Hello, my family member purchased a new 2013 Carrera S last year. As a Porsche mechanic and enthusiast, I offered to take a look at it just to make sure everything is ok with it. First thing I did was look under the engine compartment. Car has about 6k miles on the odometer at the time. To my biggest surprise, I noticed the engine is sweating oil a little bit, NEW CAR?!!! It was nothing to worry about, but monitoring the oil level is crucial from now on. I'm old fashioned when it comes to checking the oil level, and prefer to do it with a dip stick, that way I can see what's going on, and add oil as needed. New model cars like this one don't have the dip stick anymore, which in my opinion is the worst possible mistake Porsche made with new cars. I specialize in engine repair, and can say that 99% of the engine failure happens due to LOW OIL LEVEL. Sometimes oil level gauges can misinform owners and not measure the level correctly, and before you know it it's too late and the damage is done. Anyway, just wanted to ask other late model Porsche owners if you've noticed this problem with your car? Seems like nobody makes good quality cars anymore, everything is mass produced and designed to brake often. Any thoughts on that, anyone?
My 911 brakes often, and very well. Fortunately, it doesn't break. At least not yet. :hilarious:
The oil level indication system has been in use for a number of years and has no record of being unreliable. The biggest problem with it is that the engine must be at operating temperature. This means you must remember to check oil at the end of a drive instead of prior to a drive.
If what you are saying is true - that the castings are sweating oil - that 911 has serious issues that will be addressed by Porsche. I doubt that is the case. Regardless, I assume the car remains under warranty; the owner of the car should get it to the dealer to determine the actual cause and have it resolved.
There has not been any reports that I'm aware of for oil leakage on the 991. Was the oil changed recently? It could be something as simple as a slight oil spill when adding the oil. Although Porsches don't have dip sticks, the bars on the oil level indicator have been quite accurate from my almost ten years of experience with them.
