01-31-2006, 10:55 PM
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This is a strange one for me, I have owned my MY 2000 986 for over two years and have not once seen the smoke on start up.
Then one day in the moutains, I fired it up and saw the infomous smoke which disapated quickly.
The only thing I can attribute it to is it was parked on a step incline for the night. I have not seen it since 
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02-01-2006, 06:55 AM
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Actually parking on an incline will bring on the smoking in many cases.
Harmless.
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02-01-2006, 09:17 PM
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Long live the smoke! The ancient Porschemans worshiped the smoke and thought breathing in the smoke brough virility and long life.
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5 spd, 18" wheels
AH-64 Apache
RC-12 Guardrail
RC-7 Crazy Hawk
"If the wings are traveling faster than
the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter--
and therefore, unsafe" --Unknown
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02-02-2006, 07:10 AM
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First time it happens, it can wig you out.
I remember thinking, "valves, bad rings?"
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02-03-2006, 12:16 PM
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Mine will smoke at start up if it has been sitting for a few days. It dissipates very quickly. The first time it did that, it spooked me (WTF?????), so I immediately went in a did some internet surfing to see if it was a common issue and haven't given it a second thought since.
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02-14-2006, 06:08 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London
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Smoke on startup
I got my 2000 986S, 60k miles, about 4 weeks ago. Imagine my dissmay when after a couple of weeks ago I turned the key and a huge plume of blue smoke came out the back of it. I only use the car at the weekend and have since realised that following (in order of severity of the amount of smoke) will effect the plume.
When the car has stood for a week after previously not running long enough to get hot.
Not used for a week, but having been 'driven' the previous occasion.
Parking on an incline (left to right rather than fore-aft as many flat streets have due to camber) exaserbates the problem also.
I intitially thought something serious was up, but with my rudimaentary knowledge of the boxer configuration , and the fact the smoke dissapeares after about 20-30 seconds I am fairly sure nothing more serious is awry.
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02-14-2006, 06:27 AM
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Could there be a better view? Let me set the backdrop...Foggy London morning after a breakfast of tea and blood sausage...a dashing figure in his James Bond 3 piece suit walks out to his sports car. With one turn of the key, deep growl and puff of smoke, he's off to Scotland Yard for another boring day of saving the world.
I would love to live in London for a year.
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'05 987 Basalt Black/Sand Beige
5 spd, 18" wheels
AH-64 Apache
RC-12 Guardrail
RC-7 Crazy Hawk
"If the wings are traveling faster than
the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter--
and therefore, unsafe" --Unknown
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