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[944 Turbo-S Registry]

Vehicle Identification Number:
The VIN is the most common method of tracking a vehicle.  It can be found in a number of places.  The easiest to locate is along the A-pillar framing the driver's side of the windshield.  It also appears in several prominant locations within the engine compartment as well as in the locations that the option codes are found (see below).

Also see: Anatomy of a VIN
 

Engine Number:
The engine number is the best way to discern the 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S cars from the non-S cars.  This number is found on the engine block itself, and (fortunately) is easily visible from above, without moving anything from a stock configured engine compartment.  It is located on the right side (passenger) of the engine, close to the fire wall, about 10 inches down into the "maze".  You can locate the number by peering in through the various components while standing near the battery location.
 

Manufacturing Date:
The manufacturing date appears under the hood, on a sticker next to the fuse box (between the fuses and the left (driver's) side of the engine compartment.  Look for a month/date in the upper right corner of the sticker.
 

Color (Paint / Interior):
The paint and interior codes are listed at the same places as the Option Codes (see below).  Additionally, the paint code is listed in the engine compartment, on a sticker next to the fuse box.  The sticker is located on the opposite side of the fuse box as the sticker with the Manufacturing Date, close the center of the vehicle.
 
 

Available (Standard) 1988 Porsche Colors Code Color Name L041 Black L90E Alpine White LY5D Azurite Blue LM3A India Red LY7Y Zermatt Silver Metallic LY7U Slate Grey Metallic LY9Y Satin Black Metallic LY5Z Nautic Metallic LY3V Maraschino Red Metallic LY6Y Nile Green Metallic LY1Y Almond Beige Metallic LM8V Nougat Brown Metallic LM3Z Silver Rose Metallic (Silberrosa)

A Note on colors: This paint code list derives from the website Porsche 944 Garage.  However, here is a factory window sticker from a 1988 Turbo with the "S option package" that lists "Guards Red" as the color, with code G1G1.  Thus, this list cannot be treated as the final word.  Additionally, the below statistics also list Guards Red.   1988 944 Turbo S Paint Color Statistics reported by [email protected] Silver Rose Guards Red Alpine White Black Maraschino Red Stone Grey Zermatt Silver Almond Ocean Blue 339 110 63 62 51 51 36 2 1

Option Codes:
The factory installed options that were included in the car are listed (typically) in two locations.  The first place is on the first page of the "Warranty and Maintenance" book that comes as part of the vehicle documents when purchased.  The second place is located in the spare tire well, up against the back wall of the luggage compartment.  The information is found on a white sticker, approxiately 3" x 3".  Occasionally, due to various reasons, the tire well sticker is not always there.

The option codes are usually in the form of 3 letter/number combinations.  Pelican Parts offers a descriptive list of these on their website, additionally, the Porsche Option Decoder will look the codes up for you and report the factory options, given the codes.