Where is the oil pickup in a Cayman?

[ianrb]

My Cayman spends most nights parked facing downhill on a slope. A friend, possibly a badly informed mischievous friend, has suggested that this will leave the engine oil pickup sitting high and dry. I suspect he is talking bks as driving the car downhill would then cause the same problem, and I would bet that Porsche do at least some testing on alpine passes.
But anyway, just to set my mind at ease, can anyone tell me where the oil pick up is? It's a 2012 Cayman R.

[mrdemon]

the 987.2 cars have more than 1 pick up which was a big improvement over the 987.1 cars.

[Ozzie Osmond]

ianrb said:

My Cayman spends most nights parked facing downhill on a slope. A friend, possibly a badly informed mischievous friend, has suggested that this will leave the engine oil pickup sitting high and dry.

What a load.

[ianrb]

Ozzie Osmond said:

ianrb said:

My Cayman spends most nights parked facing downhill on a slope. A friend, possibly a badly informed mischievous friend, has suggested that this will leave the engine oil pickup sitting high and dry.

What a load.

What is a load, and why?

[Pope]

http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/po...

The shape of the sump means that the oil pump is nigh on submerged in oil - you wont have any oil pick-up problems.

Download the Parts catalogue and look at diagram 104-00

Edited by Pope on Monday 2nd June 19:45

[rObArtes]

listen to Pope, he's a man in the know

i sometimes leave my 987.2 parked on a slope when i'm at my GF's. not had a problem as yet.

[ianrb]

Pope said:

http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/po...

The shape of the sump means that the oil pump is nigh on submerged in oil - you wont have any oil pick-up problems.

Download the Parts catalogue and look at diagram 104-00

Edited by Pope on Monday 2nd June 19:45

So it's driven from the front of the engine and the pickup is in the same location. That's pretty much what I thought it would be, but couldn't find anything to illustrate it.

Many thanks for the help.

[mrdemon]

Pope said:

http://www.porsche.com/uk/accessoriesandservice/po...

The shape of the sump means that the oil pump is nigh on submerged in oil - you wont have any oil pick-up problems.

you will in a 987.1 car....

[Pope]

mrdemon said:

you will in a 987.1 car....

As the OP has a 987.2 my answer concerned the MA1 engine.

To be honest though; the 'integrated dry sump' system on the M96/M97 engines have a baffled sump with the pick-up 5mm from the base of the sump pan. I would suggest for the pick-up to be exposed from a cold start would need the engine to be nearly perpendicular. Oil surge 'can' be an issue on track; where centrifugal force throws the (already depleted) sump contents to the outside but my opinion is that during a full sump cold start (or hot for that matter) you will not have pick-up problems.

[ilduce]

Pope said:

mrdemon said:

you will in a 987.1 car....

As the OP has a 987.2 my answer concerned the MA1 engine.

To be honest though; the 'integrated dry sump' system on the M96/M97 engines have a baffled sump with the pick-up 5mm from the base of the sump pan. I would suggest for the pick-up to be exposed from a cold start would need the engine to be nearly perpendicular. Oil surge 'can' be an issue on track; where centrifugal force throws the (already depleted) sump contents to the outside but my opinion is that during a full sump cold start (or hot for that matter) you will not have pick-up problems.

Game, set & match- Pope.

[VladD]

Pope said:

As the OP has a 987.2 my answer concerned the MA1 engine.

To be honest though; the 'integrated dry sump' system on the M96/M97 engines have a baffled sump with the pick-up 5mm from the base of the sump pan. I would suggest for the pick-up to be exposed from a cold start would need the engine to be nearly perpendicular. Oil surge 'can' be an issue on track; where centrifugal force throws the (already depleted) sump contents to the outside but my opinion is that during a full sump cold start (or hot for that matter) you will not have pick-up problems.

Hi Pope. I have a 987.1. You post above implies that I shouldn't have a problem, but what would you suggest is the least preferable option for parking. I've recently moved house an may car is parked in a car port that make the car lean towards the drivers side. Thanks.

[ilduce]

VladD said:

Pope said:

As the OP has a 987.2 my answer concerned the MA1 engine.

To be honest though; the 'integrated dry sump' system on the M96/M97 engines have a baffled sump with the pick-up 5mm from the base of the sump pan. I would suggest for the pick-up to be exposed from a cold start would need the engine to be nearly perpendicular. Oil surge 'can' be an issue on track; where centrifugal force throws the (already depleted) sump contents to the outside but my opinion is that during a full sump cold start (or hot for that matter) you will not have pick-up problems.

Hi Pope. I have a 987.1. You post above implies that I shouldn't have a problem, but what would you suggest is the least preferable option for parking. I've recently moved house an may car is parked in a car port that make the car lean towards the drivers side. Thanks.

As yours is a turbo conversion, it'll probably eat itself whatever you do, but if you want to optimise your chances I'd suggest a really fat girlfriend: get her to sit in the passenger seat before you start it, so levelling your sump. This is based on my trials with a thin girlfriend and the resultant exploding engine. QED

[Rockster]

VladD said:

Hi Pope. I have a 987.1. You post above implies that I shouldn't have a problem, but what would you suggest is the least preferable option for parking. I've recently moved house an may car is parked in a car port that make the car lean towards the drivers side. Thanks.

When parking my Porsches my only concern is that they be parked legally and away from trees or plants that can rain leaves, sap, plant trash or branches down on the car, and away from areas where birds like to roost.

Otherwise, I pay no mind to the slope of the area where I part the car. If the car won't starve for oil while running at high rpm climbing a steep grade under hard acceleration, or while coming down a steep grade at high speed/rpms under hard braking, it ain't never going to have a problem just sitting.

As long as gravity keeps the car to the surface of where you park the car, you have no worries.