'09 C2S Oil level down
Nov 19, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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cupcake, i didn't beleive my eyes when i saw you jump into member like.no.other's tinted lexus last night, u didn't notice me parking ha? i didn't know that you two knew each other..
hope you two had fun
Dec 12, 2008 | 12:41 AM
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We went through the whole oil consumption business with the 997s awhile back on Rennlist. The vast majority of 997 owners never add any oil, while a few of us have to routinely add oil. I'm still trying to get a handle on what my usage rate is today. It was using it at 1 quart every 1000 miles for a long time. I'm at about 32,000 miles today and oil mileage is now around 1 quart every 1800 miles. How you break-in the engine makes no difference. Some engines just use oil. It's got to be either the valve guides or the rings.
Dan
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Dec 12, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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Yeah, bad engine design that's been around since the '60s and won Le Mans more than any other car manufacturer.
The owner's manual in the earlier air-cooled cars says 1 qt per 500 miles is normal, and that's after it's broken in. The main reason for this is that b/c the motor is horizontally opposed, you will always have some oil that's sitting in the cylinder after the car is shut-off. Once you fire it back up, the rings will scrape that oil and some of it will get pumped up and out of the combustion chamber.
I wouldn't sweat it. The consumption will go down, but it will always burn a little bit. It's normal.
The owner's manual in the earlier air-cooled cars says 1 qt per 500 miles is normal, and that's after it's broken in. The main reason for this is that b/c the motor is horizontally opposed, you will always have some oil that's sitting in the cylinder after the car is shut-off. Once you fire it back up, the rings will scrape that oil and some of it will get pumped up and out of the combustion chamber.
I wouldn't sweat it. The consumption will go down, but it will always burn a little bit. It's normal.
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