Have to sell my 2006 987-1 due to leg injury and can't handle the clutch. Had buyers come to look at it - took it out of the garage they went for a drive and I saw there was 1/2 liter of oil on the garage floor after they left. They drove and came back - no oil on the drive. Had the
LN engineering
oil adapter installed to make future oil changes easier here in the boonies. Could there have been an oil overfill?
Have you ever observed oil on the garage floor before? Any chance they may have intentionally squirted the oil while you weren't looking to lowball you?
I would start with dip stick if level is low. Smell the spilled oil as they are different from transmission oil or power steering oil. Jack it up and inspect if your legs can.
Immediately after the recent oil change I checked the level through the ignition check, it was at the top. When I had it done before at the
Porsche
dealership it was a bar below. After the change in early April drove it a couple of times, had the leg accident and it was yesterday when I drove it to fill it with gas. parked it in the garage, folks came to see it, drove it out and there was this splash of oil, about a 1/4 litre on the floor
I thought the
987.1
still have the oil dipstick. A bar at the top gauge will not cause the engine to spill oil, there is something to be investigated as to where did the oil came from.
It sounds like this leaking started after a recent oil change. I'd suspect either a problem LN adapter or filter. I'm not sure how the adapter mounts or mates with the OEM parts. Either it wasn't properly tightened, or was overtightened and broken. Should be obvious by inspection.
So, other than that, how was the test drive?
I think I misinterpreted the liquid as oil when I now think it was water (mixed with some oil or hydraulic fluid already on the garage floor from my tractor) dripping out after washing the car. I left it with cardboard underneath overnight and absolutely no drips. I'll get it inspected on a hoist anyway to make sure. Thanks for the replies
Air conditioning condensate.. and no 987 has a dip stick AFAIK.
That is interesting that they do not have a dipstick.
They have a “dipstick” but it is virtual or electronic. Oil level reading is on the dash display. Certain conditions need to be met to get a correct reading and it varies with every model.
German engineering at its best or worst??
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cswell, hopefully your leg is better. Check you oil when its cold, just turn on your ignition and wait 5 seconds, you should see the level in bars. Check you coolant as well to assure you are not leaking anywhere. The coolant should be at the screen in your coolant fill tube.
Depending on your choice of motor oil, some clean oils are hard to differentiate except if you use your fingers, you will know by their viscosity and slickness vs coolant. My coolant is pink from
Porsche
. The Motul v 300 Power is a brownish tint of ester oil.
LN makes a magnet to attach to the metal screw on oil filter to capture any small metal fragments into the side of the filter. That system gives the engine more oil pressure/less back pressure, which helps preserve the #6 rod bearing from scaring on hot track days.
Correct, it is electronic beginning in the 987.1 Engine needs to be off and have not run recently, it'll show a timer on the display if you've run the car too recently.
I check mine in the morning before I start the car so it's always parked in the same position and level.
As for whether it's "German engineering at its best or worst?", I've NEVER had a car that I've checked the oil everytime I drive it, if I could only check it via dipstick (like my other cars) I wouldn't check it so frequently...Given that...I'd say its a pretty damn good idea.
