New 944 Owner

[Tom]

Ah I misunderstood. The hardlines under the car were replaced a few years back, I am looking to replace the fuel hoses that attach to the fuel rail. I want to route these hoses away from the exhaust manifold as I have heard this is a potential fire hazard. I will need to cut into the hard lines in the passenger wheel well in order to put in replacements but want to see if anyone had experience or a recommendation for which brand of replacement to buy.

Right, I was talking about 2 separate approaches. Sorry to confuse the issue. The Rennbay kit is designed to do exactly what you describe. I've used it and others and think the Rennbay kit is the way to go.

[whalenlg]

Ditto Tom - I bought the long kit from rennbay to route around the exhaust manifold a few months back. Very straightforward installation and results have been great so far. I had some heat shield sitting around after doing my alternator cables, so I also sleeved the fuel lines.
Make sure to order the long kit from rennbay.

[944er]

Many owners have routed the fuel lines up against the firewall on the late cars to minimize the heat stress from the exhaust. I think (because I have an early car and am not that invested in this) that you have to ask the supplier for this longer version. Perhaps someone with this setup can pipe in with their supplier that accommodated this change.

Edit: Now I see the post above mine.

[ROB III]

@EuroFighter2003 Welcome to CARPOKES!
If this is your first Porsche, you might consider checking out https://www.clarks-garage.com/
Started by a person who loved his car and started a site to help others. He has passed but the site is maintained.
There are a lot of videos online for working on the 944, and some You Tube specialty sites for working on the 944. Pelican Parts also has a site for people who like to do their own workhttps://www.pelicanparts.com/944/944tech.htm: .
Another place to share and learn, Facebook. There are numerous groups there for 944 fans. I'm in Nashville and there is a local group that gets together to work on their cars for help and support, so you might find something local. Don't forget to search here on CARPOKES as there are lots of posts of people sharing their issues and discoveries on the transaxle groupings. A site for parts is 944online, https://944online.com/. The owner has supported the 944 world for a long time and also has parts diagrams when it comes to looking for a part number. There are also a lot of parts at Porsche dealers, if you have a part number, just type it into to google and you should get a list of dealers that have the parts along with prices so you can cross shop. There is a lot out there for parts and support.
Enjoy and thanks for joining!

[zooklm1]

Welcome. A double thumbs up to Clark’s Garage! I have had my 86 944 turbo since 2003. These are great cars for working on. If your timing belts were changed last year, they should be adjusted after 2k miles, as they loosen up. There are a good number of 944 owners on Carpokes (and no advertising) so ask questions here as well.
Lee

[c5_pilot]

From the photos it appears the stone guards were painted over. If that’s the case, I would leave it until you’re ready to repaint the car. But when that time comes, I found the easiest method out of all the ones you’ll read about is to use a steam gun like you would use for clothes. As you loosen it with steam, you can use a plastic razor blade to remove most of the old guard. Then from there, you can use 3M adhesive remover and a rubber eraser wheel for the remainder. I tried everything prior to that, but the steamer really sped things up.