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YOUR RESEARCHPan cover Threading self distruct
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I will drop the pan, take a look and a good cleaning with fresh oil/filter.
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They all recommend the original pan cover/ plastic baffles.
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Hello,
First time on here with the 996 crowd. I�m a 997 owner and have posted this on our section already. Owing a 05 C2 with the M96, your guys feedback would be helpful and appreciated. not sure if this is normal with the older original pan covers or not.
Did a oil change this week and noticed a chuck of the pan cover treading missing. Filter did show up some small aluminum treading pieces and also in the old oil. I could not believe what I saw. Has anyone seen or heard of this happening? Here�s a photo.
so I called a couple of Porsche dealerships on a replacement pan cover. They all recommend the original pan cover/ plastic baffles. Even though I don�t track the car and no plans on doing so, should I go ahead with OEM X51 sumo kit? Been reading lots on this and seems to be mixed feelings if not tracking don�t bother with X51..
thanks
I bought a cover off ebay for $60 when i got my car because the seller cracked the original. Easy to swap out. Not a common failure but its a steel plug in an alumunum hole so it could happen.
That "missing chunk" is normal. That's how the pan is cast from the factory, the "missing piece" is there so that all the oil can drain out of the sump pan when the drain bolt is removed.
P.S. If you look at your pictures, you can see exactly that, the last bit of oil is draining at the"missing piece"
^^ IMO is correct. Here is a pic of the pan off. You can see the notch.
That said, if you have bits in the oil, you should likely drop the pan and see what is in there too.
Great quick reply�s... I feel a lot more comfortable on this issue. I will drop the pan, take a look and a good cleaning with fresh oil/filter. Picture tells it all, was trying to find a picture online like that with no success! Lol
Much appreciated!
thank you
I guess one other concern is the small amount of aluminum shavings I did find on this last oil change. Is it normal for once in a blue moon for small aluminum shavings to show up?
