987 3.2 S 'puff' of smoke on start up
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Hi, on starting my Boxster burns a little oil when it has been sitting in the garage for a few days, the smoke clears after a few seconds and all is normal, can any one advise what the cause might be. Ie. worn ?? seals?? before I venture near a garage to sort it out?
This is a 2005 car but had a replacement engine in 2009, since then this engine has covered 35k miles.
It is concerning me a little, otherwise she runs wells and uses very little oil.
I am new to the Porsche brand; previous Caterham x 3 & Lotus x 2 owner.
Simon N
This is a 2005 car but had a replacement engine in 2009, since then this engine has covered 35k miles.
It is concerning me a little, otherwise she runs wells and uses very little oil.
I am new to the Porsche brand; previous Caterham x 3 & Lotus x 2 owner.
Simon N
Thank you all for the helpful responses.. not so sure about the 'move along response', anyway I am feeling slight better about the smoke issue.
I am surprised that a Porsche Engine would do this, as a past Lotus owner I would have expected my cars to have done something like this!
Can anyone define what an AOS is please? I haven't completed the Porsche Acronym training course yet.
Where can I buy or download a decent maintenance manual for a 987 from anywhere, I have looked on line but not seen what I want. Haynes level of detail would be fine if they did one.
Lastly what to owner think of remapping the engine for an improved throttle response/pick up?
I am surprised that a Porsche Engine would do this, as a past Lotus owner I would have expected my cars to have done something like this!
Can anyone define what an AOS is please? I haven't completed the Porsche Acronym training course yet.
Where can I buy or download a decent maintenance manual for a 987 from anywhere, I have looked on line but not seen what I want. Haynes level of detail would be fine if they did one.
Lastly what to owner think of remapping the engine for an improved throttle response/pick up?
Many thanks for the link, looks a good buy.
I think I may have bigger issues with the car though, despite what has been said on this thread, more smoke tonight when I started her but quite a lot almost smog!
Strange as nothing last night.
Also very tappety from NS bank which I had not noticed before, oil half full according to guage on the car.
A trip to the local service centre in Bedford becons this weekend. Sadly.
I think I may have bigger issues with the car though, despite what has been said on this thread, more smoke tonight when I started her but quite a lot almost smog!
Strange as nothing last night.
Also very tappety from NS bank which I had not noticed before, oil half full according to guage on the car.
A trip to the local service centre in Bedford becons this weekend. Sadly.
Just to round off this thread, I had the AOS changed on my Boxster during the week by a very helpful team at Auto2000 in Bedford, three starts from cold since and no smoke seen since.
This car was based in London prior to my purchase and did a higher number of short journeys in the last 2 years of its life in traffic, maybe that was a contribtion to the demise of the AOS?
Early days but hopefuly this was the cause of the cloud of smoke on start up.
Otherwise the car is running very well.
Thanks again to the very helpful contributions to this thread.
Simon
This car was based in London prior to my purchase and did a higher number of short journeys in the last 2 years of its life in traffic, maybe that was a contribtion to the demise of the AOS?
Early days but hopefuly this was the cause of the cloud of smoke on start up.
Otherwise the car is running very well.
Thanks again to the very helpful contributions to this thread.
Simon
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