Took awhile to get some decent pictures but here they are.
And a question about that yellow gunk in the oil filler, WTF is it?

Thanks all, still enjoying this forum and digging my 996.

Geoff

 

nice pic.......... congrats.... that yellow thing looks a lot like coolant doesn't it?

 

please not coolant, still have warranty left though.

 

i know.... just looks like it on the pic.... but if you have warr...... that's a GREAT THING.......GL

 

It is water mixed with oil. Condensation will form on the cooler parts of the oiling system and rise to the highest level in the system. This is extremely bad for the engine. One of the negative side effects of using pastics and having a closed crankcase ventilating system. Can be eliminated by making an illegal vent to the atmosphere in the oiling system or my driving you car longer and hotter to eliminate moisture in the oil..

 

hmm, maybe I will take a taste. Will check the coolant level again and wait for more replys.

Thanks

 

Ok, that makes some sense to me, I do have a short drive to work.
Maybe an oil change real quick is in order and let the car get warmer on the way to work.

Thanks

 

nice car.
yellow stuff? u don't drive you car hard enough. joking......
what 1999porsche911 is good.

 

i always let the car warm up for about 7-10 mins before i take off.... seems silly, but i feel safer that way...... although it does take up a little more gas

 

7-10 minutes? Are you joking?

 

condesnation in the oil. just drive the car longer an get it hot.
change your oil at least once a year regardless of the milage.
i do less then 5k a year and change it at least twice

 

not good at all for the car

 

I always let it get off fast idle before driving it off. It only takes about a minute or minute and a half. I think that's probably more than enough.

 

I dont take my car over 2500 till its warm, but thats only because my valve springs life is already so short

 

In neutral, I use an old phonebook to hold the accelerator down so that it idles at 4500 rpm for 10 minutes before driving off. I do this in a closed garage.