2056 seized Options

[tpines]

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?

[emerygt350]

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.

[wonkipop]

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.