I recently inherited my father's 1992 968 Cabriolet. The car is black/black with a 6 speed and very low miles. My father purchased the car eon's ago from his best friend, who kept the car as part of a fleet of cars. My parents were the typical Sunday only drivers and kept the car in good conditions.
I was a Porsche tech at a dealership through the 80's and had my own shop until returning to grad school in the 90's. Spent a ton of time working on 944's and the 968 is so familiar but easier to service (to me). I currently have a 992 as a daily and we keep a 993 on the West Coast.
To get the car in top mechanical shape, I recently replaced the flywheel and clutch disc as the flywheel fluid dampening had gone bad/leaked and clutch disc was saturated. Got lucky and found a perfect factory one in California from a race car conversion. Of course a belt service was necessary too. I've ordered a number of trim parts to get the visuals of the car spot on as well. Wish I could get the cabriolet inner gas flap filler/gasket but that's NLA and seems no good used ones exist.
Glad to join.
Chuck Ward
Houston, TX
Welcome,
If you are complaining about the oil fill flap on the gas tank your car must be very well sorted.
Enjoy the site.
Regards,
Jay
I replaced the filler boot on my cab a while back. The old one was shot. I still have the old one if you know anyone with the ability to cast rubber parts. Changing it was a challenge, but it helped the gas smell on the cabin a bit.
Welcome, post some pics when you get to 5 posts.
Welcome to the forum! There a at least a few 968s active in the Houston area (me being one of them). I try to make it to a couple of cars/coffee or other events each month. Some of us are planning on connecting in person on Oct 22 at a "Retrofest West" car show/event in Fulshear just SW of Houston - if you're interested, let me know and I'll get you details!
@Velocity - Thanks for the invite. Unfortunately we're in Austin that weekend to visit friends. Sounds like a nice drive and seems we finally have a break from the weather....
Quote:I replaced the filler boot on my cab a while back. The old one was shot. I still have the old one if you know anyone with the ability to cast rubber parts. Changing it was a challenge, but it helped the gas smell on the cabin a bit.
Welcome, post some pics when you get to 5 posts.
I just finished reading your gas smell contributions. They were very helpful diagnostics (THANKS!!) but by your reply I assume you still have the smell. That's actually the most frustrating thing about this car.
I finished replacing some trim nuts and small bits last week and am now about to replace the clear trim behind the front wheel and am looking for a replacement radio since the original CR-1 is long gone. Also trying desperately to locate the bumpers for the gas flap lid since they are NLA. And then I'm going to have a decent paint correction done as the finish is 100% original.
The gas smell in my cab was not one thing but a combo of several things.
First: Sending unit seal, helped a little. Found the sending unit vapor line was loose.
Second: New sending unit. Helped a little too.
Third: Dropped the transaxle and the tank, replaced ALL of the vent lines. They were old and brittle, but the smell didn't change much.
Fourth: Replaced the vent lines and the carbon canister in the right rear corner of the trunk. Marginal improvement.
Fifth: Replaced the elbow on the large gas fueling pipe. Minor change in smell.
Sixth: Sealed the heck out of the cover that goes over the gas fueling and vent tubes on the forward right side of the trunk. Made a moderate difference.
Seventh: Removed the cover that I had just resealed in the trunk and replaced the rubber filler boot. Another moderate difference.
What is left? I want to check the vapor canister and the solenoid that live in the left front wheel well. There are some stories out there that say a flaky solenoid can cause gas vapor buildup that gets into the cabin.
It is better than it was, but there is still some residual smell.
Good Luck!
M-
Hi Chuck, and welcome to the club. I also have an issue with gasoline smell. My solution is to never fill the tank over about 2/3 full. Works like a charm! And who can afford a full tank these days, anyway?
hehehehe
Bill
This seems to work for me also. Max hasn’t been able to eliminate it. Part of the allure.
Quote:Welcome,
If you are complaining about the oil fill flap on the gas tank your car must be very well sorted.
Enjoy the site.
Regards,
Jay
Boy howdy.
Welcome to the site. I’m guessing any Upolstery shop could fab you a filler flap. You’ll have to write the "Check Engine Oil” logo on it yourself.
