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YOUR RESEARCHOil Leak C4S/2002
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Replace gasket
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They replaced a gasket and resealed a number of bolts.
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They replaced a gasket and resealed a number of bolts.
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That's also common and I guess it's either replaced with a new one or the guys on the list can even advise you change the engine under warranty??
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That's also common and I guess it's either replaced with a new one or the guys on the list can even advise you change the engine under warranty??
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My brand new 2002 C4S done 10,000 km started oil leak, took it to the dealer workshop to check out the leak, told me it is a normal case for a Porsche and gave me an appointment to fix next week.
Honestly i am not convinced how could a new technology + a new 2002 Porsche + two hours driving twice a week can ever have early oil leaks.
Anyone of you guys had a similar case or even a comment will make me feel better
Thanks
fadz
Fadi,
where is the leak coming from exactly??
if it's the lower engine pan or your driver's side engine cover, then it's regular to all 996 engines..
If the leak is coming from the joint between the transmission and the engine then it's the rear main engine seal, you know the one you sent me last year! That's also common and I guess it's either replaced with a new one or the guys on the list can even advise you change the engine under warranty?? (am dumb about warranty issues anyway, we dont have it here!)
Confirm locatio of leak.
Now let me go check my transmission for leakage!
Waz
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Waz996:
<strong>Fadi,where is the leak coming from exactly??
if it's the lower engine pan or your driver's side engine cover, then it's regular to all 996 engines..Waz</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Leak is from the driver's side LHD
Great, at least it's not the rear engine seal..
Mine is leaking especially under fast runs, so the dropplets of oil fall on the exhaust manifolds and boil up to evaporate... Makes quite a nice scene with all the smoke around when i stop..
..yes i'm keeping a fire extinguisher in the car!
Waz
They say that if it doesn't leak it's not a Porsche. My local dealership makes a distinction between oil leakage and oil seepage. The former they will fix, the latter not. With the intervention of my tuner and 2 visits to the dealer I got the leaks/seeps stopped completely. They replaced a gasket and resealed a number of bolts.
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