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YOUR RESEARCHPuff of smoke at start up. Then it's fine? 02 996.
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Like getting your colon tested with one of those snake looking cameras...
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He mentioned that he would do a video using a cheap bore scope on the 997 forum.
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02 996 Cab. The last few times that I have started the car I got some white / blue smoke at start up. It clears in about 5 seconds. What should I look for?
My car smokes a bit on startup (only) if, on the previous start I just drive the car a very short distance. For example if the engine is cold, I hop in and move the car outside the garage to wash it. Having done that, I start the car to put it back in the garage. On this start I'll sometimes see a puff of smoke. The next start though, like driving to work the next day following two short runs, guaranteed to see a cloud of smoke. This has been happening since I bought the car in 2014 to no ill effect - I think this is considered normal M96 behavior. I have been known to push my car in and out of the garage :-)
I Suggest you skip to 23:25 to hear what he says, because if you don't you will have 23:24 minutes of fear and heart sinking feelings thinking your engine is junk.
Same here. This is expected, but the manual says not to shut off the engine if it was just started, so we should keep the above activities as limited as possible.
Gotchya.
My wife just told me yesterday, your left side blew some smoke when you started it...I'd never seen my car smoke and just moved it the day before to wash it then put it back. Glad this video came out when it did because I was a little concerned.
You are missing my point. No where did I say the video was a waste of time, I just felt like this guy states he has some smoke at start up, which Jake clearly says can be completely normal (AT THE 23:25 MARK) but if he watched the first 23 Min first he would be sitting there thinking his engine is cooked.
That is all.
you don't mention mileage, but here's a couple of factors
Do you park level ?
Is it both left and right pipes or just one ?
Try easing up on the car the last 1/2 mile from home, get the temp down as close to 180 or whatever the normal reading is
let the car idle for 30 - 45 seconds before you shut it down
Mine used to 'puff' (sometimes 10+ seconds) occasionally until I tried this, never done it since adopting this procedure
Mine does this when I haven't driven it in a while. I really appreciate Jake's videos too. He's historically contributed to many forums over the years and have learned so much from him. Honestly, I didn't realize there was so many contributing factors to scored cylinders. I can't wait to learn how to bore scope my car on my own. He mentioned that he would do a video using a cheap bore scope on the 997 forum. I always thought that was something you had to get a specialized shop with an expensive set of tools to accomplish. Like getting your colon tested with one of those snake looking cameras... scary! haha
Mine was like a mosquito control vehicle upon startup until I stopped keeping the oil topped up. These cars do not like too much oil, I try to keep it halfway between the marks. Since doing so, I have not had any smoking issues.
Absolutely! I've read quite a few threads where people damaged their AOS because of overfilling their cars with oil. Heck, I even considered buying a nice red 997. The owner explained that he overfilled the car with oil and killed the engine. It was such a beautiful car, but he wanted too much for it considering the engine failure. I moved on.
uh ohhhhh...that's not good. You definitely don't want that to drop into the transmission housing. Hmmmm..what would I try? Maybe very very carefully drill a small hole in it, screw a screw in it and try to pull it out. Would require a very gentle touch. Otherwise, not accessible unless you remove the transmission.
Bummer.
They seem to get stuck with corrosion and gunk. It's like ABS sensors. UGH.
Well, the worst case is to drop the transmission if the first attempts fail, so you don't have much to lose by trying some creative attempts.
I like DBJoe996's idea. Maybe drill a hole in the center, insert a screw so it doesn't fall in (maybe attach a piece of wire in case it falls). Then carefully drill a series of small relief holes near the perimeter of the broken piece of sensor to relieve the tension, then pull it out.
If that fails, slide the transmission back a bit (with the engine and transmission well supported) and grab the piece that broke off and fell to the bottom. If you can't get it from there, drop the transmission and you have full access.
Good luck!
