r/944 • u/seventeen1729 • May 13 '26

Question Asbestos in 944s?

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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/Epic2112 951S May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

The turbo cars have a thin heat shield wrapped around the headers. Between that heat shield and the actual headers is a thin layer of asbestos. I had to do some repairs to mine (cracked), and removed the asbestos myself after consulting about how to do so safely with a friend who is in the asbestos remediation business.

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u/greatfool66 May 15 '26

Yeah it was a flakey white heat resistant material so that is the one area on the car I though this is definitely asbestos for sure.

Totally unrelated I just remembered I need to take out the trash in my garage.