Huge Smoke Screen From My Boxster At a Track Day

[Racer Boy]

Yeah, I need to get the CEL codes read.

Before the track day started, my oil level was at the top/full line on the dash indicator. After pumping all the oil into the intake, it took about a quart and a half to get the indicator to read two lines from the full line this morning. Before I added a quart this morning, it was at the bottom/add line. I'm guessing it pumped around three quarts into the intake in about fifteen minutes of track time. The citizens that live near the Ridge can thank me for the low mosquito count this summer.

My question is that once it pumped all that oil out, and lowered the oil level in the sump, why did it keep smoking in the left handers? Does all the excess oil stay in the AOS for that long?

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Racer Boy

My question is that once it pumped all that oil out, and lowered the oil level in the sump, why did it keep smoking in the left handers? Does all the excess oil stay in the AOS for that long?

That sounds very odd, once the oil level is lowered I wouldn't expect to see any more smoke bombs.

Maybe it is the AOS, you say it smokes all the time over 5000 RPM?

A quick test for a bad AOS is to try and remove the oil cap when the engine is running. If it is very hard to remove, that is a sign of a bad/failing AOS.

Steve