Smokie and the Bandit
08-23-2010, 05:16 PM
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Smokie and the Bandit
Uggh, I have been bitten by the Fog machine Smoking issue on the 1996 TT I just purchased in the spring.
The car went in for an oil change and the tech overfilled it by 2-3 quarts which I didn't notice for a couple of days. The IC had a half a quart in it when they removed it and the plugs were fowled as a result of the first fogging.
Dropped the level to the bare minimum and replaced the filters with the correct ones, I think Mahles were installed the first time, but it is still smoking. The car had 996 check valves in it already and I am just looking for any other remedies before I start replacing expensive parts.
As a note, the car drives great and has no issues if driven daily, but if it sits for 2-3 days or more i get the tell tale two small puddles of oil under the mufflers and at start up the car hemmorages smoke for 3 minutes like a crop duster. Before the overfill the car sat for weeks at a time without even a puff at startup.
The car is at a very reputable Indy in my area, but I figured it never hurt to enlist the Rennlist brain trust before the checkbook flies away.
The car went in for an oil change and the tech overfilled it by 2-3 quarts which I didn't notice for a couple of days. The IC had a half a quart in it when they removed it and the plugs were fowled as a result of the first fogging.
Dropped the level to the bare minimum and replaced the filters with the correct ones, I think Mahles were installed the first time, but it is still smoking. The car had 996 check valves in it already and I am just looking for any other remedies before I start replacing expensive parts.
As a note, the car drives great and has no issues if driven daily, but if it sits for 2-3 days or more i get the tell tale two small puddles of oil under the mufflers and at start up the car hemmorages smoke for 3 minutes like a crop duster. Before the overfill the car sat for weeks at a time without even a puff at startup.
The car is at a very reputable Indy in my area, but I figured it never hurt to enlist the Rennlist brain trust before the checkbook flies away.
08-23-2010, 06:10 PM
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With that much oil you have to clean the IC and inlet ducts.
You might have to spin on a new Porsche oil filter> Again..
Check my post about my new Sump tank lines kit...
You might have to spin on a new Porsche oil filter> Again..
Check my post about my new Sump tank lines kit...
08-23-2010, 08:45 PM
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That's quite an over fill. I got the occasional puff of smoke on start-up by being at 3/4 level and some oil around IC hoses after lots of 0.8 boost runs. Dropping the level below 1/2 on the dipstick solved it. Good luck. This seems to be real common for newish tt owners.
