Porsche 928 Episode 125

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Porsche 928 Episode 125 - NO SPARK!

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Ай бұрын

It finally happened.... car won't start. Join me this week trying to fix it.
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@terryroe2023 Ай бұрын

I was rooting for you once you renewed the resistors. It's good to see it running again. Your perseverance definitely paid off. Respect from a hot Taiwan.

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Thanks Terry! Hope it’s not too hot, it’s raining here!

@rtking Ай бұрын

Brilliant job of sleuthing the problem. The compounded issues with these 928s is that parts are old, the cars became inexpensive, and shade tree repairs were often applied. Getting the vehicle back to "as designed" configuration often cures these problems. Nicely done!

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Thank you. Yes it’s a battle !

@eoinosullivan2636 Ай бұрын

Original colour! I think dark colours suit the compound curves at the rear and sharp creases in the front wings. The 928 that was on Wheeler Dealers looked great after a respray in Cocoa (that car ended up in Ireland)

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Thanks Eoin, I do usually prefer originality - just not passionate about the mocha brown...

@johnmcdonnell81 Ай бұрын

Well done again. Brakes, pedal switch? As for the paint, original colour is always best imo but I don't know how practical that is to do. Keep up the good work as you're really winning.

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

I do like original colours usually…. But we will see

@eamonnhayden3630 Ай бұрын

Just got my White 928 back from the garage after having to fix the starter. Given you have a Pasha black and white interior i would go for a light colour, maybe an ivory pearlescant colour which means you don't need to take the engine out. Great progress and perseverance, you are nearing the end now. 👍👍👍

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Hi Eamonn, I may redo the pasha, but I agree a ligher colour would look better - and I would like to stick to a porsche colour. Glad you have your car back :)

@pieterschaar5613 Ай бұрын

Well done in sorting the problem, but the ignition on without cooling may have started the problem you just fixed, those resistors will get hot I'm a two turn start after sitting for a while, then first pop after The brake light switch is on the Master cylinder, very simple connector, I needed to look at mine a while back but forget why now, from memory just spade connectors Green wire I have one dangling near alternator, no idea what it or goes Well done on 2500 followers, you obviously doing this well and I'm for one appreciating your work

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Hi Pieter, yes I suspect the connectors on the master cylinder are shorting, need to get in there to check. Thanks for watching :)

@craigcarr7742 Ай бұрын

I so appreciate your entire series Todd! When I have problems with my 1978 this is where I come to first. My latest is now a single electrical “snap” from somewhere in the engine compartment when I turn the key and the starter no longer turns over. Maybe a starter, or some far simpler issue. Who knows…

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Message me on Instagram and we can try to track it down

@rockatansky1305 Ай бұрын

Great job Todd mine is always a second start too 👍

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Thanks :) I have no idea what causes the “two-key-turn” start…. But mine doesn’t do it now :)

@rockatansky1305 Ай бұрын

@@MrToddgibbs dont know if I'm right or not but i put it down to the oil pump priming, or fuel pump pressurising ?

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

@@rockatansky1305 I don’t think these early cars monitor either (and stop car starting if low). I think it’s spark related

@TheLadeef 28 күн бұрын

I eliminated the 14pin and put in some nice waterproof connectors for each pin. much better

@MrToddgibbs 27 күн бұрын

Yeah Im inching towards that ... I'll wait until the 14pin gives up though.

@user-wk9cn1rn6r Ай бұрын

Well done Todd. I had a likewise issue with the difference that all my components of the ignition were renewed. My problem turned out to be a problem with the distributor : rotor resistance did not measure a resistance. Rotor was brand-new and I had driven hardly 500km with the new one. So one good advice : do not take for granted the new parts cannot fail. Quality nowadays isn't the same as before

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Great comment - the engine was running on 7 cylinders a while back... one of the brand new spark plugs was faulty.

@user-wk9cn1rn6r Ай бұрын

@@MrToddgibbs Todd, when you say that engine was running on 7 cilinders, how exactly did you notice this? I am asking this because my car sometimes starts difficult and the first hour of driving, engine seems to run like a tractor, so rough running and engine doesn’t idle smoothly, it vibrates a bit and during acceleration it holds back a bit. After 1 hour, problem is gone. Probably because engine and all parts have become warmed up and hot. Did you see anything unusual regarding the color of the faulty sparkplug?

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Hi, I think someone on YT suggested it and then realised it was hesitating to rev and the sound was unbalanced (not smooth). Recently (like 2 weeks ago) I unplugged plug 1 and drove and instantly recognised the same feeling. Its lazy and sounds strange. It sounds like you are on 7 cylinders. I would not run the engine too much until you fix it you may get bore wash (where the fuel is washing away the lubricating oil and the piston heats up and scores the cylinder). To track it down start the engine and remove the plug lead from cylinder 1 while listening to the engine noise. If it changes you know that plug was firing. Replace the plug lead and do same for 2-8. If you remove a plug lead and hear no change you know this plug was not working... Once I worked out which plug wasnt firing I removed it and cleaned it up with a file. Then I reinstalled and ran again. Remove the plug and confirm it is still clean (no black soot). In my case the plug was faulty, which I identified by fitting a spare plug. Good luck - let me know if you find it (your could be distributor cap, rotor arm, plug lead or spark plug)

@user-wk9cn1rn6r 28 күн бұрын

@@MrToddgibbs Hi Todd , I checked my spark plugs and they were all working I added some movies in my youtube channel and you can here the engine idle irregular with rattling sound of engine Also my vacuum should be much more higher than 400mBar, isn’t it?

@MrToddgibbs 21 күн бұрын

Idle doesnt sound that bad. Not sure about the vacuum, i never measured mine.

@howardsmiller Ай бұрын

You're better using an old-fashioned test lamp with a filament bulb in it for these sort of things. Multimeters take such tiny amounts of current that they won't cause a significant voltage drop across any resistance in a circuit and you'll miss it. A bulb will.

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Hi Howard, is that so it draws current through the wires, showing any dodgy ones?

@zoharmelamed Ай бұрын

You can get a small rechargeable soldering iron. Super useful for working on the car.

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

Hey :) I have a soldering iron but it’s not powerful enough.

@zoharmelamed Ай бұрын

@@MrToddgibbs would you consider replacing that multi pin connector with a modern waterproof connector?

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

@zoharmelamed yes I could - a friend did similar. Mine works ok at the moment

@zoharmelamed Ай бұрын

@@MrToddgibbs I replaced the original fuse blade in my 911 with a classic retrofit one that has modern blade fuses. Not cheap but meant I stopped worrying about fuses being to blame for any electrical issues. Prob the same with this?

@MrToddgibbs Ай бұрын

That’s a smart move! No I don’t think my fuse board is causing issue at the moment