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| tpines |
 Nov 11 2025, 12:15 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 12-November 08 From: San Diego Member No.: 9,745 Region Association: Southern California  |
Hi guys,
Just to let you know I am heart broken as my rebuilt 2056 with only 6,000 miles seized last week. Apparently, I ran it low on oil. Now, I'm not the most mechanically inclined but I changed the oil in July after after putting 3,000 annual miles on it. Since it was a new motor I didn't think I needed to check the oil every couple of weeks like my mechanic told me. How often should you check the oil level with a new motor? And do you think it's going to need a full rebuild again? |
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| emerygt350 |
Nov 11 2025, 03:57 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,475 Joined: 20-July 21 From: Upstate, NY Member No.: 25,740 Region Association: North East States |
I was just looking through that porsche technical bulletin and it reminded me what they thought 'acceptable oil consumption' was.
 Sorry to hear you lost your 2056. Hopefully it isn't bad. |
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| wonkipop |
Nov 11 2025, 04:47 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,451 Joined: 6-May 20 From: north antarctica Member No.: 24,231 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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QUOTE(emerygt350 @ Nov 11 2025, 03:57 PM)  I was just looking through that porsche technical bulletin and it reminded me what they thought 'acceptable oil consumption' was. Sorry to hear you lost your 2056. Hopefully it isn't bad. geez. a genius must have assembled my engine at the factory. in all the time i have had it (36 years now) - its used precisely zero oil. no joke. even now post its 16 year hiatus. for a month or two after i got it going again it would occasionally blow a puff of blue smoke on start up but the rings settled back in again. its never been apart and i am now pushing 50,000 miles (and they are genuine). done close to 6000 miles since re-awakening it. a couple of long weekend trips in it too where you would expect to use oil if the engine was inclined to. |
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tpines 2056 seized Nov 11 2025, 12:15 PM
GregAmy Oof that sucks.
Honestly, I check my 914's oi... Nov 11 2025, 12:20 PM
JamesM
Honestly, I check my 914's oil level each ti... Nov 11 2025, 09:06 PM trojanhorsepower Oh man, so sorry about this. I have a new 2056 an... Nov 11 2025, 01:41 PM JamesM
It is odd that it would have leaked down that mu... Nov 11 2025, 09:09 PM Chad911sc I have a 2056 as well and it’s torn down for the... Nov 11 2025, 01:52 PM trojanhorsepower Mine has lower oil pressure than I would like. Ap... Nov 11 2025, 02:35 PM JamesJ
I was just looking through that porsche technical... Nov 11 2025, 08:04 PM Geezer914 I check my oil before each use. I just pulled the... Nov 11 2025, 05:25 PM Front yard mechanic I change my oil every day ! A drip at a time i... Nov 11 2025, 05:50 PM tpines Thanks for all of your input guys. The oil light n... Nov 11 2025, 10:16 PM Jack Standz Very very sorry to hear about the engine failure, ... Nov 12 2025, 07:41 AM Superhawk996 Story doesn’t add up
6000 miles total prior to... Nov 12 2025, 08:59 AM Ninja :agree:
I consider a failure at this mileage as ... Nov 12 2025, 09:08 AM VaccaRabite I agree. There was some sort of mechanical fault ... Nov 12 2025, 09:59 AM Jack Standz
Story doesn’t add up.
I would not let whoever... Nov 12 2025, 10:03 AM Superhawk996
Story doesn’t add up.
I would not let whoeve... Nov 12 2025, 10:27 AM emerygt350 what happens when you over-torque that oil screen? Nov 12 2025, 11:09 AM Superhawk996
what happens when you over-torque that oil screen... Nov 12 2025, 12:56 PM tpines So I went back over all my records:
Original 2.0 ... Nov 12 2025, 10:50 PM mepstein You said you apparently ran low on oil. How low? H... Nov 13 2025, 06:08 AM tpines There was probably half a quart to a quart left in... Nov 13 2025, 08:51 AM mepstein
There was probably half a quart to a quart left i... Nov 13 2025, 09:06 AM sixnotfour somebody forgot to Add oil... Nov 13 2025, 09:08 AM GregAmy
That’s a lot of oil loss in (if I read correctl... Nov 13 2025, 09:16 AM mepstein
That’s a lot of oil loss in (if I read correct... Nov 13 2025, 10:02 AM GregAmy It happens...
Remember, you're replying to t... Nov 13 2025, 09:36 PM davep I am very sorry to hear of your engine failure, an... Nov 13 2025, 09:24 AM Ninja
Kept stock cam and fuel injection
Hydraulic lift... Nov 13 2025, 09:35 AM emerygt350 I wonder if you filled it with penetrating oil, dr... Nov 13 2025, 09:49 AM Geezer914 Who did the oil change? Nov 13 2025, 09:56 AM Jack Standz
There was probably half a quart to a quart left ... Nov 13 2025, 10:27 AM Artfrombama Since it was a new motor I didn't think I nee... Nov 13 2025, 10:31 AM Ottomotion If the motor failed due to oil starvation, the oil... Nov 13 2025, 07:22 PM wonkipop
If the motor failed due to oil starvation, the oi... Nov 13 2025, 11:51 PM FlacaProductions I'm wondering if there was any in it to start ... Nov 13 2025, 09:15 PM tpines Thank you all again for all of your advice.. I... Nov 13 2025, 10:44 PM 930cabman Losing an engine is never a good thing, and it rea... Nov 14 2025, 01:19 PM porschetub
Losing an engine is never a good thing, and it re... Nov 14 2025, 05:31 PM Jack Standz
Losing an engine is never a good thing, and it re... Nov 14 2025, 02:42 PM Jack Standz
Losing an engine is never a good thing, and it r... Nov 14 2025, 06:30 PM rick 918-S my guess.. dropped a valve seat. Nov 14 2025, 08:18 PM 930cabman Seized engine = will not turn over (spin)
Open i... Nov 15 2025, 02:41 PM rbzymek So even with the oil filled to the top mark I used... Dec 5 2025, 08:35 AM |
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