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You can see the collection along the dependent parts of the engine. The exhaust shows where the oil had evaporated. Its a constant, painful, ooze.

roberga

euphoria @ 187 mph? I hope this all works out quickly.

TT Surgeon

I was only ' hmmmm-ing ' at the oil leak but surely you can understand where guys might be touchy with this topic.
I think it is a non RMS issue as well. My old c4s had a similar leak from the top of the motor, it was the oil fill tube that was cracked (m96 engine).
Nice screen tag.

_rocket

Thanks for the pics. My apologies.

TraqGear

Sorry to hear about it. My RS never stopped leaking and they finally replaced the engine. But, uh, I'll race you anytime!

U4IA187

Thanks for the feedback. Im anxiously awaiting a call from the dealer.

btw, roberga, nice guess, i like that interpretation. However its actually based on a french euphemism, derived from classic french lit and gangster rap. Yeah, alittle out there i know...

zbb07030 -- will you be at road atlanta the end of the month?

TraqGear

No, but I'll be at Roebling on the 4th of Sep. Private track day for $150. Limited number of drivers and hard to beat the price.

No HTwo O

So, when your brand new GT3 is in the shop...what is the loaner car they give you?

U4IA187

A prius....

Just kidding, they gave me a 2009 cayenne s.

sasportas

It looks possible from the photos that you provided that you may have what they call a "front main seal" leak. It's at the front of the engine near the pulley. Not a great sign on a new engine. The seal can easily be replaced by removing the bumper and the rear muffler to gain access. Have the dealer replace the seal with the motorsport (double flanged seal).

Good luck.

cr207

do you get smoke at start up, I am getting that!!! can't tell is there is a puddle as I park it in a lot in NYC, so it is always in a different spot.

porsche52

No way it is the front main seal. Look at the first 2 pics! The oil is trailing down the spine of the tranny and in the second it is coming down the bell housing then onto the spine of the case. The oil on the coolant console(front main seal area) looks like oil that was blown onto it(driving down the road to the dealer) from the main source further back towards the bell housing. I bet you something on top of the engine is leaking and running down the backside. oil filter console, oil tank and vent hoses, case half sealing up top, freeze plug (just had one on a 996t the other week) oil/water cooler etc.

Please post what they find!!

Edgy01

Do you recall what your oil level showed once you started it up and drove it to the dealer? A 3 INCH ring wouldn't really amount to much of a drop on that electronic sender.