To my horror, doing visual inspection of car and checking all fluids... found oily froth on inside of engine oil cap (kind of a light brown with a green tint). The froth had actual little watter droplets in it. May sound silly, but I tasted the droplets to see if it was sweet, seemed to be with any taste. Car runs fine, no other issues, pressure seems a bit high. Coolant level is normal, in fact it has not changed since last visual inspection. Not moving the car one inch, until I get this figured out. Any ideas before I rush to the shop to get spanked for another hefty bill.
Thank you in advance. IXXI TT

 

Sounds like condensation. Whiteish creamy oil condensation.
Do you short trip it?
You've got to get it hot to keep this from happening.
Go for a long, spirited drive. Then look.

 

yes, i do short trip it. is there a way to check the oil in the engine, below oil cap?

 

Read this forum post - same problem. I think I found the problem on mine, there is a seal on the cap, that I took off and cleaned and put back on. I think you can replace te seal as well.

http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforum...n-oil-cap.html

 

You guys are awesome...many thanks!!!! I will try a "hot trip" and see the outcome...will post results. Prior to that, i am going to pull the oil filter and do a visual to confirm the oil is not thoroughly frothed throughout.
Again many thanks!!! Ixxi tt

 

This is probably normal, just wipe the cap and watch your coolant level. Longer at temperature drives will decrease or eliminate this.

 

No worry. I have the same thing on a brand new 997 Carrera. The car is fine, does not even burn oil as most do.

 

Yes, you have to get it hot enough to evaporate the condensation. Thats why Porsche doesn't want you to "warm up your car" before you drive. Start it up and go, it will warm up faster.

 

I don't think moisture evaporation is the reason Porsche put that in the owner's manual.

 

OK. Seemed plausible to me. Warm up the oil and burn the h2o out of the oil before you start putting tremendous pressure on your bearings???

 

I think the "no warm up" approach by Porsche (and others) is primarily a response to the enviro guys (Greens), as they believe the idle warm up wastes gas and causes more pollution (the cats don't operate at max efficiency until they are fully warmed up).

It seems everyone focuses on the oil when considering warm up, and although the oil temperature is a very important consideration, the thermal expansion of engine components is also very important.

 

Also all plausible..
Thanks.

 

TO ALL THE VERY KIND PORSCHE KINSMEN,
IT WAS VERY KIND OF ALL OF YOU TO SHARE YOUR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH ME. I TOOK THE HER OUT AND ATTEMPTED AN ITALIAN TUNE UP. SEEMED TO HAVE RESULTS, THERE WAS DEFINITE NEW MOISTURE IN UNDER THE CAP. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE BEST REMEDY EVER FOR A PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T COST ANYTHING BUT A NEW GREAT MEMORY. MY FACE STILL HURTS FROM SMILING.

AGAIN MANY THANKS!!!! IXXI TT

 

Just so you know...I dried mine about five weeks ago and checked it yesterday...it is still dry.