996 on the track film!

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Your smoking issue will either be that you overfilled the oil or your Air Oil Separator is on its way out. Some oil has got into the throttle body and will burn off in time, if the AOS is failing this will start to happen more often.

Thanks a lot! It's a relief to hear that it'll burn off in time. Whilst the engine in these cars are great when working, it really does seem that they're not the greatest design and Porsche cheaped out on it. I'm peeved about that. From a manufacturer with the reputation of Porsche, this is very bad. IMS, AOS etc. A Porsche that you can't track without modifying? Ridiculous.

Most car makers have some sort of issues. You could track your car no problem if it was in good health. Its probably age/mileage related. Those factors can affect any car.

All cars taken to the track need preparation of various kinds (tyre pressures, brakes, oil levels, etc). However I wasn't prepared for, "I span" (?). First time for everything.

Road Cars are not Track cars, even GT3 RS don't cope that well with being thrashed round a race track. Go to any Porsche track day and see the cars being towed or trailer'd out of the car parks!

Unfortunately M96/7 engined cars just aren't cut out for track work in standard trim. As has been said, not many cars are but that applies more to suspension, brakes, tyres and weight. When talking about the engine alone, I can't think of many cars I'd less like to thrash around a track. You can buy a £3k Civic typeR (or any other hot hatch for that matter) and thrash it round all day, then drive home, so you've got to REALLY want to track a Porsche to take on the risks of a 996. You can actually see the oil pressure drop on long fast bends as the oil runs away from the scavenge pumps, starving them. GT3s aren't invincible but they're near as damn it (cooling pipe joints excepted). Being trailered away doesn't mean they're broken. I always used to have a trailer for my track cars as if you have an off you can still get home no problem. Plus tools, jacks etc fit easier in a tow car. Anyway OP. I hope your engine is fine, but at least fit a baffled sump and the best oil you can put in there for future trackwork. :thumb:

Marky has that spot on. I have nothing more to add other than if I was looking for a super reliable budget track slag it would be one of the fast Clio or Megane. It's absolute witchcraft how quickly one of these on good tyres gets around a track

As others have said, I think your expectations of a 17 year old road car are probably a bit high.

+ 1 for a well sorted Clio, they are incredible and not much gets anywhere near them especially through the corners. A good ex Clio cup car will cost about £10k and embarrass a lot of pukker race cars. At the last Porsche track day at Croft the carnage of GT 3's and GT 3 RS's was scary, most had gearbox faults and on phoning OPC were told DO NOT DRIVE them anymore, we'll have them collected hence the trailers and recovery vehicles.