Cayenne 4.5 Turbo S - smoking on start-up

[Cayenneand996]

Just started to notice my Cayenne 4.5 Turbo S smokes on start-up - just a puff of smoke when it fires and then it goes away. No other symptoms and no oil drop of the oil level

Is that a turbo seal problem?

[Huskyman]

A brief puff of smoke on a cold start does sound like turbo oil seals. If it's not using oil don't panic. if it gets worse then get it checked. HTH.

[unclepezza]

If you aren't using any oil in a cayenne v8 turbo sounds like you are doing well! Have a look in the owners manual as the oil consumption is something like 1litre/1000 miles, it might even be 800 miles.

They consume tyres, brakes, petrol and oil at a fair rate whilst at cruise missile speed.

[robrobc]

unclepezza said:

If you aren't using any oil in a cayenne v8 turbo sounds like you are doing well! Have a look in the owners manual as the oil consumption is something like 1litre/1000 miles, it might even be 800 miles.

They consume tyres, brakes, petrol and oil at a fair rate whilst at cruise missile speed.

I have to agree. I am lucky to get 1200 kms per litre of oil, maybe 19K or 20K kilometres per set of tyres, and no matter how hard I try I just cannot get better than 5.5 kms/litre of fuel. Maybe I should give up on conservative driving and just rag it more

Rob