Hi,
I'm a recent purchaser of a 996 Manual C4S coupe... 2002, 78k miles.
I've driven around 500 miles in the last 6 weeks, the bulk of it on a road trip.
Having had the car parked up in the garage for the past 3 weeks, I took it out in the fine Easter sunshine for a drive around the Surrey countryside.
A couple of things happened that may or may not be alarming.
On startup -- a blast of smoke from the left exhaust
After driving for 20 miles, the left exhaust sooted up compared to the right which remained clean
On the return journey (20 miles), I noticed a tapping sound from the engine bay.
I parked the car up when I got home, gave it a wash today, started it up again and shot a video of the sound coming from the engine bay, link to it below.
Let me know what you folks think the sound could be...
The car is due its minor service in May.
https://youtu.be/E1XGmRndqoA
I'm a recent purchaser of a 996 Manual C4S coupe... 2002, 78k miles.
I've driven around 500 miles in the last 6 weeks, the bulk of it on a road trip.
Having had the car parked up in the garage for the past 3 weeks, I took it out in the fine Easter sunshine for a drive around the Surrey countryside.
A couple of things happened that may or may not be alarming.
On startup -- a blast of smoke from the left exhaust
After driving for 20 miles, the left exhaust sooted up compared to the right which remained clean
On the return journey (20 miles), I noticed a tapping sound from the engine bay.
I parked the car up when I got home, gave it a wash today, started it up again and shot a video of the sound coming from the engine bay, link to it below.
Let me know what you folks think the sound could be...
The car is due its minor service in May.
https://youtu.be/E1XGmRndqoA