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997 3.8 burning oil and running hot fixed (no engine repair needed)

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YOUR RESEARCH997 3.8 burning oil and running hot fixed (no engine repair needed)

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Replace oil

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Next I changed oil and ran BG EPR and clean out the system.
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997 3.8 burning oil and running hot fixed (no engine repair needed)

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Replace i added bg moa and also tried engine restore

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On the oil change I added BG MOA and also tried Engine Restore.
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Leading evidence: 'Replace oil' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace i added bg moa and also tried engine restore' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Run bg epr

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Next I changed oil and ran BG EPR and clean out the system.
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997 3.8 burning oil and running hot fixed (no engine repair needed)

Replace i added bg moa and also tried engine restore

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Suggestion · Original poster
On the oil change I added BG MOA and also tried Engine Restore.
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997 3.8 burning oil and running hot fixed (no engine repair needed)

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Replace i added bg moa and also tried engine restore

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Suggestion · Original poster
On the oil change I added BG MOA and also tried Engine Restore.
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997 3.8 burning oil and running hot fixed (no engine repair needed)

Replace oil

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Next I changed oil and ran BG EPR and clean out the system.
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997 3.8 burning oil and running hot fixed (no engine repair needed)

Run bg epr

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Next I changed oil and ran BG EPR and clean out the system.
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997 3.8 burning oil and running hot fixed (no engine repair needed)

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2 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

So I purchased a high mile (over 100k) 2007 997 Targa 4s a few months ago. The owner stated it used at least 1 quart every 1000 miles. I also noticed some smoke at start up every start. Well the car did use over 1 quart per 1000 miles and the oil temp always was above 220 even when on road at 65 with easy driving. First thing I did was change out the plugs and the coil packs since they were all OE from 2007. I did borescope and luckily saw no scoring thank god! Next I changed oil and ran BG EPR and clean out the system. On the oil change I added BG MOA and also tried Engine Restore. Well, good news! Been over 1000 miles and oil is still at the top off mark (Not added one drop and before might have added over 1.5 quarts at this point). Also the oil temp stays around 200 unless the car is driven hard to 220, then will drop back to 200 when cruising. No smoke at start up. I wonder if one of the oil rings was sticky or what happened but I could not be more happy. FYI for others with a cheap easy fix before going to the next level.

POST 2Original post

Congratulations on the inexpensive repair . Hopefully it stays that way .

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