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Old 09-07-2016, 03:11 PM   #6
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It can, these engines are known to hold a lot of oil in the cam covers at speed, which is why the high performance versions in the 996's known as the X51 package used extra oil scavenging pumps in the cam covers and a "northwest passage" oil line to get the oil back into the sump.
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