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996 NOT using oil

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richardofengland

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I have driver approx 3700 miles in last two months and have checked the oil when

engine hot, switched off and settled and it still shows exactly the same on the dipstick. I was told to expect to use a litre of mobil 1 every couple of thousand miles.

any thoughts - just in case.

rich


Migration info. Legacy thread was 68888
 
Mine has not used hardly any in 8 months and 7,000 miles.........think it might depend on how hard you drive it (and I have been on a trackday.....alright quite slowly b4 anyone else says it)

Migration info. Legacy thread was 68890
 
I wouldn't worry too much I only topped mine up after 4500 -5000miles after the electronic gauge started to show a drop in level.
What does the gauge indicate?

Matt

Migration info. Legacy thread was 68910
 
"I was told to expect to use a litre of mobil 1 every couple of thousand miles."

Who by?

Migration info. Legacy thread was 68913
 
Mine uses none and I drive it hard.

Its coming to something when you are worried that a car is NOT usuing oil!


Migration info. Legacy thread was 68914
 
Stevo,

Cridfords said it will when using mobil 1- as it has not I thought I would ask.

Philip1972

Just checking, it's a lot of money so all advise and comments are gladly received

thanks guys




Migration info. Legacy thread was 68915
 
echo above comments, mine only needed a slight top up after a track day, but other than that its been fine for a year of i hope not too easy driving!

Migration info. Legacy thread was 68918
 
I know this sounds daft but mine seems to use more oil in the colder weather. I have not topped it up during the summer. I have had mine for almost a year now and in that time have covered 10,000 miles and have got through 3 litre's of oil.

Migration info. Legacy thread was 68919
 
If you lot want something to worry about, I can give you food for thought.

Water imay be leaking into the oil system at the same rate the car is burning the oil!

If you are now suitably worried, then you can eleviate this by checking that the water level has not gone down.

Or could that be because air has also leaked into the water system!

Sorry about the above, but the time to worry is when things are going wrong - not when things are fine. You will end up old and grey like me.




Migration info. Legacy thread was 68922
 
Well every 911 I have owned has used oil, at different rates.

Each 996 I have owned has also used small amount of coolant.

In fact vitually every car I have ever owned has used oil, including the diesels.




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