Porsche Boxster/996 oil starvation

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I have not received any oil starvation complaints in the time that I have been doing Technical for the PCA nor have I heard anything from PCNA. I have also not seen nor had the problem as described. While the engine does sit opposite of the 996 the build is the same. Most of the road courses in the U.S. travel in a counter clockwise rotation in which most turns are to the right. While some of the courses do have quick left turns they are not as prolonged as the right hand ones. Having said this the 996 should by the oil scavenge pumps location have the most problems, however they do not. The sump kits that are sold lower the oil pan down about 1/4", this would not offer the required protection, should such pooling exist. To pool such an amount of oil to one of the heads would require more area than exists. This starvation that would lead to an engine failure would also be most prevalent to the opposite cylinder bank ring packs and rod bearings. Porsche had actually lowered the oil levels in the 996 to avoid over saturation of the oil separator. This was do to smoking of the cars on cornering. The lowering of the oil level was just simply changing the dipstick level and the gauges sensor software. I would believe that most engine failures to the 996 and Boxster were by either the cylinder liners specifically to the 99MY Boxster or intermediate shaft bearing cover to both. This would have happened on or off the track and happen in an instance with a quick flash of the oil pressure light.

I hope this was of help to you and feel free to contact me with any other questions.

Scott SLauson @ PCA