Checking Engine-Oil Level
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- Check the engine-oil level as described in WM 170101 CHECKING ENGINE-OIL LEVEL (EXCEPT GT2 RS) or WM 170101 CHECKING ENGINE-OIL LEVEL (GT2 RS) .NOTE: Incorrect oil level
- Risk of damage to engine or catalytic converter
→ Check the oil level regularly.
→ The oil level must not fall below the Minimum marking or rise above the Maximum marking.
→ Only use engine oil approved by Porsche.
Information
If the complaint "blue smoke from engine" is received and the engine-oil level is over the Maximum marking, the engine must not be replaced :
Work through the following points before further work is performed.
- Drain the engine oil as described under → 170155 CHANGING ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER - section on "Draining" and collect it in a clean container .
- Reduce the amount of drained engine oil by half a liter and fill the rest back in as described in → 170155 CHANGING ENGINE OIL AND OIL FILTER section on "Filling in engine oil".
- Check the engine-oil level again
as described in WM 170101 CHECKING ENGINE-OIL LEVEL (EXCEPT GT2 RS) or WM 170101 CHECKING ENGINE-OIL LEVEL (GT2 RS) .
- If the engine oil goes up to the Maximum marking, continue with Step 5.
- If the engine oil is still over the Maximum marking, repeat Steps 2 to 4 again.
- Remove the resonance tube as described in → 247419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING RESONANCE TUBE - section on "Removing".
- The entire inside of the intake manifold must now be cleaned with a clean cloth.
- Install the resonance tube as described in → 247419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING RESONANCE TUBE - section on "Installing".
End of remedial action.