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Mikomotor

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Evening all,

My (almost) 3 year old S has always started first time - until tonight. Hadn't driven her for about 10 days and no problems last time out. Tonight, engine was turning but wouldn't fire and then I saw that oil reading was showing just below the last 'bar' - but no sign of any oil on garage floor and no oil warning light last time out.....

Filled oil, waited and after a few more goes she fired up. However, there was so much smoke coming out of the exhaust that I was too nervous to take her out and took the other car.

This just seems plain weird - I'll call Porsche tomorrow to discuss but does anyone have any ideas re. what has happened and why? (RMS was replaced at second service last March).

Cheers,
Mike.
 
It is almost certainly co-incidental that the oil level (which is only a guide) was reading low. Once you have turned the engine over a few times it won't read correctly anyway.

Once the engine did fire up, the evacuation of some oil and moisture through the exhaust is quite normal, especially when it's cold. "They all do it", as they say.

I wouldn't have thought you have any problems.
 
Maybe you overfilled it with oil. You should expect oil level to indicate low after cold cranking.
 
When was the last time you checked the oil level.....did it suddenly drop?
I wouldn't trust the digital readout, I know mine was faulty (not too uncommon) and had to be replaced. If I trusted it, I might have overfilled with oil many times.
Double check with the dipstick that you haven't overfilled with oil.
 
ORIGINAL: Rodney Naghar

I wouldn't trust the digital readout, I know mine was faulty (not too uncommon) and had to be replaced. If I trusted it, I might have overfilled with oil many times.
Double check with the dipstick that you haven't overfilled with oil.
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Try doing that on a 987! Porsche have saved £1 and ditched the stick [:eek:]
 
Try doing that on a 987! Porsche have saved £1 and ditched the stick [:eek:]
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Ah yes, but that £1 saved from there, and the can-of-goo-for-a-spare-tyre savings, have been wisely reinvested to give the car much better handling characteristics. It's definately worth it![;)]
 
Yes, I agree I was a little irked when I had my 987, as I don't have absolute faith in electrical thingies, and much prefer the old physical check. I mean, what were they thinking - no dipstick!!!? Do they have any idea what this does to a confirmed technophobe like me??
I seem to recall reading somewhere that you can fit a 986 stick with some judicious cutting of the rubber blank, but maybe that was after several pints of Gnarly Badger.....[&:]
Just a thought.
Rob[8D]
 
ORIGINAL: Rodney Naghar

When was the last time you checked the oil level.....did it suddenly drop?
I wouldn't trust the digital readout, I know mine was faulty (not too uncommon) and had to be replaced. If I trusted it, I might have overfilled with oil many times.
Double check with the dipstick that you haven't overfilled with oil.
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Rodney

I've never before heard anyone say that their digioilmeter was defective.

It's apparently more accurate than a dipstick.

JCB..
 
Mine told me I was empty one day - oil-checking-stick-thing told me all was fine.

Not too encouraging...[&:]

Never done it since though, but it's electronics, they can be cranky...[8|]
 
ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

Mine told me I was empty one day - oil-checking-stick-thing told me all was fine.

Not too encouraging...[&:]

Never done it since though, but it's electronics, they can be cranky...[8|]
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And Humans aren't?
 
I've never before heard anyone say that their digioilmeter was defective.

It's apparently more accurate than a dipstick.
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My OPC told me it was 'Not uncommon' [8|]
I think the digioilmeter is also too sensitive to how level the ground is when measuring......even between petrol stations (with supposedly level ground) I get different readings.
 
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