Shop over filled oil significantly- What needs to be addressed?

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12-07-2018, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ahmad Hijazi

I had the same issue and my 996tt has oil overfilled, but I drove it for six month or more , I thought the extra oil will burn out while driving , suddenly the car has no power (turbo0.4 as max, rpm5000 as max) , smell of burning oil and heat in the car, oil still drops from exhaust and smoke comes from the turbo sides, yesterday check engine light Come out , am really starting to think about serious things happen to engine, I call Porsche centre and had a service booking , any suggestion of how bad is the engine situation ?

How much was it over filled?

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12-08-2018, 01:07 AM

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it's astonishing to me to hear of oil "overfill" issues. DIY. drain both plugs. leave the turbo's alone, and add 8 qts. bring to temp and check level, add to taste.

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12-08-2018, 12:39 PM

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Why not also drain the turbos?

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12-08-2018, 01:42 PM

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Why not also drain the turbos?

I drain them on every oil change. Why not?

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12-08-2018, 02:27 PM

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i need to ask why would you drive the car for 6 months if you knew it was overfilled? you increase the risk of internal engine damage 10fold by doing this . a simple engine plug drain could have saved a world of headaches

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12-10-2018, 11:34 PM

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it's astonishing to me to hear of oil "overfill" issues. DIY. drain both plugs. leave the turbo's alone, and add 8 qts. bring to temp and check level, add to taste.

When doing this I like to change the oil filter as well

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12-11-2018, 12:45 AM

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When doing this I like to change the oil filter as well

ha.. nice. as for me, i've given up cutting the filters, looking for bits.. checking oil at long stoplights, and holding any and all of my sh*t.

156.5 miles perfect, if not scratched.

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12-11-2018, 01:04 AM

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I don't think he was suggesting that the point of changing your oil filter is to cut them up and look for bits.

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12-12-2018, 12:43 AM

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lord have mercy lol. he was being cute and reminding me i neglected to mention changing the filter. i got that. i also do a hat dance every time i change oil, but that's optional.

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12-12-2018, 04:16 AM

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I did overfill mine by mistake once. It was a mess. Oil everywhere...Intercoolers, et cetera. Needed to be cleaned. It smoked like a smoke granade at startup.
But the good news was, nothing broke or was damaged. Thanks to Mr. Drysump.