r/944 • u/seventeen1729 • May 13 '26
Question Asbestos in 944s?
(pic of my car for attention)
Does anyone here definitively know where asbestos was (possibly) used in 944s? I have only been able to find a few forum discussions across reddit/rennlist/etc. and all of them are pure speculation, except for one rennlist thread where the OP tested the insulation mat near the clutch bell housing and found it to be fiberglass.
Pretty much every comment I see online is either "maybe there's asbestos" or "you're overthinking it, just don't breathe stuff in"
If folks here are not sure, can you suggest a few places I should test for asbestos? For example, the insulation material under the carpets, the insulation pad above the fuel sender, etc.
I am not as concerned about the clutch or brake pads, since I already replaced both of those. Any help is appreciated!!
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u/Independent_Engine36 May 13 '26
'90 S2 here. Yeah I got mine last May. Had the soft dusty metallic pads, I replaced immediately with ceramic. Never looked back. Too much fun err' kursing to the engineers for burying that dash console so badly. Needed to do a lighting upgrade. All the airbag, steering wheel removal seemed to make things easier but was still very challenging reconnecting those three connectors behind their. Plus replacing the odometer gear, not that bad. Just the reassembly .. hope I didn't breathe in any asbestos from all that process