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YOUR RESEARCH981 Engine Oil Consumption (in-between scheduled service) - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK
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Use from 5k
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No oil used from 5k to 19k miles in last 10 months.
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track days and oil changes every 16-18k sounds like disaster to me !
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Driven hard, always obey run in period and use on high revs when at running temp water and oil.
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My 981 never used oil between services, but now that the odometer is into six figures, it's using about one litre every 16,000-18,000 miles.
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The Porsche Centre (Cardiff) told me they expect the engine to use oil, up to 1 litre per 1000 miles
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Having read this
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2014-porsche-c...
article, is actual engine oil consumption so high that it needs additional fillings in-between regular service events?
Please post even if your car does not require additional engine oil. State engine (2.7, 3.4, 3.4 GTS, or 3.8 GT4). Many thanks!
My 981 Cayman GTS needed 1 litre top up recently. It has covered only 4000 miles
The Porsche Centre (Cardiff) told me they expect the engine to use oil, up to 1 litre per 1000 miles
BGHughes said:
My 981 Cayman GTS needed 1 litre top up recently. It has covered only 4000 miles
The Porsche Centre (Cardiff) told me they expect the engine to use oil, up to 1 litre per 1000 miles
My 981 S is similar - but on a previous similar thread it was said that oil consumption reduces as the engine beds in.
Gio G said:
3.4 S, topped up 0.5 litre @ 7k miles from brand new. Oil readings all fine.
Thanks G
What do you mean guys for oil readings fine? Any expected issues?
Boxster 2.7 PDK 6000 miles from new. (Sept 13)
Within the first 500 miles it went down one segment from full but has not moved since. No oil added
Performance used as intended!!
981 gts covered 5,000 miles no top up required yet, the oil meter has lost maybe one or two bars, it fluctuates every now and again between starts. I'm guessing before 7,000 miles it will need a litre. Driven hard, always obey run in period and use on high revs when at running temp water and oil.
An old thread, but rather than make a new one...
My 981 never used oil between services, but now that the odometer is into six figures, it's using about one litre every 16,000-18,000 miles.
I think it's the track days that speed things up.
Interested to know if anyone else's higher mileage car is similar.
981S. ‘62 reg. 62k miles. Owned for 4 years and 20k miles and never needed top up at all between 3 services. Magnificent motor car, aiming to keep it until I’m taken off the road,
SkinnyPete said:
An old thread, but rather than make a new one...
My 981 never used oil between services, but now that the odometer is into six figures, it's using about one litre every 16,000-18,000 miles.
I think it's the track days that speed things up.
Interested to know if anyone else's higher mileage car is similar.
That's an extrapolated oil burn right ?
track days and oil changes every 16-18k sounds like disaster to me !
Crudeoink said:
SkinnyPete said:
An old thread, but rather than make a new one...
My 981 never used oil between services, but now that the odometer is into six figures, it's using about one litre every 16,000-18,000 miles.
I think it's the track days that speed things up.
Interested to know if anyone else's higher mileage car is similar.
That's an extrapolated oil burn right ? :biglaughj: track days and oil changes every 16-18k sounds like disaster to me !
Think I did three track days within the one service period
If it were any other car I’d change it more frequently, but it’s under warranty so yolo.
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