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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 11:18 PM
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Here ya go. I've studied the components and layout of the engine and oil system.. I have a good idea whats happening here.

It was bad enough to trigger a "Stop Sale" of all 991 GT3s.

http://blog.axisofoversteer.com/2014...-catching.html
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 11:31 PM
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60km on the car and it goes up in flames?

Porsche engineers are sleeping on the job?
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Old Feb 13, 2014 | 11:35 PM
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uh ohh.... bad news...

by the way, will this be covered by the Porsche warranty or your auto insurance policy?
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Old Feb 14, 2014 | 12:30 AM
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Some of the information in the blog post appears to come from the thread on the 991 GT3 forum:

https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3/...stop-sale.html (post #58)

Also, some interesting speculation in that thread as to the cause of the problem.
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Old Feb 14, 2014 | 12:57 AM
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Having seen the layout of the engine I have my own set of possibilities.. But lets see what they say the problem is. The GT3 has it's own oil system now, it doesn't share this with the standard 991 or even the Turbo.

Its way different than those before it, too..
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Old Feb 14, 2014 | 01:10 AM
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Interesting...
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