This 10 CENT Part Caused My Porsche 944 ENGINE TO FAIL *Oil Cooler Repair*

[@pussygalore5947]

Though many of viewer, myself included, might wonder why you take on certain cars, no one can deny how amazing you are at diagnosing and repairing them. In an age when dealers only replace- not fix, and being self-taught, you are exceptional.

[@joshmo1744]

At this point, you just need to make a shirt that says “Cool shirt, not like this.”

[@gooondie]

Now that’s a golden ticket idea 💡

[@edenilsonamaya9330]

TAKE MY MONEY

[@aceadman]

Brilliant.

[@michaelhuey4187]

You got that right!

[@MattCSLnut]

Fun fact ... that 4 cylinder engine in the 944 is half the Porsche 928 V8 engine... literately 👌🏼😎

[@wingedhorsegarage473]

Reminds me of the O-ring failure of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Another 80’s disaster! I’m glad you found it !👍

[@BigZeus]

“No modern car can do anything like this” let me introduce you to the Chevy Cruze thats oil cooler is prone to start leaking at a high rate. 🙃 oil cooler is also hidden behind the turbo.

[@tony66au]

Worth noting that Modern cars with this sort of O ring setup will fail the same way when they age out, Nitrile O rings are a part of Euro cars and they simply harden and fail over time. Modern cars will have way more failure points at the age the 944 is now especiaally considering the almost exclusive use of Vege oil based rubber and plastics.

[@aidanfocused6207]

Its not the design of the parts thats the problem. Just the access and repairability would be easier on an a domestic car

[@SteveBassen]

The reluctance for european car manufacturers to ever use viton for critical gaskets and o-rings is mind boggling.

[@jdpruente]

JR: No modern car would see a failure like this. Chrysler Pentastar 3.2/3.6: Hold my oil bottle.

[@curtiscarpenter7423]

I have so much respect for you. You give new life to a old or broking cars. Some people will say hell with it and send them to the crusher. But you give them a new lease on life

[@dwayne3382]

Nice, this was the exact cause of failure I suggested in the comments on your first coolant milkshake video. Glad you got it fixed!

[@logun1970]

Cliff Notes: "I'm JR Go... fixes issue, stays on topic the whole time, watch share sub, do whatever and FIN" Nice Job!

[@markhartman1475]

You’ll see the same failure on new BMWs

[@sirsteele]

What a job! I hate having to work on cars where there is no room to work (having big hands doesn't help any!) I like the blooper at the end... maybe a blooper reel in the future?

[@TheJeracuda]

should've taken a shot of the oil from that cooler over to the Car Wizard to let him get a taste of it to make sure it's all good lol

[@barrysauce]

Good job fixing the car man it's got to feel good to figure it out cuz you're ready to give that thing up and junk it glad you kept at it man that's got to feel good.

[@randystegemann9990]

As if any cars are designed with repairs in mind. I think newer ones are worse the way they try to thwart shade tree mechanics. But for the most masochistic of mechanics, "Porsche. There is no substitute."

[@MrRShoaf]

A testament to Bean engineering. If you were to consult the factory maintenance manual, you can see that it clearly calls for Fritz to have removed, inspected and replaced these parts every 18,000 kilometers.

[@billwaid1834]

Modern cars most def have failure like this. I see it often. I am happy to see that car getting love! Thanks for a great video

[@tomingebrigtsen8976]

This car is definitely showing every classic 944 problem!

[@waynep343]

usually with timing belts... you find the longest span.. and with fingers and thumb.. you see if you can twist the belt 90 degrees.. no more.. if you can twist the longest span more. then its too loose. if you can't twist it 90 degrees it will be too tight and sound like a super charger when you start it.. and snap the end of the cam off also ruining the cam bores usually.. why is cam belt tension so critical. too tight and you prevent the oil clearance between the cam and cam bores.. you are also yanking up on the crank against the main bearings.. same with the balance shaft belt.. too tight and you eliminate the oil clearance.. too loose and the belt flops.. do you want to know how many 924/944s end up with broken cams.. google it.. don't be amazed.. thank you for realigning the oil cooler so the bypass valve is free to move and not bound up.. creating excess pressure thru the oil cooler at high engine speeds.. i wish i had thought about his earlier that you should while the intake is off.. look at the engine control wiring diagram and do a resistance test from the ground bolt for the fuel injection harness and each of the ground connections at the pigtail connectors. there have been issues with loose crimps where the multiple wires are bound to the main ground.. and its deep in the harness.. keith fenner on youtube actually build a brand new engine control harness to get rid of that issue. for a laugh.. my brother was chief engineer in several major recording studios in hollywood over his working years.. he had a friend with a 914 that was bored and stroked 4 cylinder.. he had computer issues also .. my brother ask him to drop off the computer for resoldering to the green duplex on the south west corner of x and y streets.. when my brother got home a little while later. as he rushed thru the living room the lady across the street was there.. as he is standing in the bathroom.. he overheard the conversation in the living room.. yes.. i need to talk to the bomb squad.. somebody has left a bomb on my porch.. and it must be german terrorists.. as i can see the aluminum case.. electronics inside and the word Bosch on the cover.. she had a green house on the south east corner of x and y streets. it took some quick talking to get the police to believe its not a bomb but a car computer.. about 20 years later i ran into that lady in a 99 cent store.. we were laughing like lunatics in the aisle talking about it..

[@froggymicb]

90 degrees in timing belt 180 degrees On balance belt. Loose it better than tight

[@dw9262]

I'd like to know how much better or faster the car is now with the timing corrected. Please post that video.

[@jdwxly]

Welcome to German car maintenance. My Mark IV Jetta was similar: It took four times as long to disassemble the engine to reach the defective part as it took to replace the defective part.

[@randomnonsense_1]

It's kind of funny that you think that new/modern cars aren't susceptible to stupid miniscule things like this that make them fail.

[@noahlloyd850]

The little stuff has been over optimized in today's day and age that small fixes and failures are scarce.

[@waynethomas5408]

Except for German cars.

[@stephenhayes3765]

Nearly 40 year old rubber won’t fail on modern cars because nobody will keep one that long

[@shakey2634]

“No modern car would ever see a failure like this” Haven’t you worked on any VW’s? Plastic intake manifold and plastic water pump (among other parts) all sealed with O-rings that swell when contaminated with oil on an engine that notoriously leaks oil from the top end.

[@netrioter]

He's currently working on a VW engine..that's who designed the Porsche Inline 4..and his engine DIDNT FAIL..he's gone clickbait to get views. It's getting old to be honest

[@shakey2634]

@@netrioter I don't think he was implying that the engine failed. Just that there was a part failure due to an old (bad) design.

[@totalyep]

net-rioter is it a VW engine? The 944 engine was the Porsche V8 literally cut in half.

[@intrepid5684]

Nice work JR...Can't wait to see how well it runs.

[@AutoAuctionRebuilds]

*Perfect timing!! I'm editing 3 hours of videos so while I wait for upload and FCPX I can watch this!! Thanks for the content!!!*

[@dominicsignorile9511]

You're the New UBoat Captain... Congratulations!!!

[@tempest411]

You can buy used oil coolers for very little on E-Bay if needed...They cooler elements themselves hardly ever leak. But of course you should always verify they don't leak when they're out and in your hands.

[@EgaoNoGenki]

Hey John Ross, remember the stretch limo with the straight pipes that you sold to Adams Street Automotive in Hutchinson? I just had my Lexus serviced there today, and the owner said he had just sold that stretch limo to some Automotive Tech students from Mcpherson College. They came back with the limo the next day to show him their new paint job. They painted an American flag on the hood.

[@VidTubeWatch]

Nice job J.R. I have thoroughly loved the 944 content as I love all of your content. I'm happy that you have been so successful. Keep doing what you love to do.

[@michaeltutty1540]

Interesting video. Makes me glad I have a Volvo 240 instead of a Porsche. Mind you, even the 240 has its oddities. The flame trap/oil separator is a pain to service. Don't ask about the heater blower motor! The rest of the car is bog simple to work on. A simple timing belt takes about 30 minutes. At just about 400,000 miles, I can't complain. Do love driving that style of Porsche, though. They are great fun.

[@MrAuriga67]

I like your attention to detail JR, little things like that, make the bigger picture better. Wishing you luck with the Porsche.

[@pablopicaro7649]

LOL the car is 33 years old!! how the H#ll do you expect rubber components to last that long and not be worn and decayed away !!!!

[@WatchJRGo]

All of this has been replaced... the oil cooler wouldn't have been shimmed from the factory and the timing/balance shaft belts are aftermarket. 🍻

[@ajw828]

Quite a job! Excellent work!

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

You were never going to scrap that car for a 550 dollar part !

[@njoythedrive]

I would since it's an auto, if it was a manual I'd let it go a little bit further.

[@joannaatkins822]

Honestly he has definitely sworn a LOT at this car. I reckon he'd scrap it or sell it more quickly than you'd think

[@pablopicaro7649]

a 33 year old car, with worn parts - who would have guessed...

[@mcleanblades9234]

JR did a lot of work in this video. True to the name... Watch JR Go!! Awesome.

[@nickgeorge5761]

Excellent content one of the best channels on KZbin keep them coming

[@oriancunningham]

Great work, excited to see it back together and on the road!

[@johnds6621]

I give you a lot of credit for all the work you do on a car I would have given last rights to and moved on. I like that heated parts washer! In my day I use to work with friends in a three car garage in the summer it was very hot and in the winter with a heater we were lucky to get it up to 32 degrees but those were fun times..

[@doublejake.4846]

Good episode, that’s why I watch. Can’t wait to see that thing run, with no leaks.

[@unstablebobgable]

If I could help Watch JR Goes work on the Porsche 944 I would drink the cold Bartle Skeets and roll up the fat Woolford and get all schmoked up.

[@jamesjames3525]

JR GETS INTO SO MUCH STRIFE, HE MAKES ME LAUGH, HE REMINDS OF A YOUNGER ME 40 YEARS AGO. HE HAS MUCH POTENTIAL, AND HE IS VERY ENTERTAINING.🤣😅😆😂😄😀😃😅🤣

[@JB-mk4ry]

I LIKE YELLING TOO!

[@martijnvermeulen13]

Yeahandmyspacebarisbroken

[@jamesjames3525]

@@JB-mk4ry CANNT BEAT IT, RITE???? 😅🤣😁😆😂👍

[@JohnDavidLong]

My wife and I have a bet. Is Gabe related to you? It looks like you, your Dad, & Gabe have the same nose.

[@andrewlace]

They all breathe through the same nose

[@jaywhite1850]

How’s that “10 degrees” on the compressor working out? Lol. Please add more bloopers to the end of your videos. I think we’d all enjoy.

[@combatmedic3347]

Over-the-top this time, JR, nice hard work!

[@ShineySpanners]

JR it's ok to hate this car. Release the hate, use your anger

[@bigdm9349]

Ah yes, the power of hate and anger.

[@Flies2FLL]

How is coolant not getting into the oil? Coolant stays pressurized for a while when the engine is shut off....

[@GillesLacoste-e5t]

Would this issue create a no oil pressure on the gauge?

[@sloop24]

10 degrees is a sweet spot for air compressors

[@kevincampbell8298]

I have am 87 944S. Got rid of that oil cooler. I have an external one. There is a cover for the oil cooler you have.

[@jpcii]

My bro had a ‘88 turbo. Those are great cars. His was manual.

[@RobJaskula]

I had an 86 Turbo, it was a tremendous car!

[@pablopicaro7649]

@@RobJaskula So do I , bought in 1990

[@briantayler1230]

I have a 1982 Porsche 924 with the 2 litre with the Bosch mechanical fuel injection system. The fuel injection is not working well anymore. Does your 944 use the Bosch injection system?

[@manowaari]

Unfortunately same kind of stuff happens still. Like some Mercedes V6 models, oil cooler in the valley of the engine starts leak from o-ring seals...

[@ShaneEwing]

I hope this saves the 944!

[@deloreanman14]

Holy crap. The last time I was this early the Veloster still had Orbeez in the crankcase.

[@mmavcanuck]

Oh to go back to simpler times.

[@laceylouloulou]

Ha ha. Forget about that.

[@davidwright2706]

Cam one tooth off, surprised it was running that well if at all. Balance shafts being out of time will increase vibration but shouldn't keep the engine from running.

[@terrylessmann2274]

You'll be happy to know Porsche uses a similar set up in their M96 & M97 engines. Progress? Forums are full of M96 failures, probably just a matter of time before the M97s start to fail. Not looking fwd to the M97 failures as I own 2 of them.

[@VanisleNSX]

I would get that 944 sorted out for as inexpensive as possible and sell it ASAP!

[@RunAboveIt]

I want to make my car play the JRGo intro jingle music when I start it

[@uncleheide]

2012-2018 Jeep Wranglers have the same failure point. Apparently manufacturers still haven’t learned,

[@Big_M_T]

I believe that was largest 4 cylinder engine in any car at the time. 3.0 liter 4 banger is big.

[@qtrfoil]

This is an 87, so 2.5 L. Porsche embiggened the engine to 2.7L in 89, then to 3.0 L in the 89 944S2, which WAS one of the largest 4 Cylinders of its day. Now with 4 valves per cylinder in the S2 (and in the previous S) the S2 made roughly the same hp as the first generation Turbos, with none of the lag, no extra maintenance., and better grunt down low. Great motor!

[@sam196370]

Dude, sack up and do motor mounts & air oil separator while you're in there!

[@bobd9868]

Is the same issue on the turbos?

[@jackleroy3585]

Pull that entire drive train out and put in an old cast iron duke 4 cylinder with standard trans and general motors rear axle from an old Nova .Easy to work on and get parts.

[@seanhershey3390]

Re:tension gauge..I have something similar for tuning my drum kit..60-70.00..I wonder if that would work?..

[@AaronSmith-kr5yf]

I think JR should do a fun/cheap Honda motor swap/build. IE find some derelict 90's Honda with the economy motor and swap in a spicier B or K series engine with the 8000rpm redline.

[@tvguy12346]

Hope you checked if the housing was the 6R housing and not the 5R

[@danmartin9558]

Automatic dishwasher detergent works great to clean coolant system

[@Cedrickr]

this car is 10 times the car the 350Z is! I'm a sucker for late 80's early 90's cars! I Wish you'd do a Corrado sometime!

[@Cartier_specialist]

Geez man, it's hard enough to find something like an 86 Porsche 944 how on earth do you expect him to find a VW Corrado? Yes I do believe he lives near an air force base but there's still limitations on availability.

[@Cedrickr]

@@Cartier_specialist the fun is in the challenge

[@houseofno]

Nothing wrong with either car. The 944 was Porsche's entry level sports car. The 350Z was Nissan's flagship rear drive sports car (the GTR was not emissions legal for USA importation at the time). The cars occupied different economic roles in different eras.

[@Cedrickr]

@@houseofno I was only talking according to my personal tastes, I did not mean to imply that the Porsche is ACTUALLY 10 times the car the 944 is, it just is according to my own likes, which as I said, skew towards late 80s early 90s german cars. the 350z is indeed a very nice car

[@TheRealBleach]

The 944 is amazing

[@ProlificInvention]

Excellent video, loving this 944 content.

[@RantzCore]

I kinda miss my 944. Good times.

[@loloberry5932]

Scotty Kilmer: Porshe is a bottomless money pit! This time he may be right lol. It’s cool to see this car saved from the scrappers though.

[@lordecastaneda6580]

Also Scotty Kilmer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/op2qe36jeb-LZtk

[@plantedinpr886]

Yeah, Its nice to see someone else save it. It looks like a fun car.

[@pablopicaro7649]

It is really an Audi, made at an Audi Factory. But same deal with Audi

[@robertlee9395]

Eventually they all become bottomless money pits.

[@benfidar]

I'll watch through to see the end, but, why not bypass the cooler, rather than junk the car? External oil cooler?

[@Ryan-fy3ww]

11:41 10 degrees? Poor guys been working all day.

[@ElT1greVerde]

last time i was this early John Ross still rode motorcycles and worked in IT

[@seanwieland9763]

Glad you didn’t have to scrap the car!

[@mkalamo]

Good stuff, Wheeler Dealer "Ant Anstead" did one of these. Get with Josh, Mr. Engine out! Will make head work etc much easier.

[@PlayscBricks]

No modern engine eh? I have a 2012 Sonic that the harmonic balancer degraded so much that in rubbed against the plastic cover behind it. That cover was to protect the timing belt. When the cover was sufficiently degraded it sent a piece between the belt and the crank gear making it skip 4 teeth. Yep you guessed it. It then bent all 16 valves in the head. Thankfully no damage to the pistons or block. A new head and harmonic balancer later and it's up and running. Total for me to do the work was just over $1,000. Imagine if I paid some one for that work. Needless to say the harmonic balancer wasn't a 10 cent part, it was $150 but still.

[@ernieleithes6545]

After watching the steam video with your dad in I see were your attention to detail comes from, but you are getting like Samcrac for unfinnished projects you just keep us hanging on.🤔

[@ScottJ175]

The headache that is a German car. I go back and forth on wanting one of those. Casey Putsch had me warming up to the idea and now you've cooled me off. Of course this is all just speculation for now as I have a NA Miata and RX-8 to enjoy and some obscenely expensive gutters to pay for.

[@Panzer67]

4:28 "Come on, where's the warm fluid at?"

[@tqbf]

Yup, modern cars have a completely different set of failures that are just as bad and even worse than that.

[@stevenpdxedu]

I gotta hand it to you JR, you've got patients. The reward will come soon when your $500 944 runs like a top. With all the technological advances we have nowadays it's easy to see how things should've been done better, but hey, look how long some of those cars lasted and how well loved they are. Thanks JR.

[@seanjones2456]

JR is a doctor?

[@rj.parker]

I don't have the patience to have patients.

[@stevenpdxedu]

@@rj.parker Sorry for the typo I am mildly dyslexic and have made that error all my life among mountains of others. However, now that I think about it, he IS kind of a car Doctor, yes?

[@MJ-fh8fw]

Liking 944 content.

[@nathanielcrenshaw187]

Set the air compressor to four degrees before top dead center, just like a 327 in a 1964 Bel Air.

[@davesogn3329]

Good job on it take your time you'll have a nice smile after you're done

[@SirBoops]

Got one of them fancy compressors with temp control I see ;p

[@Cartier_specialist]

Don't get your hopes too high. Those are still slower than molasses with the automatic transmission. Not that they were exactly quick with the 5 speed. One drive of a naturally aspirated 944 and you know why they turbocharged them.

[@46bovine]

Most, if not all, auto mfr's design their products to be assembled quickly. They don't give a hairy rat's arse about the servicing or repair of their products. Build 'em and ship 'em. Repair the vehicle...BAAAAAWAAAAAHAHAHAAAAA! That ain't OUR problem!

[@georgeadams6254]

A stitch in time saves nine.

[@xkavarsmith9322]

"There are your truths and there are mine. There are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown *intelligible*."

[@georgeadams6254]

@@xkavarsmith9322 i'm confused. i googled it and it came back to Rumsfeld. the connection to 'stich in time saves nine' is where i don't understand.

[@xkavarsmith9322]

@@georgeadams6254 It's from SCP-1981. Enjoy. :)

[@dave11686]

On today’s episode of WatchJRGo I make bubbles! 😝

[@SIXPACFISH]

Is there a kit to swap a 302 into that thing?

[@E.1981-s7s]

Amazing content, use gloves 😉

[@JT-un7dc]

Sometimes, gloves just tear to pieces on certain jobs.

[@vernmiller3584]

Get 'er done, get 'er sold.

[@JohnSmith-lw2bm]

Germans pride themselves on making stuff hard to fix and over engineered in complexity. In WW2 German tanks were complex and hard to repair. American tanks were as simple as farm tractors. Fairly easy to fix and easier to mass produce.

[@James-sir]

Are there any newer cheap junkyard engines you can swap into it if it ever fails I like the 944 if it dies get a Porsche of some kind swap it’s pretty

[@pablopicaro7649]

its a 33 year old car, how new can they be? Plus cheapskates dont maintain Timing belt - Boom - its all over.

[@joannaatkins822]

I just know you genuinely would have parted this car out or sold/scrapped it if nobody stepped in to help with that part. I can tell you are *DONE* working on that car.

[@seanjones2456]

You could buy a 500 dollar corolla to go to the auto parts store to buy parts for your porsche.

[@dirkdiggler4860]

You really gotta get Rollssmoke rollin some smoke

[@mclarenjohnf1]

My god how did it run with that lot out, it should be almost factory fresh you might have to do a tune up now.