Cold start noise

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by thomschoon

Thanks for the replys, the car has fresh M1 and was sitting at the Philly airport for 3 days in the cold. My concern was that maybe the oil pickup tube or something was cracked/broken, which allowed the pump to drain and the noise I heard was a dry oil pump. My 911 sits for months and doesnt make a peep when started, I know the 986 has a wet versus a dry sump system but it still didnt sound that good to me, but maybe that is how they are suppose to be.

thanks
Thom

I believe both are dry sump.