I’d like to say long time observer, first time poster - but I’ve just recently joined after owenership of my 991.2 GTS after just less than a week from a main Porsche Dealer.
I must say, the service - both technical and customer service has been incredible. the whole experience of picking the car up, out of this world.
Before I continue, I am incredibly happy with my car, having come from an M140, the only way I can describe the 991 is that it isn’t clinical and has some kind of soul! Anyway, enough of the gush, it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it.
On an early morning, that was fairly dry I managed to put some boost through the turbo and change gears approaching 7000 a couple of times before I ran out of speed limit. Then approaching a roundabout carefully shifting down where the RPM wouldn’t exceed 5000rpm on downshifts. Third, down to second closing on the roundabout - huge plume of smoke out the back.
Ok gauges all good, oil press ok, around 3.5 bar reducing down to normal 2 bar, oil temp was of course 95 degrees (I always ensure up to temp before going above 2000rpm). I did a 180 to take a photo of the evidence for the dealer and then did a couple of runs to put my mind at rest. It performed absolutely fine. As it was dark it looked like a grey cloud.
I got to work, shut down and then cold started 5 hours later to blue smoke - which I was suspecting oil pooling in the turbo somewhere, or cylinders.
So I logged it with Porsche. They stated they found one of the turbochargers has failed and will be replaced. Good end result, the other one apparently is ok and they can’t change as a precaution, which I understand.
Anyone else had to replace their turbochargers?
its done 31,000 miles
