback. Thanks a ton.

[@Meyersmanx1]

I also meant no nonsense.. fat fingers doh! Still my number one legend.

[@TomaszRT]

As always, great edit and content, best to watch with morning coffee.

[@ronstackhouse6521]

I’ve done so many of these same jobs on my 944. It’s a wonderful car and more smiles per dollar than any car I’ve ever owned. Lovely to watch you work on one again after your US trip. Thank you and Fröhliche Weihnachten!

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks very much. Same to you!

[@steveridesxc]

Very enjoyable gentle mechanical engineering.

[@GreasyFingers]

😆

[@geoffhann4109]

Made to look straightforward as always. Wonderful.

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, Geoff!

[@Laguna2013]

great Christmas treat thank you!

[@GreasyFingers]

Happy holidays!

[@laapulsford]

Wow what a treat, a new Greasy Fingers episode at Christmas - perfect!

[@GreasyFingers]

Yes, I took a day off to do nothing but finishing this film. And it worked!

[@laapulsford]

@@GreasyFingers The production quality of your films gets better and better., bravo.

[@uniqueaustraliandestinatio1352]

Regrets at selling my 1986 model resurface, your video rekindles memories of what a great car it was.

[@startingatzerohr]

Thanks for the late Christmas present with this great video. Would you mind linking some of the tools you used. The tool to pull the gaskets on the camshaft and the tools to put the gasket back in look pretty great!

[@Devon_Architect]

Great to see you working on this wonderful car. Same colour as the Turbo I used to own too. Excellent stuff.

[@Devon_Architect]

I bought it new in 1986 and after less than 500 miles it came to a grinding halt on the motorway. Turned out to be a break in the low-tension wire. Really odd on a brand new car but there you are.

[@GreasyFingers]

Ahh, you had one too? Cool! The breakdown is very unusual. Was it a ground cable?

[@JLo1960]

I love your attention to detail. Superb video. Thanks 👍.

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, mate. Glad you liked it!

[@josephfriedling9190]

So satisfying to watch you videos! Thank you!

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, Joseph!

[@chr.t.8461]

Großartig. Topp Arbeiten am 944. Vielen Dank fürs mitnehmen der perfekten Ausführung aller Arbeiten. Grüße 🖖

[@GreasyFingers]

Freue mich, wenn’s gefällt!

[@hueyfinesse]

thank you for this great watch!

[@DoktorHalloween]

That was a fulfilling Christmas gift.

[@GreasyFingers]

Merry Christmas!

[@hamidq9547]

This is just wonderful! I love Porsches and this era particularly, it feels like a high point in Porsche engineering although with some things we might find strange today!

[@phillynch6295]

Superb work!

[@GreasyFingers]

☺️👍🏼

[@nathansb3494]

Great stuff. Making me all the more keen to upgrade to a turbo..

[@GreasyFingers]

It’s a whole different experience, waves of torque coming over you.

[@marcusott2973]

Am 2. Weihnachysfeiertag, eine wirklich nette Überraschung. Einen Guten Rutsch wünsche ich noch.

[@GreasyFingers]

Danke, Marcus!

[@lolman77]

This channel deserved so much more visibility!! I was wondering what happened to the 944 and was hopping to see more content about it. There you go :D I hope your neighbours don't see your video and how you wash your car without the gazillions requirement in Germany haha. VERBOTEN!!! :D

[@TP-3000]

Danke

[@GreasyFingers]

☺️

[@fhwolthuis]

Very relaxing and satisfying video to watch. So much great engineering from Porsche and wrenching from you 👌😃

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, mate. We all need some relaxation after Christmas. 😆

[@danb2145]

Thank you! Really been waiting for a new video 🙌. What about the 928? 😊

[@GreasyFingers]

This 944 is a rather short project, I’ve worked on her for two months and she’s almost done. From time to time I need a little kick from getting things finished. 😀 The 928 will take me longer, but I can’t wait returning to her.

[@s.a.3840]

Very rare video of detailed work on a 944 turbo. No one seems to care about these cars. There isn’t much in KZbin. So sad. Thanks!

[@ABROOKSH]

More please

[@GreasyFingers]

Coming …

[@rhettcorcoran2879]

Another excellent video, Merry Christmas.

[@andrefranco6814]

I like it when there are new videos on the channel but I also enjoy the snippets on instagram. Fewer videos mean there must be something going on in the workshop and time for hands on greasy fingers!! 😊

[@GreasyFingers]

This time I created footage for 3-4 films in one go. Lots of editing ahead of me.

[@fabiocelentano627]

Einmal mehr perfekte Arbeit am 944, tolles Video. Beste Grüsse

[@GreasyFingers]

Danke, Fabio!

[@graemelliott3942]

Nice work!

[@neilbardsley]

That is well beyond a normal CAM belt change. congrats

[@steffenhunerberg9929]

Herrlich entspannend anzusehen mit wieviel Passion hier gearbeitet wird! Kenne alle Videos in und auswendig! Hoffe auf viele weitere videos!

[@GreasyFingers]

Hi Steffen. Schön, dass Dir mein Zeug gefällt. Ich habe diesmal Footage für mehrere Filme auf einmal gedreht, die Platten sind prallvoll.

[@Porschee944]

Great journey❤

[@josteinatlejrgensen6962]

You have made a really good quality of the filming. I would think it took a lot of time to do that. Naturally, the work on the car is carefully carried out by you. Lots of greetings from Norway.

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, mate. Yeah, the editing takes some time, but I book it as hobby, not work, that’s why I don’t care.

[@axispowerdiesel]

We needed more fingers in our lives, sweet 944

[@ScottMicciche]

I wonder if Viton o-rings can be had for these as replacements as they were not available during original manufacture. This has to be so satisfying, getting a baseline for these maintenance bits. Nicely done, as usual.

[@GreasyFingers]

Hi Scott, yes, I think they’d be an improvement.

[@LeKyKu]

Ooooh, ein neues Video!!! Freue ich mich! Ich hoffe, Du & Deine Lieben hatten schöne, ruhige Weihnachtstage... jetzt schon die besten Wünsche für ein tolles, neues Jahr 2025!!! 😊

[@GreasyFingers]

Vielen herzlichen Dank! Gleichfalls schöne Weihnachten und ein gutes neues.

[@georgeclements2742]

Absolutely brilliant to see you back, - and with another beautiful car. It's too late to wish you a happy Christmas, so I will simply send you my best wishes for 2025.

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, George. Same to you. The car is brillant, I absolutely love it.

[@gearhead9828]

Wonderful! Is Olivia still around? Guten Rutsch!

[@GreasyFingers]

Oh yes, she is. There is certainly going to be some progress this year.

[@hanafiait4428]

Très bonne vidéo 👍

[@GreasyFingers]

Thanks, mate!

[@harmdegraaf5579]

Great to see another KZbin form you! I really enjoy them. I wonder about the timingbelt intervals. Is the timingbelt not improved over time so that it now lasts longer than 40 years ago? By the way it is amazing to see 20W50 going in where the latest Toyota engines use 0W8.

[@ashherron2211]

Another very enjoyable video.. what about the gold 928 ex.Spain ?

[@GreasyFingers]

That’s a long term project, but she’ll be back on the lift in spring.

[@heiligerm]

Ich hatte 7 Jahre einen 2.5L 16V 944S. Leider verkauft zu Gunsten des 993. Aber ich vermisse ihn.

[@GreasyFingers]

Ja, das glaube ich. Sie sind wahnsinnig gut gebaute Autos!

[@EliteRock]

Great watch, thank you! The 944 seems to be under-appreciated, I think it's mainly because of the rather dowdy styling - if it had dramatic looks to go with its performance and dynamics I reckon it would be up there with the most desirable classics.

[@GreasyFingers]

Yes, these cars are so well built! It’s no surprise Porsche didn’t make money with them.

[@adamt3332]

Jesus what a lovely 951 indish rot

[@GreasyFingers]

Hi Adam. Yeah, she’s wonderful, all original.

[@adamt3332]

​​​@@GreasyFingers i find your films enjoyable to watch. Always great quality stuff. Even if you have your shop build! Love it as much as i love 80-90 porsches. If you ever want a short shifter for your 944 you can try shark motorsport. I love it. Their stuff is not cheap but quality stuff.

[@remcotissink]

A new project ? Looking forward already...

[@GreasyFingers]

Hi Remco, yes, a short one though. From time to time, it's good to work on projects whose end is not infinitely far away.

[@ulflindstrand1169]

I would like to know a little more about the car.

[@GreasyFingers]

Hi Ulf. Built 1985, two pre-owners plus the Porsche Centre that sold it. 27 years in Vienna, 10 in Salzburg, 159k kilometres. Very original including paint, but a little undermaintained in recent years. That’s why it’s with me now.

[@laurentiuprisacariu9905]

Im going to replace my hair conditioner with plastic conditioner. And use gloves of course! 😁

[@GreasyFingers]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TheJagjr4450]

I wish I had my old 951 back that I had for a little bit when I was in college at Clemson - mid 1990's. (Guard Red / tan with Fuchs magnesium wheels) I had it from 92-95 when my insurance was so high (4200/year) my dad came to school and said lets go out to lunch, we ended up at the Chevrolet Dealer and I went back to school with a new 1995 Green and Tan 2 door Tahoe Z71.

[@GreasyFingers]

That’s not exactly the same kind of car, but I understand your dad felt more comfortable when you had about three times the car around you.

[@TheJagjr4450]

@@GreasyFingers No Not long after I got out of school I got a company car and traded the tahoe for a used corvette roadster. Currently I have a couple of old Corvettes and a Louts Exige.

[@GreasyFingers]

@@TheJagjr4450That is good to know! I’m contemplating about a Corvette from time to time.

[@henningpieterjordan7416]

Nettes Video.. aber das Auto ist ein er...der 944...😂...nicht die...also eher Walter...😊

[@GreasyFingers]

Danke, Henning. Es kann nicht nur 911er geben …☺️

[@henningpieterjordan7416]

@GreasyFingers mir gefällt der 944...tolles Auto 😊

[@MrTokyoJoe1]

Good to see you back and with another one of your insightful maintenance films - although it reminded me of why I didn’t go ahead with a 928 … 🥲