if "everything "is that the 928 takes more than 7.5 quarts, then yes, i know" everything".
oh, and if using a oil pan, and while its pouring out, you swap out the oil pan for another..............and by thinking thats a joke and pretty lame, and thats "everything" too? then, yes, i know a lot more than you!!
you are a funny guy Glen.... do as i do... prove it then. show me a video of you draing the oil and putting 7.5 quarts in and then show the dipstick. its a joke, right??

 

Whether you use a big bucket or a couple of small buckets to catch the oil is not too important. And, yes, I thought the 7.5 qt minimum fill was odd, unless perhaps you don't change the filter or the car is jacked up only on the side where the drain plug is located. Regardless, you add oil until it registers correctly on the dipstick. There are lots of fine points on the process, only a few of which are critical. So, Mark's not wrong, but it's hardly worth arguing.

 

So I tackled the oil change over the weekend. I had noticed that there was a small leak (maybe a teaspoon on the ground after a few days). It appeared that even though the oil pan, wires & transmission had oil on them, the oil seemed to be coming from around the oil filter itself. I cleaned up all of the components with WD40/Brass brush & I think the culprit was simply that the oil filter was slightly loose. I've driven it for two days & put almost 50 miles on the car & everything is dry as a bone since then. Love when a well planned idea comes to fruition. LOL

 

 

Oh and by the way, I should have taken the advice about the freakin' amount of oil that comes out of the beasts. I had my handy dandy Harbor Freight oil catch with the big funnel catch. The stream changed direction as I turned around to grab a tool & 2 quarts ended up on the floor/tarp. Took me an extra 45 minutes of clean up time. Live and learn. Won't make that mistake again.

 

My truck holds 15 quarts, so talk about a bunch of oil

 

(Since Mark is "on vacation" I'll take this chance to have the last word, for once.)

Gosh, Mark, the attitude is really off-putting but I'll respond with facts, anyways.

The 928, as you may know, came with three distinct engines and three distinct oil cooling schemes. The oil cooling systems include having no oil cooler at all.

Factor in additional variations in how much oil drains out (How's it jacked? Is it hot?) and oil filter volume and there is absolutely no single fill volume that'll work for all cars.

In my original post that you disparaged, I noted that the cars will take from 7.5 to 9 quarts. I stand by that. Even more, I stand by filling it adequately (7qts) for a brief, stationary test and then topping it off afterwards.

Kind regards!

 

So should I follow the 7.9 quarts mentioned in the manual or 9 quarts mentioned by you? I have a 1986 Porsche 928 32 valve 5 speed.

 

for your 86,
put 8 qts in, fill the filter first.

Run it for a few mins then shut it off,
wait 5 mins check the oil level,

You will probably need to add more,
best to have the level 1/3 under topped off ,
as when the oil gets hot the level rises

 

Hello Fellows,
Does my 1980 Euro M28.11 engine have the same oil capacity as the US models?
Thank you.

 

Just add 7 quarts and check on a level surface and add more to reach the the top line. 1/4 quart more or less won't hurt. Just wait 5 minutes to check the level.