Imagine if you made cars that burned oil at a rate of 1 quart per 1000km, you would be so rich!!

 

Well Rafi at Pfaff Service is telling me this is normal. That 1L/1000km is normal. And my buddy who is a salesman there says the same thing. What am I supposed to do? And apparently the manual for the 2008 cayman s says this is normal as well.

 

defeinitely get over the the Cayman Forum and ask. That just doesnt sound right.. if it is in spec it is right at the bottom end. That is 1 quart every 600 miles. These things certainly dont get better over time.
im sure your cats are working overtime

 

Is there no oil level meter on the display of a cayman?
A litre per 5K? My snowmobiles don't burn like that and they're 2 stroke!

 

No, they, and the manual, are saying a litre per 1000k! and yes, there is an oil level meter.

 

I suggest a leakdown test be performed which may shed some light on the condition of the engine, "cylinder scoring", which may explain the oil consumption you are having. Mantis does this test. This may catch a problem before it becomes a bigger problem.

 

Thanks. Where/what/who is Mantis?
The folks at Pfaff are saying nothing is wrong with the car. Given that the car is CPO and they can charge Porsche for fixing it, why would they lie?

 

I wouldn't worry about it. You have warranty. Get rid of the car before it goes naked.

 

I came in to peek at the thread seeing the title "paranoid", and I started thinking you were all in here talking about me.

Good luck. I hope you get it sorted.

 

Just picked up the car. Everything feels/sounds fine now. I still don't see why the dealer would ignore it if there was a real problem? I mean, it's a CPO car so Porsche would pay them for it. What do they have to loose by properly fixing it?

 

What did they do?

 

They topped up the oil.

 

Good one. I'm still chuckling.

 

 

So it kept happening!! I monitored it with photos. I just emailed them to Pfaff, waiting for a reply. Here are the pics