Is there an optimal oil level?
08-15-2018, 03:47 PM
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then spend the next few days slowly dissecting and examining the oil filter. A week or two later I open the drain plug and drain out another
pint or so of oil. I suspect that the oil from the second drain comes from inside the intermediate shaft but who knows. It seems strange
that in our engines some of the oil takes so long to coming out of their hiding place.
08-15-2018, 04:51 PM
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08-15-2018, 05:31 PM
#34
Yes he does. But that is too much work for me :-) My oil change takes more than a week. I drain the oil, replace the drain plug,
then spend the next few days slowly dissecting and examining the oil filter. A week or two later I open the drain plug and drain out another
pint or so of oil. I suspect that the oil from the second drain comes from inside the intermediate shaft but who knows. It seems strange
that in our engines some of the oil takes so long to coming out of their hiding place.
then spend the next few days slowly dissecting and examining the oil filter. A week or two later I open the drain plug and drain out another
pint or so of oil. I suspect that the oil from the second drain comes from inside the intermediate shaft but who knows. It seems strange
that in our engines some of the oil takes so long to coming out of their hiding place.
08-15-2018, 05:34 PM
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PEOCD = Porsche Enthusiast Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. 
I do my oil change in minutes, not days, Porsche or otherwise.
I do my oil change in minutes, not days, Porsche or otherwise.
08-15-2018, 05:56 PM
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Yes he does. But that is too much work for me :-) My oil change takes more than a week. I drain the oil, replace the drain plug,
then spend the next few days slowly dissecting and examining the oil filter. A week or two later I open the drain plug and drain out another
pint or so of oil. I suspect that the oil from the second drain comes from inside the intermediate shaft but who knows. It seems strange
that in our engines some of the oil takes so long to coming out of their hiding place.
then spend the next few days slowly dissecting and examining the oil filter. A week or two later I open the drain plug and drain out another
pint or so of oil. I suspect that the oil from the second drain comes from inside the intermediate shaft but who knows. It seems strange
that in our engines some of the oil takes so long to coming out of their hiding place.
08-15-2018, 06:13 PM
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I feel the same way about sending in oil for UOAs. I know I should just bury my head in the sand and assume my car works perfectly as long as I treat it right. But....I get some enjoyment out of the obsessing.
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08-15-2018, 07:06 PM
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for glitter/plastic bits, nor have an engine replacement at 45k miles.
I park my car for a couple of months in the winter anyways, so taking a week or two months to do an oil change doesn't bother me. I quite enjoy using the down time to do other maintenance. It is a hobby after all.
08-15-2018, 08:30 PM
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If I were more rational I'd be driving a camry and go to jiffy lub once a year instead :-) But I think the M96 engine brings out my OCD. Until this car I've never used a torque wrench to tighten the oil filter, examine the old filter
for glitter/plastic bits, nor have an engine replacement at 45k miles.
I park my car for a couple of months in the winter anyways, so taking a week or two months to do an oil change doesn't bother me. I quite enjoy using the down time to do other maintenance. It is a hobby after all.
for glitter/plastic bits, nor have an engine replacement at 45k miles.
I park my car for a couple of months in the winter anyways, so taking a week or two months to do an oil change doesn't bother me. I quite enjoy using the down time to do other maintenance. It is a hobby after all.
08-15-2018, 09:14 PM
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I am absorbing all of these perspectives due to my keen interest in this space. On my first track day last year my car gave a puff of smoke on a couple of shifts coming out of a high G turn. Folks checked it out and said nothing to worry about, likely AOS once they checked the oil level which was full. The suggestion was run it at mid level. So before the next track day I lowered the oil level to mid. In my second session, I blew my engine due to a rod bearing failure....confirmed as oil starvation. Now I know that doesn't happen in one track day and was likely the issue for years but it was an eerie coincidence.
08-16-2018, 01:42 AM
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03 C2 here, bought at 71k now at 93k. Consumption and smoke have gone down for me since doing the half-full thing. My perception of the 996 has improved over the past few years, oddly enough. Not a cheap car to drive but fun & reliable - 2 of 3!