Wow, thanks for posting this. I’ve waited such a long time for a tutorial. Now I can finally start my 917!

Just dreaming this will come handy one day.

I appreciate how slowly and clearly he spoke the instructions.

Have been around cars all my life, it’s something I will never forget, around 20 years ago seeing them fire up one of these at Goodwood! You make it’s sounds simple, but in reality is waking an animal from hibernation. One of the greatest automotive creations of all time, without doubt the greats Porsche

More of these types of intimate videos please. Very interesting

It's similar to starting a vintage warbird. "Remove Before Flight" is perfect. What a lovely beast.

Insane procedure for an insane Porsche.

I worked for Porsche. What a thrill. I was in Atlanta and there was a 917 #21 in the main gallery. During a short break I was over at the car and taking a few photos. I went to the door and it opened. Yes I climbed into the most iconic Porsche of all time. I took it in for about 3-4 minutes, which seemed like hours before the security guard came. over and asked me to remove myself from the car. I told him it was unlocked. Back to class. About a half hour later three very German suits came into my class and asked me to come with them. They asked me what I was doing with the 917. I explained. I was told to not go into that car again. At lunch one of the Germans came up to me and asked me to come with him. We went to the elevator and went to the lowest floor. He showed me around and I got to see some of the most amazing cars ever built. He was very nice and I thanked him for the tour. I would do it over again. Got back to my dealership in LA and was chewed out by my GM. Then asked how was it. Can anyone spare 40-50 M .... I will let you drive it every other weekend.

That's like getting my wife ready to go out on a date.

One of the most beautiful cars ever, IMO. That sound!

The sound is incredible!

Most awesome vehicle ever built. I have driving it on my bucket list. 917 K.

I’m a huge Porsche fan, have been for over 40 years, and this is the car that ignited my passion. What a technical marvel for its time, and the sound of that engine is heavenly.

I just love the fact that thing actually has a frikkin' KEY! I can see it now at LeMans... "OK, fire her up!" "OK, where's the key?" "I thought YOU had the key..."

3:01 "Remove before FLIGHT", thats exactly the right word for it ! :-)

The 917 is the SR-71 of the four-wheeled world. 🤯

A true piece of automotive art

Everytime I see this car can't help but think Steve McQueen Lemans except the Gulf Porsche 917 was number 21 in the movie. Such a classic.

Now as a valet I'll finally know how to start one of these cars when they come in. Thank you!

Now THAT was a happy ending.

I love this machine....its not a car. This is the most beautiful race car I know..... thanks for showing me / us

My grandpa just saw this car in the Sotheby's auction house in New York and now I'm obsessed!

Labor of love these cars. Hopefully it will go to a good home where its appreciated not only an fortune amassing car collector.

One of my favorite cars ever. Nothing sounds like a 917

The sound! i've been lucky enough to see one in person but it wasn't on. That sound it's so brutal and majestic.

I'm thinking, "this is like starting an airplane..." then at 3:00 I see the "remove before flight" cover. Awesome!

What a magnificent beast of a race car. 😍😍😍

The sound of that legendary flat 12. OMG!!

I had a 917 AfX back in the day, in love ever since...

Che macchina ragazzi, dopo 50 anni fa venire ancora i brividi.

Clear, precise and knew his subject and who would have thought brake cleaner instead of either to start an engine especially a flat 12. Excellent video

"ignition on and crank over" unleashing unholy hell!!! Wish I had that as my ringtone.

Magnificent! And like a thoroughbred, a key to winning is getting it in the gate without breaking a leg. The accumulated wisdom of dos and don'ts from many decades of lost races and blown engines is crisply articulated in this excellent presentation.

It was an OMG ~~ Come to Jesus moment when that engine turned over and fired ... TY for sharing this.

What a symphony of glorious mechanical music

This procedure is far more simple than starting my Vauxhall Viva half a century ago.

The 917K really is the goat. Excellent video. Thank you!

Awesome! Love the drama, befitting the raw power it releases!! 😎

This is an ideal example of "having the equipment, doesn't mean knowing how to use it"

Ive been overlooking all these steps every morning, going for the school runs. I should check the manuals.

Hmmm, now do the F1 on the lift :) - Two of my top 5 cars in one video... AWEsome!

Finally, been googling "How to Start the 1970 Porsche 917 K" and after a few years your video shops up!! :)

Always loved the Gulf racing colour scheme.

No other engine that I know of makes that wonderful sound. Thanks for posting this.

This was more awesome than I expected. Great video.

Such a lovely beast.

Epic startup! This car is truly one of the classics….the engine! Check that cooling fan at the back….so many features

after fifty years, the 917 still has the highest Top speed on the long straight at Le mans, at 246 mph. my 1970 911T only did about half that........but was still fun.....

Sounds like one hell of a machine, didn't expect that noise!

Demonic sound, and I love it!

Wow, fantastic car (s). I am very happy to see someone like these gentlemen doing their job so well, it seems easy.

OMG 😲 😱 that sounds amazing

i love how he keeps saying."it's so simple" when It's anything but that. Easy is put key in, turn key. This is anything but that.

This is the most underrated car out there in overall form and function.

Paul obviously knows his stuff. Beautiful video for Petrol-heads. Thanks for the upload 🙂

Well you learn something new everyday , brake cleaner for a pre start. Thanks for that 👍

Somewhere I have a short video of me standing behind Bruce Canepa's 917k at Laguna Seca when he fired it up. I think it was either one of the Rennsport Reunions, or the Historic races, can't remember which. Epic

A real thrill about this car is the number of parts it shares with road going 911s.

He's like the Bob Ross of cars... the way he explains it is therapeutic!

Great advice for all air cooled Porsche owners at 1:25-- "You only top the oil up when the engine oil is up to temperature...otherwise you run the risk of overfilling it."

Couldn't sleep, popped this guy on and I was right away. Very informative I thought.

The greatest race cars of all time...the glorious brutal 917s.

What a beautiful sound! Thank you!

Wonderful sound ... :-)

I love the "Remove before flight" fan cover! LOL

GLORIOUS sounds!

Thank you , as i operate my 917K mostly in Siberia, this tuto will be very useful 👍

You've just Jump-Started my heart! Thank You!

Ahh thanks man. I was already struggling with my own 917 to start her up this morning going to college. Had to take the Fiat Panda because I was running late.

So cool. I just got my 1935 Rolls Royce through you guys in Lichtenstein and your customer service was excellent. I had never driven such a car before and having the mechanic of the previous owner there before I collected the car made a huge difference. These amazing cars are quite peculiar in how they must be handled 👌🏻

You can't have two master switches. The definition of a master switch it there can be only one.

What a sound! Love it

Thanks for showing us this wonderful car in such detail !!

Lark Mclaren F1 just low key chilling on the lift in the background!

Two fantastic cars in Garage...

This is gonna bring in boatloads of cash. Have 917 custom replica that I was hoping to have completed in time for Monterey car week, but it's a no-go.

A valid excuse to be late for work if ever I saw one!

Now, THAT'S what a real race-car sounds like!! That was a fascinating insight into the foibles and intricacies of the greatest race-car ever made.

"I'm just popping down the shops "... "You've been two hours man!" "Yeah. I had to start the 917 first!"

I had the privilege of assisting Andy Greene, with a Ferrari LM (formerly driven by Derek Bell) and a Ferrari 312T4 (ex Gilles Villeneuve). We had to go through many of the same procedures. The sounds and smells are not something I'll forget. Andy is the man!

All that comes to mind is WOW WOW WOW !!!

Ultimate dream !!

I love that sound.

This is one of the coolest video's I've ever seen on KZfaq

HOW can 4 people dislike this?

Very cool, indeed! Nice idea with the brake cleaner for a prep start.

What a sound

I do this every morning and my mini starts every time without fail!!

Thank you for the information, now all I need to do is win the lottery.

Well, I'll have to get the 917 out of the garage again. Thanks for all the tips.

In my mind, along with the GT-40, the most beautiful Le Mans cars ever!

Good lord, when it starts!

I'm not a Porsche fan boy by any stretch but damn that engine sounds glorious

OMG When it finally started! My vision got a little blurry in one eye. 😿 What a engine!

When the subject of the video is a 917 but cars in the background are just as interesting!

Owning such a machine is an honour I wish one day bestowed upon myself.

What a piece!❤️

Yes please!!!

Excellent, great info, thank you! Now I just have to get one....

Now I know how to start it when my 917K arrives.