When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I noticed my Manuel 2019 gt3 has a oil leak and bringing the car in Wed to the dealer. I noticed it when I was installing my SW Center by pass. A decent amount of the diffuser
I still went forward with the install. The Dealer shouldn't blame anything for a center muffler delete right? I dont see Porsche dealer making a big deal about Center muffler delete but I thought I ask
My dealer installs after market exhausts and other goodies. They know people like to have fun with these cars, so they don't care about a center bypass. Has nothing to do with oil leaking. You should be just fine!
Changed my oil and filter today and discovered I have the same leak as discussed on this thread....
Car has just 5k miles, but looks like it's been leaking a while.
*edit*
Dealer inspected and confirmed the leak in late October. They will order and install required parts under warranty after it's winter hibernation.
Confirmed- no warranty issues with my car's SW bypass.
good evening to all my RS mk2 with opf 700km I found the same problem d loss of oil from the central pulley incredible Now and in assistance we see what they say. What did they do to you? is it worrying?
Resurrecting this thread - I have the same issue (991.2 GT3) with a small oil leak from the rear of the engine, with droplets forming on the crank pulley. It's not huge, and hasn't required adding oil, but after a very spirited drive you can see a couple drops of oil sitting on the rear diffuser. Dealer couldn't locate a source of the leak initially as it only appeared to be leaking under pressure (high RPM) - they documented it with photos, sprayed trace powder and told me to drive it for a while and bring back for re-evaluation. I'm scheduled to bring it in this week for a follow-up and was curious, for others who have had this problem, what was the fix? Has anyone located a source of the leak outside of the oil supply line? Any guidance would be much appreciated - dealer trip is a pretty long haul, so hoping to get this wrapped up this time around.
**As an update - upon disassembling to fix, it turned out to be the oil supply line that others have noted above**
Resurrecting this thread - I have the same issue (991.2 GT3) with a small oil leak from the rear of the engine, with droplets forming on the crank pulley. It's not huge, and hasn't required adding oil, but after a very spirited drive you can see a couple drops of oil sitting on the rear diffuser. Dealer couldn't locate a source of the leak initially (I referenced this thread and they specifically mentioned it didn't appear to be the oil supply line) as it only appeared to be leaking under pressure (high RPM) - they documented it with photos, sprayed trace powder and told me to drive it for a while and bring back for re-evaluation. I'm scheduled to bring it in this week for a follow-up and was curious, for others who have had this problem, what was the fix? Has anyone located a source of the leak outside of the oil supply line? Any guidance would be much appreciated - dealer trip is a pretty long haul, so hoping to get this wrapped up this time around.
Hopefully your second trip to the dealer will be better than mine. I had the same leak as I stated in a previous post. When I took it in they could not find the source, so they put dye into the oil and told me to come back in 300 miles. I came back a couple weeks later and they say there is no leak found. Service advisor says to come back in 10k miles. I perform my oil change that weekend and when I remove the diffuser I of course still see the same droplet of oil from the pulley. Not sure how that isn't an oil leak but what can you do?
My car has 5600 miles on it and is a year old. Was in for service and I had an oil leak as well. Ended up being valve covers leaking. Replaced gaskets and good to go. Was a mess to clean up though. Dealer did great.
on my 991.2 3RS ,i found a drop of oil in the diffuser while putting on my exhaust @2000 miles , looked there and around the engine every 2K since then but everything is bone dry ! the car consumes a bit of oil though !
Hopefully your second trip to the dealer will be better than mine. I had the same leak as I stated in a previous post. When I took it in they could not find the source, so they put dye into the oil and told me to come back in 300 miles. I came back a couple weeks later and they say there is no leak found. Service advisor says to come back in 10k miles. I perform my oil change that weekend and when I remove the diffuser I of course still see the same droplet of oil from the pulley. Not sure how that isn't an oil leak but what can you do?
As an update on mine (2018 GT3): once they got in there, it turned out to be a leaking oil pipe, as noted in other posts. Requires a fair bit of disassembly to get in there (bumper off, air box, exhaust, AC compressor), and I'd suggest if you get this done that you pay to swap in a new serpentine belt at the same time since it has to come off anyway - it's an every 4 year inspection item and relatively inexpensive, but it requires a decent amount of labor to change by the book. Hope this is helpful to others who have had this issue.
As an update on mine (2018 GT3): once they got in there, it turned out to be a leaking oil pipe, as noted in other posts. Requires a fair bit of disassembly to get in there (bumper off, air box, exhaust, AC compressor), and I'd suggest if you get this done that you pay to swap in a new serpentine belt at the same time since it has to come off anyway - it's an every 4 year inspection item and relatively inexpensive, but it requires a decent amount of labor to change by the book. Hope this is helpful to others who have had this issue.
*Update referencing post #48 above:
Contacted my Porsche dealer yesterday and they are unable to perform repairs to stop the leak at this time. Deemed unessential service in the grand scheme of things until their service dept returns to near full strength. Completely understandable and certainly no pushback from me.
Question: Is there a consensus of opinion as to whether it safe to drive in this leaky condition?
For what it's worth, when mine was first diagnosed it wasn't leaking enough (forming a large bead on oil line) to warrant a repair, so I was advised to drive it normally (read: hard) for a month or two and bring it back in. I ended up driving mine for over a year between when it was diagnosed and when it was repaired. Monitored oil level after every drive and never needed to add any oil, but would notice an extra couple drops on the diffuser after hard drives.
Originally Posted by 1Gunner
*Update referencing post #48 above:
Contacted my Porsche dealer yesterday and they are unable to perform repairs to stop the leak at this time. Deemed unessential service in the grand scheme of things until their service dept returns to near full strength. Completely understandable and certainly no pushback from me.
Question: Is there a consensus of opinion as to whether it safe to drive in this leaky condition?
07-30-2019, 03:05 PM
Service advisor says to come back in 10k miles. I perform my oil change that weekend and when I remove the diffuser I of course still see the same droplet of oil from the pulley. Not sure how that isn't an oil leak but what can you do?
