YOUR RESEARCH987 engine noise... normal or not?
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Hi everyone! Recently bought this 987 and have put about 2,000 miles on it since the purchase, currently has 55,000 miles and I was just wondering is this a healthy engine sound? When revving the engine sounds healthy as a horse I just get paranoid! Thanks in advance!!
I don't have that sound on my 987.2 S
It’s the hydraulic lifters. Very normal, as they fill up when you rev the engine the noise goes away.
Yep, sounds like a Porsche is supposed to and every one I have owned in the past 20 years. Lots of clackety drivetrain noises due to the engine design and position of the cylinders on the ground amplifying the sounds. A lot of what we hear on these current engines are the injectors which operate at high voltage and very high pressures when they clack open/close. The air cooled models from years ago were a symphony of drivetrain sounds far more than the current engines. Anyone who has driven a classic VW Beetle will understand. I wish I had a Dollar for every one of these "does this sound normal" post that are constantly made in the forums
I hear a little 'clacking' on cold start-ups with my 987.1 . The clacking goes away quickly after start-up and I don't hear it at all on warm start-ups. I'm confident that it's not a serious problem that I need to dwell on.
Same here, did it since new. No worries here.
Thanks a lot! I own my first Porsche for around a month, and I was concerned about this howl on low revs. Now I get it, I need to use to it after my Audi which was absolutely silent.
Sometimes a lifter gets stuck. Shut it down, wait a few minutes then drive it. MIT will go away.
It’s normal what you hear... keep the oil changed...
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