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Hi Pete. Yep, I was referring to the temperature in degrees centigrade, which is what is shown on the dashboards over here in the U.K. My understanding is to not give the engine the full beans until after the running in period, and only then when the engine oil has reached normal operating temperature of around 90 degrees centigrade. Cheers, Simon
P.S. I hear a lot about the car's 'brain' recording over-revs, but does it record if the throttle is floored on a cold engine, I wonder. Surely both events could cause damage?
All good.
Was trying to remember which market you were in, and thinking it was UK. Your understanding is like mine, as well—I try to avoid more than 33%~ throttle until the car is up to temp. It's a really nice thing to have an oil temp gauge. So few cars do, and it typically takes 5-10 minutes for oil to come up to temp...it's a lot slower to rise than coolant temps.
I would not be surprised if the system is measuring how the engine is utilized when cold, but will ask next time I'm with the appropriate engineer. Wish I had seen this yesterday, as I was driving with one!
I find it takes a solid 15min or so for the oil to get to about 190 degrees and another 5-10min to get to 200/205 degrees. That’s with light/moderate driving and shifting around 2k or 3k depending on traffic, etc.
You cant spec this on the T, dont know why... aluminum is pretty light Ordered the car with leather trim as the piano black would have driven me crazy with fingerprints and microscratches. Also got the standard all black interior and no sun roof. Too much black.
I just picked up the brushed aluminum dash/console/shift **** set from suncoast to brighten the interior up a bit. Shouldve gotten the special piano trim and sold it on RL, lol. Not selling the shift **** though.
Looking forward to posting pics, hopefully should arrive from the motherland before the car
Yellow is everywhere! It is also the ‘launch color’ of the T. Go for it!
(I would not have been that brave.)
Mine would be a daily driver. Would it get too flashy over time???? This is my concern. I m new to Porsche so not sure if yellow flies here but otherwise the only yellow cars I see around are the taxis....
The downside of having a 911... flat tires.... well might as well get the oil changed too. It’s been 4K miles in 7 week’s ownership. The however car is so much fun to drive. And Porsche Roadside Assistance is pretty good
The downside of having a 911... flat tires.... well might as well get the oil changed too. It’s been 4K miles in 7 week’s ownership. The however car is so much fun to drive. And Porsche Roadside Assistance is pretty good
Mine would be a daily driver. Would it get too flashy over time???? This is my concern. I m new to Porsche so not sure if yellow flies here but otherwise the only yellow cars I see around are the taxis....
My Racing Yellow Carrera T is a daily driver and likely to cover 17k to 18k miles per year. 'Flashy' is in the eye of the beholder.
Racing yellow really is a great color. It shows off the subtle curves of a modern Porsche (my Cayman is RY), does not show swirls or dirt all that readily, and Is just beautiful to look at. In recent years I’ve had Carmine Red, Guards Red, GT Silver, Meteor Gray and Racing Yellow on various Porsches. Racing Yellow is still my favorite by a large margin.
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