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Old 02-24-2015, 10:51 AM   #10
Gilles
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Originally Posted by Gelbster View Post
There is an interesting hint in the Bentley manual regarding the risk of damaging lifters if only oil-foam instead of liquid oil reaches them.
Porsche revised the de-foamers in the sump for the 987. They are quite different to the originals. I fitted the latest style because I have a paranoia about foam in a flat engine without a dry sump.
Gelbster,

I remember reading that Vision Motorsports recommends using the earlier type 996 'aerators' versus the 987's because they promote a better separation of the oil and air (foam)...

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