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Thank you. I just checked the oil level by just turn the ignition on and the oil is all the way to the top. Should I drain some since it's above the full level? The dealer told me they just changed the oil.
If the car is level and the oil level reading is above the max line the engine is overfilled with oil.
Porsche cautions against this. It is in the owners manual though I can't quote the page number.
My recommendation would be to return the car to the dealer and have the level adjusted to bring it down to at least the max level, but no higher.
Before you go have the owners manual with you and the page with the overfilling the engine with oil bookmarked.
It is my info that after an oil change, if it is done right, the oil level should be at the full/max line but no higher, and no lower.
Thank you. I just checked the oil level by just turn the ignition on and the oil is all the way to the top. Should I drain some since it's above the full level? The dealer told me they just changed the oil.
First of all congrats and you surely did get a smoking deal.
Check the oil the old fashioned way - get it hot and put it on level ground and check it with the dip stick while running. If it's just to the top of the mark that's fine if more than that you should siphon some off.
First of all congrats and you surely did get a smoking deal.
Check the oil the old fashioned way - get it hot and put it on level ground and check it with the dip stick while running. If it's just to the top of the mark that's fine if more than that you should siphon some off.
Does the '08 Cayman S have a dipstick? I owned one but I can't recall now.
Check the oil the old fashioned way - get it hot and put it on level ground and check it with the dip stick while running. If it's just to the top of the mark that's fine if more than that you should siphon some off.
Originally Posted by Macster
Does the '08 Cayman S have a dipstick? I owned one but I can't recall now.
There is no physical dipstick in a 987.1 Cayman ('06-'08). I'm not sure about 987.2, but I don't think they do either.
The electronic oil level indicator is all we have......
The electronic oil level indicator is all we have......
Well, that's plenty good enough for me but I appear to be in the minority. I love not having to get out of the car to fuss with a dipstick to check the oil level. I have "mastered" the use of the electronic oil level system to the point that I have complete confidence in what it tells me. Not like it took 4 years of college either. I mean just a quick read through the owners manual. In fact I think my first exposure to this feature the salesman walked me through the steps on how to get an oil level reading and I didn't even need to read the manual, though I think I did later just to familiarize myself with this feature of the car.
11-18-2014, 12:10 PM
