silvermilnec
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Glen it's terrible when your dream car gives you worry like this! Hope it all works out ok!!
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silvermilnec said:Glen it's terrible when your dream car gives you worry like this! Hope it all works out ok!!
Gottans said:silvermilnec said:Glen it's terrible when your dream car gives you worry like this! Hope it all works out ok!!
+1 I hope it gets sorted out with the least pain possible so you can get back to enjoying the car.
The only reason to take it to an OPC would be if it is covered by the Porsche warranty but do check the reviews of the OPC if you are trusting them with your P&J. If it is not then take it to a recognised specialist e.g. Hartech.
rhino-man said:I've done about 1500 miles since my OPC service on my gen2 which now has around 60k and the top oil light came on, mine also took over a litre of oil to get the gauge back to the top which I thought was a lot for the miles covered.
Now monitoring it over the next short period before the warranty renewal comes up.
DucatiRob said:I guess oil usage is so variable depending on lots of things, driving style, engine condition, journey lengths, ambient conditions etc.
My Gen1 used very little oil until the last 3 - 4 months before my engine rebuild when consumption rose significantly, although it was still probably well within the Porsche limits! It also never really smoked except the very occasional puff on start up! The problem is, when you are aware of a problem or think there might be something wrong, it is natural to be over conscious of every little anomaly. I think I became so hyper sensitive I was imagining all sorts of noises, vibrations etc. Until it was driving me mad!
DRZ911 said:DucatiRob said:I guess oil usage is so variable depending on lots of things, driving style, engine condition, journey lengths, ambient conditions etc.
My Gen1 used very little oil until the last 3 - 4 months before my engine rebuild when consumption rose significantly, although it was still probably well within the Porsche limits! It also never really smoked except the very occasional puff on start up! The problem is, when you are aware of a problem or think there might be something wrong, it is natural to be over conscious of every little anomaly. I think I became so hyper sensitive I was imagining all sorts of noises, vibrations etc. Until it was driving me mad!
DucatiRob - many congratulations on your 1000th post.
glenwells said:I expect it to pan out one of three ways;
'Within tolerances sir' = car will be traded in, cannot accept that in any way.
'Its the X and Y sir -Inchcape warranty covered' = It will be fixed and kept.
'Its the X any Y sir - warranty say p**s off' = will be rejected and returned to dealer under 2015 consumer goods act as only had it 5 months and issue reported at point of purchase.
Kind of hoping for the second one, never thought I would want something to be wrong with a car!