Oil level measurement message
#1
Drifting
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Oil level measurement message
anyone get a "no information about oil level at present" when checking the level as per protocol? Tried several times, in my level garage, and on other flat surfaces, after extended idling. Eventually, it worked. Level was fine. Rear lid wasn't open. Oil temp. was good, 190. Worked countless times before without a glitch. Seems to be fine now. Of course, I ll give the dealer a buzz tomorrow, but wondering if anyone else experienced this?
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I hate it because I want to know how much oil is in that 9000 rpm sewing machine
Peter
#5
Mine is VERY fickle. It's hard to predict when it will work, but usually after idling for 3 to 5 minutes, it will eventually display. When topping up oil, it does seem to be pretty accurate......about 200 ml per segment on the indicator. Since new, I've got about 3,000 miles on the clock, plus two track days, and I've added a total of 300 ml of oil.
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Guys, the cant measure message usually appears if you opened the rear deck lid(whether to just stare at the 2 fans, or to add some oil). To get a reading again is very simple, and I think it should be stated somewhere in the manual(it isnt) since this issue pops up quite often here especially that more and more are getting their GT3s.
So to get a reading after you get the no reading/measurement message, you need to do the following.
Obviously the rear deck lid has to be closed. Turn on your GT3, once at operating temp(go for a short drive) you place it in PARK and wait 2 minutes, then check the meaurement again and you should get a reading.
Thats it.
So to get a reading after you get the no reading/measurement message, you need to do the following.
Obviously the rear deck lid has to be closed. Turn on your GT3, once at operating temp(go for a short drive) you place it in PARK and wait 2 minutes, then check the meaurement again and you should get a reading.
Thats it.
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Apparently the car has to not only be at operating temp, but needs to have been driven 9 miles. It is possible to get it to work without this ritual, but it will take several attempts and rubbing your belly while standing on one leg etc.
Give me a dipstick any day
Vivian
Give me a dipstick any day
Vivian
#9
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I've had it appear a couple of times and I had not opened the rear deck lid. Typically I just let it sit for about a minute in the garage after a drive and get a reading.
#10
Drifting
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Guys, the cant measure message usually appears if you opened the rear deck lid(whether to just stare at the 2 fans, or to add some oil). To get a reading again is very simple, and I think it should be stated somewhere in the manual(it isnt) since this issue pops up quite often here especially that more and more are getting their GT3s.
So to get a reading after you get the no reading/measurement message, you need to do the following.
Obviously the rear deck lid has to be closed. Turn on your GT3, once at operating temp(go for a short drive) you place it in PARK and wait 2 minutes, then check the meaurement again and you should get a reading.
Thats it.
So to get a reading after you get the no reading/measurement message, you need to do the following.
Obviously the rear deck lid has to be closed. Turn on your GT3, once at operating temp(go for a short drive) you place it in PARK and wait 2 minutes, then check the meaurement again and you should get a reading.
Thats it.
That said, I agree, it feels as though the issue is the waiting period. Car definitely needs to be idling without any accelerated idling for 2 mins or more. We ll see what happens next time.
#11
Drifting
Thread Starter
Apparently the car has to not only be at operating temp, but needs to have been driven 9 miles. It is possible to get it to work without this ritual, but it will take several attempts and rubbing your belly while standing on one leg etc.
Give me a dipstick any day
Vivian
Give me a dipstick any day
Vivian
Last edited by 911dev; 03-22-2015 at 04:42 PM.
#12
Three Wheelin'
Same issue here. Initially I thought something was wrong. Over time figured out that the measurement system is quite temperamental when it comes to giving me a reading. A nice cumple of minutes idling accompanied with good vibes usually makes the sensor work. I am sure Porsche can do better.
#13
Race Director
I've gotten that message, too. I don't know what the issue is about the lid being opened or not but regardless, if the car is on level ground, is at operating temp, and has been idling for 2 or 3 minutes, I can't think of a time when I failed to get a good reading.
#14
Part of what causes all of this confusion and frustration with the oil measurement process in the GT3 is simply the single rather uninformative message, "No information about oil level at present".
In my 997 GTS, the oil measurement system is similar, but there are three more informative messages:
* If the oil temperature is not warm enough to take a measurement, you'll get the message, "Engine not warmed up".
* If you try to measure the oil level while driving and it doesn't have a recent measurement to report to you, you'll get the message, "Engine must be at idle to measure oil level", or some such message.
* If the above conditions are met it will either report a recent measurement or will take a new measurement. While taking a measurement, you will see a countdown clock. The countdown clock usually starts at 45-60 seconds, although sometimes it is less.
The above simple messages almost completely eliminate the confusion, anxiety, and frustration that many of us have expressed with the GT3's oil measurement procedure.
Come on Porsche, we all know that Germans are stingy with words, but just change it back to the way it used to work!
In my 997 GTS, the oil measurement system is similar, but there are three more informative messages:
* If the oil temperature is not warm enough to take a measurement, you'll get the message, "Engine not warmed up".
* If you try to measure the oil level while driving and it doesn't have a recent measurement to report to you, you'll get the message, "Engine must be at idle to measure oil level", or some such message.
* If the above conditions are met it will either report a recent measurement or will take a new measurement. While taking a measurement, you will see a countdown clock. The countdown clock usually starts at 45-60 seconds, although sometimes it is less.
The above simple messages almost completely eliminate the confusion, anxiety, and frustration that many of us have expressed with the GT3's oil measurement procedure.
Come on Porsche, we all know that Germans are stingy with words, but just change it back to the way it used to work!
#15
Part of what causes all of this confusion and frustration with the oil measurement process in the GT3 is simply the single rather uninformative message, "No information about oil level at present".
In my 997 GTS, the oil measurement system is similar, but there are three more informative messages:
* If the oil temperature is not warm enough to take a measurement, you'll get the message, "Engine not warmed up".
* If you try to measure the oil level while driving and it doesn't have a recent measurement to report to you, you'll get the message, "Engine must be at idle to measure oil level", or some such message.
* If the above conditions are met it will either report a recent measurement or will take a new measurement. While taking a measurement, you will see a countdown clock. The countdown clock usually starts at 45-60 seconds, although sometimes it is less.
The above simple messages almost completely eliminate the confusion, anxiety, and frustration that many of us have expressed with the GT3's oil measurement procedure.
Come on Porsche, we all know that Germans are stingy with words, but just change it back to the way it used to work!
In my 997 GTS, the oil measurement system is similar, but there are three more informative messages:
* If the oil temperature is not warm enough to take a measurement, you'll get the message, "Engine not warmed up".
* If you try to measure the oil level while driving and it doesn't have a recent measurement to report to you, you'll get the message, "Engine must be at idle to measure oil level", or some such message.
* If the above conditions are met it will either report a recent measurement or will take a new measurement. While taking a measurement, you will see a countdown clock. The countdown clock usually starts at 45-60 seconds, although sometimes it is less.
The above simple messages almost completely eliminate the confusion, anxiety, and frustration that many of us have expressed with the GT3's oil measurement procedure.
Come on Porsche, we all know that Germans are stingy with words, but just change it back to the way it used to work!
When I mention things like this to my several contacts at my Porsche dealership, all I get is a helpless look and a shoulder shrug.