Oil Separators & Vent lines


The AOS is basically a small diaphragm distillery which distills the minute amounts of oil mist in the crankcase, liquifies it and sends it back to the crankcase. The "clean" air is now sent into the air intake (after the throttle body) to be burned off by the engine.
When the AOS starts to fail it cannot separate all of the oil out of the mist and some liquid oil is sent to the air intake.
A few drops of oil is enough to generate the GREAT SMOKE BOMB for which our cars are famous for.
A big smoke bomb once in a while is completely normal, due to the architecture of the flat-6 engine, which may let a drop of oil flow into one of the combustion chambers sporadically.
Fits:
Porsche 996 3.4L
*This comes with 99610723752 Bellow
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The AOS is basically a small diaphragm distillery which distills the minute amounts of oil mist in the crankcase, liquifies it and sends it back to the crankcase. The "clean" air is now sent into the air intake (after the throttle body) to be burned off by the engine.
When the AOS starts to fail it cannot separate all of the oil out of the mist and some liquid oil is sent to the air intake.
A few drops of oil is enough to generate the GREAT SMOKE BOMB for which our cars are famous for.
A big smoke bomb once in a while is completely normal, due to the architecture of the flat-6 engine, which may let a drop of oil flow into one of the combustion chambers sporadically.
Fits:
Porsche 996 3.4L
*This comes with 99610723752 Bellow
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Diagram Ref No 1.
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- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01


Fits:
Porsche 996 3.6L
Porsche 997 3.6L
Oil Separator. One of the most common failures in the Boxster or 996 is the Air/Oil Separator, also referred to as the AOS.
The AOS is basically a small diaphragm distillery which distills the minute amounts of oil mist in the crankcase, liquifies it and sends it back to the crankcase. The "clean" air is now sent into the air intake (after the throttle body) to be burned off by the engine.
When the AOS starts to fail it cannot separate all of the oil out of the mist and some liquid oil is sent to the air intake.
A few drops of oil is enough to generate the GREAT SMOKE BOMB for which our cars are famous for.
A big smoke bomb once in a while is completely normal, due to the architecture of the flat-6 engine, which may let a drop of oil flow into one of the combustion chambers sporadically.
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Diagram Ref No 1.
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- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 TURBO 2000-05
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4 3.6L 2005-08
Fits:
Porsche 996 3.6L
Porsche 997 3.6L
Oil Separator. One of the most common failures in the Boxster or 996 is the Air/Oil Separator, also referred to as the AOS.
The AOS is basically a small diaphragm distillery which distills the minute amounts of oil mist in the crankcase, liquifies it and sends it back to the crankcase. The "clean" air is now sent into the air intake (after the throttle body) to be burned off by the engine.
When the AOS starts to fail it cannot separate all of the oil out of the mist and some liquid oil is sent to the air intake.
A few drops of oil is enough to generate the GREAT SMOKE BOMB for which our cars are famous for.
A big smoke bomb once in a while is completely normal, due to the architecture of the flat-6 engine, which may let a drop of oil flow into one of the combustion chambers sporadically.
Diagram Ref No 1.
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- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 TURBO 2000-05
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4 3.6L 2005-08


Fits:
Porsche 996 C2 / C4 / C4S 3.6L 2002-05
Porsche 997.1 C2 / C2S / C4 / C4S 3.6L 2005-08
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- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2S 3.8L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4S 3.8L 2005-08

Fits:
Porsche 996 C2 / C4 / C4S 3.6L 2002-05
Porsche 997.1 C2 / C2S / C4 / C4S 3.6L 2005-08
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- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2S 3.8L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4S 3.8L 2005-08


Fits:
Porsche 996 C2 / C4 / C4S 1998-05
Porsche 997 CARRERA 2005-08
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- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4 3.6L 2005-08
Fits:
Porsche 996 C2 / C4 / C4S 1998-05
Porsche 997 CARRERA 2005-08
Diagram ref no 18
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- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4 3.6L 2005-08


Fits:
Porsche Boxster 986 >>2002
Porsche 996 Carrera M >> 663 09950 Cyl 4-6
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Diagram ref no 6
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- Porsche Boxster 986 2.7L 1999-02
- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 1999-02
- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005


Fits:
Porsche Boxster 986 >>2002
Porsche 996 Carrera M >> 663 09950 Cyl 4-6
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- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 1999-02
- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005

Fits:
Porsche Boxster 986 >>2002
Porsche 996 Carrera M >> 663 09950 Cyl 4-6
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- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005


Fits:
Porsche 986 Boxster 1997-04
Porsche 987.1 Boxster 2005-08
Porsche 987C.1 Cayman 2005-08
Porsche 996 Carrera 3.4L / 3.6L 1998-05
Porsche 997.1 Carrera 3.6L / 3.8L 2005-08
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- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 1999-02
- Porsche Boxster 986 2.7L 2003-04
- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 2003-04
- Porsche Boxster 987 2.7L 2005 -08/08
- Porsche Boxster 987 S 3.2/3.4L 2005-08/08
- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2S 3.8L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4S 3.8L 2005-08
- Porsche Cayman 2.7L 987C 2006-08
- Porsche Cayman S 3.4L 987C 2005-08


Fits:
Porsche 911 - 1978 to 1989
Porsche 964 - 1989 to 1994
Porsche 993 - 1994 to 1998
Porsche 986 Boxster - 1997 to 2004
Porsche 996 - 1997 to 2005
Porsche 997.1 - 2005 to 2008
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- Porsche Boxster 986 2.7L 2003-04
- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 2003-04
- Porsche 964 (911) C2 1989-93
- Porsche 964 (911) C4 1989-93
- Porsche 964 (911) RS 3.6L 1991-93
- Porsche 964 (911) RS 3.8L 1991-93
- Porsche 964 (911) TURBO 3.3L 1991-93
- Porsche 964 (911) TURBO 3.6L 1991-93
- Porsche 993 (911) C2 1994-97
- Porsche 993 (911) C4 1994-97
- Porsche 993 (911) RS 1994-97
- Porsche 993 (911) C2S 1994-97
- Porsche 993 (911) C4S 1994-97
- Porsche 993 (911) TURBO 1994-96
- Porsche 993 (911) GT2 1994-97
- Porsche 993 (911) TURBO S 1994-97
- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 TURBO 2000-05
- Porsche 996 GT2 2001-05
- Porsche 996 GT3 MKI 1999-02
- Porsche 996 GT3 MKII 2003>>
- Porsche 996 GT3 RS 2003-04
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 2S 3.8L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4 3.6L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 Carrera 4S 3.8L 2005-08
- Porsche 997 MK1 TURBO 2007-09
- Porsche 997 MK1 GT3 2007-09
- Porsche 997 MK1 GT2 2007-09

Fits:
Porsche 986 Boxster 1997-2004
Porsche 996 Carrera 1998-2004
Diagram Ref No 11
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- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 1999-02
- Porsche Boxster 986 2.7L 2003-04
- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 2003-04
- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C2 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4 3.6L 09/01-2005
- Porsche 996 C4S 3.6L 09/01-2005


Fits:
Porsche 986 Boxster 1997-04
Porsche 996 C2 / C4 3.4L 1998-01
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Diagram Ref No 9.
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- Porsche Boxster 986 2.7L 2003-04
- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 2003-04
- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01

Fits:
Porsche 986 Boxster - 1997 to 2004
Porsche 996 C2 / C4 3.4ltr - 1998 to 2001
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Diagram ref no 9
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- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 1999-02
- Porsche Boxster 986 2.7L 2003-04
- Porsche Boxster S 986 3.2L 2003-04
- Porsche 996 C2 3.4L 1997-08/01
- Porsche 996 C4 3.4L 1997-08/01
Oil Separators & Vent Lines – Maintain Clean Airflow and Engine Efficiency
The oil separator and vent line system plays a critical role in your Porsche’s crankcase ventilation process. By separating oil vapour from the engine’s blow-by gases, these components ensure only clean air is returned to the intake system — reducing emissions, preventing carbon build-up, and maintaining consistent engine performance.
At Design911, we stock a complete range of oil separators, breather hoses, and vent lines designed for Porsche engines of all generations. Manufactured from high-grade, heat- and oil-resistant materials, these components are built to handle the demands of high-performance driving, ensuring a tight seal, proper ventilation, and long-lasting reliability.
Whether you’re maintaining a daily-driven 911 or servicing a track-ready Cayman, our oil separators and vent lines help preserve your engine’s efficiency, longevity, and power output.
What Do Oil Separators & Vent Lines Do?
The oil separator and vent system controls crankcase pressure and removes oil vapour from the air circulating inside the engine.
Core Functions:
- Separate oil vapour from crankcase gases, keeping intake air clean.
- Prevent oil from entering the intake manifold or combustion chamber.
- Maintain stable crankcase pressure for efficient engine breathing.
- Reduce harmful emissions and extend engine life.
- Support consistent power delivery and smooth idle performance.
By ensuring clean ventilation and stable pressure, these components protect your Porsche’s engine from oil contamination and performance loss.
Why Do Oil Separators & Vent Lines Fail?
Over time, heat cycles, oil vapours, and pressure fluctuations cause these parts to degrade or clog, leading to poor ventilation and increased oil consumption.
- Common Causes of Failure Include:
- Clogged internal membranes in the separator.
- Cracked or brittle vent lines from heat and age.
- Oil leaks from worn seals or connections.
- Vacuum leaks, causing rough idling or poor throttle response.
- Build-up of sludge or condensation within breather hoses.
Typical symptoms include increased oil consumption, blue exhaust smoke, rough idle, or oil leaks around the intake area, all indicating the need for inspection or replacement.
Why Replace Components?
Replacing a faulty oil separator or vent line restores proper crankcase ventilation and prevents costly engine issues like carbon build-up or oil contamination. Our precision-engineered replacements are designed for accurate fitment and long-term durability, ensuring your Porsche operates efficiently.
Key Benefits:
- Restores clean airflow and stable crankcase pressure.
- Reduces oil leaks and smoke from the exhaust.
- Improves fuel efficiency and throttle response.
- Constructed from high-quality, heat- and oil-resistant materials.
- Direct-fit compatibility with Porsche engines.
- Ideal for maintenance, rebuilds, or performance tuning.
Upgrading or replacing your oil separator and vent lines is essential for maintaining your Porsche’s smooth performance and clean emissions system.
Highlights:
- High-quality Porsche oil separators, breather hoses, and vent lines.
- Ensures clean crankcase ventilation and stable engine pressure.
- Reduces oil leaks, smoke, and carbon build-up.
- Durable construction for long-term reliability.
- Direct-fit for Porsche 911, Cayman, Boxster, Panamera & more.
- Perfect for preventive maintenance or full engine rebuilds.