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NewArt · 10-05-2019, 01:01 PM

I pack a spare just in case. Engines seem to react differently to oil levels. My previous motor never blew a bomb no matter what level I ran. It did blow up at the track mind you. This new engine blew a huge bomb on my first outing. Rather embarrassing as the red flags came out. They thought that I was on fire! Since then, I run at about 2 bars over the bottom notch. The oil expands as it heats up but I’ve not had any further problems.

10-05-2019, 01:01 PM	#14
NewArt Artist, 986S tinkerer Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 1,821	I pack a spare just in case. Engines seem to react differently to oil levels. My previous motor never blew a bomb no matter what level I ran. It did blow up at the track mind you. This new engine blew a huge bomb on my first outing. Rather embarrassing as the red flags came out. They thought that I was on fire! Since then, I run at about 2 bars over the bottom notch. The oil expands as it heats up but I’ve not had any further problems. __________________ James now has: 2008 987S 6 speed Crashed: 2010 987.2 pdk in speed yellow! Sold to a cool racer chick: 2004 986 S YouTube channel: the PORSCHE as seen by NewArt www.youtube.com/channel/UCohdrH2xHTklM1thxk0KKOQ?