991 Owners- Using any oil?
07-06-2012, 09:22 AM
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1000 miles and down one bar (quarter quart?), so about average for early break in. And no "smoke screen" starts to date!
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07-06-2012, 10:40 AM
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5000 miles, down 2 bars. As this was the first time I checked it I don't know if it used oil or came that way!
Unlike my Boxter S, I never get smoke puff on startup. But it didn't really consume much oil, compared to my good old 911 SC.
07-11-2012, 03:27 PM
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TOOK TO TRACK 5 TIMES. NO OIL CONSUMPTION. 997.2 PDK CONSUMES MORE OIL THE 991 PDK.
07-11-2012, 07:57 PM
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Unfortunately, 1K miles = 1 quart used! Same as my 997.2 and I was hoping the 991 wouldn't use as much oil. Could still have been a "break in" thing but I suspect this one's gonna use oil just like the last one...life with Porsche!
07-11-2012, 09:22 PM
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Mmmmm...do people actually go to the dealer to have their oil topped off?
BTW,are they still using Mobil1 0W-40 in the 991s?
yes. Dealer gave me two quarts of mobil1 oil. Used about 4oz in 1400 miles.
07-12-2012, 01:11 AM
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My engine is rock solid so far, no oil consumption yet after 4,000 km
07-12-2012, 01:33 AM
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5,000km with 7 track days and no oil consumption to note.
11-29-2012, 09:58 PM
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I went down one bar after 116 miles. Im thinking I was right on the edge of full and one bar under full from factory though. How much oil is one bar on the oil level indicator?
11-29-2012, 11:32 PM
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Down one bar at 2500 miles then I got the oil changed. Since then another 1200 miles and no use.
11-30-2012, 09:24 AM
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11-30-2012, 10:38 AM
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my 981S (essentially same 3.4 as C2) needed 1 litre of oil after 4000 miles from new.
11-30-2012, 05:52 PM
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C2S cab with 7K. Oil change at 2K. Down 1 bar after 5K.
11-30-2012, 11:18 PM
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11-30-2012, 11:43 PM
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Down one bar at 1800 miles. Topped up. Down one bar again at about 3400 miles. Topped up. Still full at 4800 miles.
12-01-2012, 02:36 AM
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Anyone know how much oil one bar equates to?