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It takes 6 minutes for my coolant gauge to reach half way, that’s 6 minutes at 60mph or 6 minutes in stop start traffic.
Unfortunately Porsche in their infinite wisdom chose not to fit the Cayman with an oil temperature gauge, so I give it 10 miles before I start to use the revs; surely by now the engine and gearbox oil is warm.
I've been playing around with a courtesy 981 which does have an oil temperature gauge, and to my surprise I found it takes a whopping 16 miles (30 minutes) for the oil to get near 90ºC.
I wonder if the same is true for 987.2? I guess we’ll never know, either way I am just surprised how long it takes but I suppose it’s a tribute to the cars efficiency. Having said that, the 2.7 with PDK has not returned better fuel economy figures than my 3.4 although in fairness the car is barely run in.
Just a few observations which I thought might be interesting to share.
Unfortunately Porsche in their infinite wisdom chose not to fit the Cayman with an oil temperature gauge, so I give it 10 miles before I start to use the revs; surely by now the engine and gearbox oil is warm.
I've been playing around with a courtesy 981 which does have an oil temperature gauge, and to my surprise I found it takes a whopping 16 miles (30 minutes) for the oil to get near 90ºC.
I wonder if the same is true for 987.2? I guess we’ll never know, either way I am just surprised how long it takes but I suppose it’s a tribute to the cars efficiency. Having said that, the 2.7 with PDK has not returned better fuel economy figures than my 3.4 although in fairness the car is barely run in.
Just a few observations which I thought might be interesting to share.
Despite being mid engined (reduced air flow), these cars just take their time to warm up due to the huge 25 litre coolant capacity and the 8 litres of oil in the sump?
On the contrary, my LSx lump warmed up its 8 litres of oil pretty fast and if I wasnt careful it would hit 150°C without any effort at all.
On the contrary, my LSx lump warmed up its 8 litres of oil pretty fast and if I wasnt careful it would hit 150°C without any effort at all.
Rockster said:
BertBert said:
Really, I don't remember reading that. Nor can I find it http://www.911uk.com/docs/Porsche-Manual-911-996GT...
Bert
When starting the engine, be ready to drive immediately.Bert
Drive vehicle at moderate speeds and avoid engine speeds above 4,200 rpm during the first 5 minutes.
Page 53.
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