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Does your car leak any oil?
My '79 leaks one or two drops a day, does your car leak any oil?
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07-30-2009, 03:41 AM
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Not really, but 915 does from access plate.
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07-30-2009, 04:02 AM
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My 76 didnt when i bought it. started to leak from the chain tower bases shortly after i had it. seemed a bit strange!!!!!! very slight leaks but would mark the garage floor. im going to live with them unless they get worse.
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07-30-2009, 04:05 AM
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Not a drop, knock on wood. 1977 911S.
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07-30-2009, 04:17 AM
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Mine marks its territory in the garage with a couple of small spots during the week it sits between weekend drives. Not from the valve covers, I think it's from the pump for the sporto. Not bad enough to worry about yet. It reminds me to check the oil every once in a while.
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07-30-2009, 04:52 AM
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hahahah
thanks i needed the laugh  mine leaks and leaves a her mark everywhere she goes......something is wrong if she has not left a drop.. 
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07-30-2009, 05:48 AM
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My 85 will occasionally "spawn" a leak, but I repair it as soon as possible. According to my mechanic (who's been working on 911's for 30+ years and is recognized as a Porsche guru), all 911's leak, either now or later, and all 911 leaks should be numbered...
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07-30-2009, 05:59 AM
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Yeah I thought you were making a joke thread.
One of my cars barely leaks at all, and the other one makes up for it.
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Replaced the oil return tubes, and the cam lines when I bought it, no leaks now.
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07-30-2009, 06:28 AM
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My mechanic has always said that an absence of leaks indicates the car is out of oil.
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07-30-2009, 07:15 AM
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Oh come on we are talking 911's here are'nt we? Check my drip tray
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07-30-2009, 07:31 AM
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Only the peole whos cars dont leak will respond..............BRAGGERS!!!!
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I have a '78 SC and it leaks faster as I can pure in the oil.
The '71T has a drop or 2 after one week sitting on the lift. I just wipe his @ss before I take him to the AX. Cheers
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07-30-2009, 08:31 AM
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my car doesn't leak a drop.
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Sometimes a drop. Especially when I have been neglecting it (all standstill and no drive makes Percy Porsche a leaky boy)
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07-30-2009, 08:58 AM
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I used to call my 83 the Valdez because of the amount of oil it would leak. Replaced the oil return lines last year and not a drop since (knock on wood).
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07-30-2009, 09:09 AM
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I had the big leaks fixed (front / rear main seals) when I bought the car. It still leaks a bit from the #8 bearing, but its scabbed over so no drips--so long as I don't clean the engine. I will get a drop or two if I just pull the car out of the garage without a real drive. My mechanic told me to expect some leaks and to get used to it--a waste of money to chase them all.
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07-30-2009, 09:14 AM
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Does a bear poop in the woods?
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07-30-2009, 09:19 AM
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My former car
Flounder
Walter
Misty
Katarina
1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Tobluforu
