964 Oil usage

[cerowe]

Hi all,

How much oil *should* a 964 get through? Mine seems to glug around 1 litre every 1000 miles, sometimes a bit more, sometimes less. Has done so over the last 4 years since I've had it.

Seems a bit much to me, and I've asked the question before a few times but my friendly servicing chappy says not to worry. The car is decatted and has done 85k miles. Very occasionally get a bit of blue smoke, but just a faint puff - have only ever noticed a handful of times.

Any 964 owners with similar? Just wondering if i need to start saving for that top-end jobby...

Ta muchly...

[SpeedFreakDave]

I owned a 964 a few years ago, I don't recall it going through oil that quickly. I am told my GT2 uses around that amount of oil, ie 1 litre per 1000 miles and that is easier to track as it tells me when it needs a top up. Mind you, they tend to drip a bit of oil too the 964s. How many miles has yours done?

[wildoliver]

doesn't sound far off, mine uses a touch less but still uses and drops some.

[warmfuzzies]

That's pretty much as per book, but it depends onhow you use it, mine uses about a litre every 2-3k...107k on the clock

Kevin

[cerowe]

warmfuzzies said:

That's pretty much as per book, but it depends onhow you use it, mine uses about a litre every 2-3k...107k on the clock

Kevin

Thanks for the info guys

Warmfuzzies... that means mine uses around 2-3 times as much as yours I use mine every day but lots of short journeys (less than 3 or 4 miles). Obviously I don't drive it hard when the engine's cold although of course its gets a damn good blatting when its nice and hot...

[warmfuzzies]

Short journeys are never good for any car, 10 miles or so is my personal recomendation, enough to burn off any water vapour around.
IIRC porsche say that upto 1 litre/1000k is acceptable, meaning yours is still ok, I take mine to Le Mans every year, and that really makes a difference to how she behaves for the following months, a good blast every now and again to lubricate the seals, clear any moisture and blow away the cobwebs....good for the soul too.

Kevin