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Old 02-01-2006, 05:55 AM   #1
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Actually parking on an incline will bring on the smoking in many cases.

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Old 02-01-2006, 08:17 PM   #2
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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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Old 02-02-2006, 06:10 AM   #3
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First time it happens, it can wig you out.

I remember thinking, "valves, bad rings?"

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Old 02-03-2006, 11:16 AM   #4
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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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Old 02-14-2006, 05:08 AM   #5
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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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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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Old 05-12-2006, 01:07 AM   #7
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Cloud of smoke during acceloration

I have only had my Boxter S for 2 days, yesterday when I was out and about, I ran it for about 30 mins to let it heat up, then started to give it some boot, to my dismay when I passed a Car there was a large white cloud of smoke once I eased off the accelorator.

what could cause this??

the car has barely been used for 1 year, has 37,000 miles and seems to run fine apart from the worrying smoke.

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