Snobby mechanic LOSES MIND, Porsche 944 timing belts, water pump!

Casey Putsch loses his mind working on a Porsche 944 water pump, timing belts, and cam housing. Did Stuttgart go straight to his brain after too many long hours or did the pride of air-cooled PCA members go too far? :) MERCH BABY! www.redbubble....
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[@FluffyFerretFarm]

"We're all gonna die soon, and there's no sequel" absolutely classic line to get you motivated in life..

[@Jenuin]

Anthony Lehner hell yeah so get it done ✅

[@notajp]

Or as Geddy Lee sang in Dreamline, “We are only immortal for a limited time”.

[@boraxsopanic2670]

One day we all wake up dead.

[@xnadave]

*I* like your sense of humor. It's why I keep watching. :) (Former Boxster S owner who never saw his engine speaking here.) I didn't realize the 944 had a transaxle. That seems pretty advanced for a car of that era.

[@michaelcrum8355]

"It seems to be coming off" - me 5 seconds before i strip a bolt or nut

[@SteveofArms]

I am glad that I am subscribed to someone that is a great mechanic and enthusiast, yet has some class and is clearly well educated.

[@CaseyPutsch]

I got you fam.

[@sostrucking]

@@CaseyPutsch glad to be apart of this family too. If it works it works

[@richard7981]

Love the enthusiasm man! Its easy to watch such a high energy person.

[@MaxSpeedMike]

Congrats on 50k! It's good to see you wrenching on the channel.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Thanks!

[@MrWoodyBalto]

I have to assume that Casey talks to himself all day, camera not required. lol

[@MarloSoBalJr]

We all do. Some more than others. The best listener is yourself

[@4englishlies875]

This was the best 40 minutes I have spent today, laughing my A@@ off . Thanks Casey good fun.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Yay! Awesome and thanks!

[@davidkyle5017]

Not that you need any encouragement, but this has been really fun to watch and don't stop ragging on the Porsche guys, they can take it. This was one of my fav cars back in the 80's, it's a gorgeous design and looking forward to seeing you get it on the road. Please pause and think about the rally lights, I don't think thats a great look, but that's just me.

[@andrewallen9537]

my dad used to feed rope down into the sparkplug hole (filling the cylinder with it) to hold the engine so he could break crank bolts loose

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

That's a common method, but you need to make sure you use a cylinder where the valves are closed while the rope is being squished against them.

[@blockbertus]

Other method I could imagine is to put it in a high gear, pull the e-brake and put some stoppers in front of the wheels. But that is pure theoretical, because I've never done such kind of job. Just imagine it could work.

[@andrewallen9537]

@@blockbertus as Casey explained that dose not work well

[@blockbertus]

@@andrewallen9537 Oh. Looks like I wasn't paying full attention. Sorry. :(

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

@@blockbertus That method does work, just not on something with a fragile link like the rubber centered clutch in the 944. On my 66 Valiant with HyperPak Slant Six, it works,... but for that, the front pulley only does the fan belt,... The moment you want to do a pulley for a cam belt, you take 1000x more care.

[@72Disco1998]

Really like your positive attitude, I've been in situations where I've been told you can't do this, or that. I just tell them to piss up a rope. Just remember the story of Colonel Sanders.

[@trevorflanagan4873]

I love this channel and your sense of humor, keep it up!

[@KarelBeelaertsvanBlokland]

So happy to see such an experienced mechanic doing some stupid things as well. Love it! Well explained.. Keep on Going.. Is there a 928 maintenance coming as well?

[@alexgreen6488]

"Pick it up peasant" Proceeds to pick it up himself Did Casey just call himself a peasant?

[@hughneutron5303]

self deprecation, just more clever;)

[@john-paulsilke893]

He is a peasant. He does the work himself, thus peasant.

[@happyfox711]

Ohio ?

[@jaygray4700]

I love this guy, He makes fun of all of us Porsche owners being all stuck up, prim and proper types, YET, did you see how he laid out his tools and parts, talk about OCD, He is either straight out of the military, OR out of a mental home, either way he is pure gold and the type we all wish our best friends were more like.

[@kululv]

he rants way too much!

[@princeroyal195]

wearing a white hat while getting your hands dirty is like royalty stepping on dirt... i should know, royalty recognize royalty! silly plebeians .. nice Ricky gervais reference btw lol

[@colliecollie6822]

You can wear a white hat getting your hands dirty every day. You just have to be conscious enough not to put your greasy grimy hands on it.

[@artmchugh5644]

There is a little window in the clutch can . you can rotate the crank , when the bolt for the pressure plate shows up remove that bolt . screw in a longer bolt and it will hold the crank for you! !!!😄😄😄😄🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@thesalamander121]

looks like the new Swiss army knife saves the day again!

[@jayman4095]

You just blew my mind putting the parts in levels when taking apart an engine sincerely thank you... My old unappreciated survivor of Chevy Beauville and its 350 thanks you as well

[@TrevorsMailbox]

5 minutes in and I can already tell this is going to be one of my favorite videos. "Don't touch me peasants!....I have to do manual labor, that's dumb!" ohhhhh man this is gonna be good.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Trevor's Mailbox wooohoooo!

[@potterfanz6780]

Wassup, peasants!

[@potterfanz6780]

@@CaseyPutsch hey Casey, question. What are those two black discs in the red housing on the edge of the engine bay?

[@hellviper944]

@@potterfanz6780 talking about the tops of the Shocks?

[@TrevorsMailbox]

@@potterfanz6780 Josh is right, they're the tops of the shock towers.

[@MrWoodyBalto]

As a fan of simple functional, serviceable things.... I wonder if engineers that make things complicated for no good reason look down with smugness at things that are simple and easy to work on.

[@I_Am_Lt_Surge]

"What's up, peasants?" HAHAHAHA 🤣🤣🤣

[@batmayn]

I feel like I learned a lot watching this. Good stuff casey! ... I probably shouldn't be browsing Craigslist for 944s... hahahaha

[@tobiaszet0]

Credit to the camera man doing the essentials of being a good camera man: patiently being there and zooming in when it matters.

[@jerroldshelton9367]

Boy, did this video bring back memories. The first was that plastic bit that has to come off before you can get the water pump out. I had forgotten all about that. Now, I remember seeing it for the first time and saying, "What in the hell was the person who designed this stuff thinking"? But it also had me remembering all of the bullshit "advice' I got about avoiding Porsche 924S and 944 models with this engine because "you have to" do a front-of-engine service "every fifteen thousand miles or the engine will explode" and "you can't do it at home because you need a special Porsche belt tension tool" and "the dealer who has to do it is going to charge $1,500 bucks" and "those cars aren't worth spending that kind of money on." It wasn't just one source providing these kinds of comments. It was like a legion of humanity singing the same tired refrain. Well, I didn't listen. I bought the 924S. I did the "impossible to do at home" front of engine service within days after buying the car. I didn't repeat it every 15,000 miles. My engine didn't blow up. I didn't use a special tool to set the belt tension. Nothing bad happened. It took a lot of time, every time I did it, but I can think of worse ways to spend a couple of Saturdays than wrenching on a car. And while doing the same basic job is easier on other cars, there are some out there where it's an even bigger pain in the ass, too. And some of them aren't Porsches. That 924S was a fantastic sport car. It made a great daily driver, was comfortable on road trips, and a hoot on autocross courses and road racing tracks. Sometimes I wish I still had it.

[@JavierMartinez-wz4un]

YOURE ON THE MONEY MAN you're the realest person I've heard of

[@brentjohnson5171]

There's a Porsche, a 280z, and a couple of BMW's at my house that were all bought cheaply and are only affordable because my son and I can fix them. I love seeing videos like this, and I especially love that you don't edit out everything that didn't go perfectly to plan. Too many youtube videos make it look like the creators never make a mistake or get stumped for a minute and I much prefer the honesty of this. You're doing good work sir. Much respect to you.

[@jamesluke7377]

Any specific car make and/or model lover can truly be made fun of/with. It's all in good fun whether the sarcasm is based on truth or not. I love the humor.

[@SmookinJoe]

Your use of putting your hand close to the head of the ratchet to feel and control the amount of torque is pure me...Totally caught me off guard. You have allot of intuition...Good on you!

[@lesterscrugs2272]

Once a Porsche bolt had been removed, it must be carefully placed upon a special Porsche component fastener retention unit. If a bolt is dropped, it must be immediately replaced!

[@IhateYoutube]

*WOO HOO* I'm not the only one that uses the aluminum jack handle on the breaker bar! :D

[@john-paulsilke893]

Brett DiMichele Studios for sure, buying an actual breaker bar is for diesel mechanics and even most of those guys have a length of pipe handy instead.

[@FastSports-ScaleCarGarage]

A great 'bare knuckle' episode!! Well done, keep going!!

[@michaelcrum8355]

Great work Casey. Glad to see someone showing people how easy it is to own fun cars and save money working on them.

[@toxictophat711]

You remind me so much of my father especially the nay sayers only say no because they can't do it but also the rtv he uses it on almost everything but exactly how you said with a tiny amount not globs love these videos man thanks for making them raw and uncut for the most part

[@jus__gra]

Ah a half 10 night time watch, thanks Casey 😁

[@theredgoatviking4686]

It’s amazing how great a Porsche is engineered. They are the most reliable of the European sports cars.

[@user-cp9zy1sl6v]

1:52 not gonna bust that big nut... good save

[@afoolandhismoneychannel]

@Casey: You may find your other puller on the floor of the 928... wasn't it in there in case you needed it to pull the steering wheel?

[@CaseyPutsch]

Possibly!

[@bikeshack8225]

Porsche snobs have been living rent free in Casey's head since 1993

[@FilamEFX]

you're obnoxious, loud, overbearing and snarky. But you are also a damn fine mechanic and funny so I subbed and will continue to watch. Thanks for the laughs and education.

[@posergawd4376]

Casey Once I was using a Slide hammer and I was pulling on it and I nearly chopped my entire Right thumb off hahaha

[@CaseyPutsch]

Damn! Hahahaha!

[@InitialDave]

"Casey, I don't like your sense of humour, you're mocking Porsche owners!" Ever met any? Because Jesus Christ, DON'T TOUCH ME PEASANTS.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Yeah!!!! :)

[@InitialDave]

@@CaseyPutsch No, seriously, I own a Porsche. Having this conversation with you is affecting my residual values as we speak.

[@CaseyPutsch]

InitialDave hahahahha hahah!!! Yeah man you’re screwed. If you go to a track day you won’t be able to tell commoners you’re a race car driver anymore!

[@InitialDave]

@@CaseyPutsch TBH I can't afford to go to a track day AND pay the transporter guy to get the Porsche there, so I'm pretty stuffed either way. What's that? A 38 year old 924 which won't pass inspection isn't a ~*TRUE PORSCHE*~? Ah well, better blame THE POORS even louder, and hope no-one notices.

[@sostrucking]

Only Porsche owner I knew was a cool dude in my squadron in the Marines. He rebuilt a '77 911 and then a Sears van going the wrong way in a construction zone hit him totalling it. Not sure what he got after that. Cool dude and not stuck up.

[@AWESOME2715]

Lmao, the guy I bought my Porsche from told me a joke when I went to look at it; "Whats the difference between a Porsche and a Cactus? Well, with a cactus, the pricks are usually on the outside!"

[@TontoJive]

Im enjoying the slow egotistical spiral into madness tbh

[@FluffyFerretFarm]

You noticed that too..🤣

[@TontoJive]

I get it,my personal responsibility dial would of also gone up to 11 pushing my said personal cause/passion/interest You'll feel that life sigh of relief one day......I only got mine recently

[@CaseyPutsch]

Welcome to hell. Working the equivalent of 4+ full time jobs and not getting paid while helping young people achieve their dreams and start careers trying to build these things so I too can have a place in society, but society doesn't have a place for me other than entertainment. Bring on the entertaining madness with core value undertones then!

[@TontoJive]

@@CaseyPutsch dont feed system,take that wife and eccentric life of yours and go enjoy.Your not currently happy and i dont see the end result with your current path or avenues

[@TontoJive]

@@CaseyPutsch take your wife and eccentric life and please go enjoy, this current path is not the one to bring you happyness

[@charlesrocks]

I watched the entire video. Nice.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Charles Wagner awesome! Thanks!!

[@zonacg.]

Thanks for the help!

[@McWorky]

3 levels of cocky is really impressive, you should be really proud of that, not many people can accomplish that feat

[@D4rkS4v4nt]

Best cheap way to remove the balance shaft pulley is to use some 90 degree bent needle nose pliers and locate the ends of them in the holes on the pulley. The Porsche tool is like a spanner with two pegs sticking out and can also be used to pull back the tensioner.

[@nickcoul699]

6:48 caught me off guard LOL

[@stymiesnerdly771]

The most import part of this entire video is captured at 22:02 I'm enjoying this refresh series. I'm about to do a cooling system refresh this weekend and I've picked up a couple good ideas from here. Side table to lay everything out seems so logical, but I've never planned ahead like that before. 👍

[@Tremonte]

Been waiting for the rest of this video! Love the common sense approach to wrenching.

[@nelsonpassos9291]

Nice vid ! Bad idea spraying sealer on the water pump gasket. The gasket will squeeze out under pressure.

[@RyanSoCal]

@Casey As a Porsche 996 owner, you are hilarious keep up the awesome work. Peasants!

[@daveR0berts]

With humor, nothing is off limits. Even Porsche owners!! :)

[@jmoney7289]

Dave Roberts what kind of animal is that Dave?

[@daveR0berts]

@@jmoney7289 it's a Jersey cow mate.

[@jerkofalltrades5430]

A trick I use is to rest a breaker bar on the frame rail or subframe and bump the starter.

[@johniksushibar165]

to ondo the crank pulley bolt, either socket and bar on the bolt and flick the starter or remove starter and jam the flywheel with screwdriver

[@MJ-fh8fw]

Still searching for that three thousand dollar 944. Funds allocated to buy a 944 are quickly getting dispersed to orthodontist payments and home repairs. My 944 fund is drying up . Help!

[@fryreartechnology7611]

I have a few folding tables like a card table I got for putting parts on and use as a light duty work bench. I have a small folding table on my service toolbox at work and with industrial downtime being expensive when there is planned downtime you have everything out, opened and ready to go on a table saves time. Also working on the toolbox there is only so much room then the table top help keep you off the floor saving the knees lol

[@adamlemus7585]

I hate the conversation of money and value when it comes to cars. I have heard many times “why would you put that much time and money in that? you’ll never get your money out of it” Well one I sell nothing so I don’t care about sell value, two if I wanted money I would keep the money and not bother with the car. The only time this is a problem is with insurance.

[@matthewhubbard7177]

Exactly! My reply is - “why do you think a car is an investment? It’s clearly a consumption item”. The snarkier way is to ask them how much money they’re going to “get out of” the end product of a nice steak dinner.

[@adamlemus7585]

Matthew Hubbard I have used the example of going to a theme park. You don’t go to Disneyland and worry about the fiscal return of going. But when it comes to strangers I have a slightly of-putting response such as with my truck this past summer. “Why would you put a $6,000 new engine in a 14 year old truck with 220,000miles on it” my response? “Because it pleases me” and look them in the eyes while doing it. Eye contact and the word “pleases” really makes people uncomfortable

[@StellarGale]

@@adamlemus7585 weirdo! You can't just enjoy things in front of everyone!

[@colliecollie6822]

Never have found a good reversible snap ring plier. Buy an inner ring plier and an outer ring plier. The only thing good about the reversables is the ability to change the tip sizes which comes in handy sometimes. Turn your head, close your eyes or wear safety glasses when dealing with them is good practice as well. You lucked out getting that one to seat after you had already installed the pump. Most snap ring placements don't have the cylinder to help compress them to work into place.

[@jceddo]

Glad to see video finally made it up.

[@rayjon237]

Breaker bar on the frame rail, bump the starter.. works everytime..and buy some rachet wrenches..

[@The_Future_isnt_so_Bright]

At a salvage yard, I filled the cylinder with oil and put spark plug back in, I hung from the exhaust I had on the end of the breaker bar and it came loose. On a side note...left hand threaded crank bolts are so annoying.

[@hellviper944]

@Casey Putsch I agree with you they are fun to work on and such a rewarding car for your money. I have owned 3 of the 944 series, the last one being a 1990 944s2, I had a blast working on all 3 of them, my only regret is letting my 944s2 go because of a financial bind from a divorce. Currently looking to get back in. Keep up the good work!!! 😁

[@KenW66]

Great video, brought back memories of my friend and mentor who taught me how to work on cars.

[@Jenuin]

Casey, I could see a lot of people that are both posh and eng-gain-ears just going crazy because of your humour LoL 😂🥰

[@georgeswanson9483]

I've just discovered your channel (and subscribed) but you're the first you tuber I've seen that has arguments with the voices in his head.

[@julianestrada8908]

All you need is a vest & monocle🧐 are you addressing me peasant. Don't forget to stop for a spot of Tea. Hip hop cheerio.

[@leonpetersen7346]

i have GOT to meet this guy.....love your sense of humour and common sense dude....i did my Audi A4 B5 cylinder head myself and did a super job....attention to detail...that's it [ i'm not a mechanic...computer tech ]

[@bradhofer3833]

Like your video interesting informative. I'm one of those guys that are thinking about buying a 944 s turbo buddy of mine has one low mileage great condition had to factory chip put in. so been looking for information about them and your vid was very helpful I subscribed to your station will be looking for more in the future.

[@Winterfal11]

I'm so glad you did these videos I want one of these cars but I was afraid it would be too complicated or expensive to work on myself.

[@georgecupac1202]

crank the starter motor to get the harmonic balancer bolt loose

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Yes, the balance shaft design comes from Mitsubishi, on the Astron 2.6 litre. Running the 2.6 without them is okay on a racecar, and they will pull a little harder without the added drag, but there's zero advantage in removing them on street engines.

[@jeffstorey9147]

Hey Casey, what’s your favorite source for 944 parts?

[@johnnychen9897]

"Having an extra nut left; that's the secret to success!"

[@sidewaysthroughthekitchend3075]

Thats all right Casey, just remind all those air cooled rear engine design snobs, that 911s are just high performance Volkswagens. It took the 928 to turn Porsche into a real car company. Not just a fast dune buggy manufacturer. (I'm going to go hide in my basement now and lock all the house doors!)

[@glockmeister3579]

You think Helicoils are strong you really need to check out Time Serts, we use them for LS1,LS2,LS3 head bolts, sometimes when doing the heads on the GM aluminum blocks you will pull the threads out with the old head bolt, ,,in comes the Time Sert, ,,great video I'm about to do this same job on my 87 924S

[@soapy2162]

Casey my 87 944 lost all electrical power battery connections are good and battery cable ground what do I do

[@rrassoc]

The crank bolt goes back on with 150 ft-pounds of torque. How, without a flywheel lock?

[@michaelgraham2347]

That's a nice solid classic

[@srwilliams1963]

I was thinking that you installed the thermostat already. Oops. Lol I love your videos

[@gcholds1]

Great vids. I always say one thing. Right or wrong my belief is to always use either locktite or anti seize on everything bolt you tighten. Lol They come off when you want and only when you want....

[@Daniel-lv8ze]

You know what makes snobs have an aneurysm? Rotary swaps

[@fks-pv8il]

I’m new to your channel but where did you get all those cool cars? The freakin’ Batmobile!

[@CaseyPutsch]

Made it

[@davidcordes9283]

When will T-shirts be available

[@kleidtomasse]

Your hater impression sounds like the manager at that tv series superstore 🤣🤣 0:13

[@pilotgeorge2000]

Someone in some sort of Porsche shooting brake decided to sneer at me in my expedition today. It's a shame they're afraid to actually enjoy their car, because if they did, they would have beat me off the line

[@lonestarbuildblock6434]

Bring a whole new perspective to Jeremy Clarkson’s observation, “it’s a Boxster that’s a a Coupe, they should call it the Cockster!” Your in good company making fun of Porsche owners. Of course Porsche owners are nothing compared to Turbo owners. They are an entire different class of rectum. Great instructional video. Thanks for putting in the time! 🤙🏼

[@corynewton9311]

Hey Casey, thanks again for another informative video. I'm curious, where are you getting your parts from?

[@mobrien7211]

I spent years wrenching for VW/ Audi, guys at work wouldn't work on those foreign American cars, friends always gave me a hard time for working on "crazy German cars", I explained to all of them, "they're all pink on inside"

[@ridermak4111]

Every time I’m spitting my coffee reacting to your sar.....um...humor, I realized I’m laughing AT the butt-hurt thin-skins as much as your comedy. Smear some icing on the cake by featuring in one of your videos, one of the many 944’s on KZbin with a bowtie LS under the hood. 😎😂

[@27Fan4Ever]

I am finding the 944 rebuild very entertaining and informative. Thank you so much for what you do. Don’t go changing. 😉 Additional thought: Perhaps the jokes are hitting too close to home for some people? The poor babies.

[@briansivak9621]

Great video! Totally agree that engineers should learn to work on their own cars or at least develop some mechanical aptitude, and that the industry is looking for that. For my first engineering job out of college in 2015 my hiring manager told me I got the job because I started a small fabrication shop in college and built a motorcycle in my buddy's basement. Definitely good advice for the engineering students out there.

[@funone8716]

What is that No69 corvette? It's got Wide 5 wheels on it, is it a stock car......or??

[@stitch2k1]

You say taking the timing cover off is easy and fun, the two most inaccessible bolts on mine, the "nut" is spinning in both. Edit: Also yes, balance shaft belts are a Mitsubishi design, Porsche failed to make their own and licensed Mitsubishi's.

[@g6qwerty]

I know the timing cover on my integra's always runs into the belts for the cover that is next to the block, it tends to warp from the heat and then it rubs on the belts so far I haven't had any problems with it other than it being an annoyance.

[@killercurl1]

so whats your nom de plume ????? dr. fasty?

[@CaseyPutsch]

General Disarray.

[@cheapmoto15]

Not to be mean or anything, just constructive criticism* I didnt care about the Porsche owner jokes at the beginning, but they were just really repetitive. Love your content tho!

[@michaelcrum8355]

While you are at it maintenance prevents so many people from upgrading the car as a whole by taking their money to replace what works simply because you "should"

[@nigelcarruthers7301]

Don't get cocky, kid! Opinions on the '91 - '95 968? Another underrated Porsche, in the opinion of a peasant.