Oil level function not working after oil change
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Oil level function not working after oil change
Just did my first oil change on a new to me, 2014 991.1 Carrera S. After completing the oil change and refilling with 7 quarts of oil, the oil level function
in the display gives me a yellow read out of oil level indication not available at this time ( or something to that effect). This is after idling the car for about a minute or two. The
indicator did work prior to the oil change. Any thoughts? Thanks for any direction on this.
Ted
in the display gives me a yellow read out of oil level indication not available at this time ( or something to that effect). This is after idling the car for about a minute or two. The
indicator did work prior to the oil change. Any thoughts? Thanks for any direction on this.
Ted
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IIRC it takes pretty near the whole 8 quarts, I usually do like 7.5 which takes it to about halfway so I can warm up and get a reading and bump it up to the top... small amounts at a time don’t overfill!
YMMV based on how much you got drained out of course so don’t blame me if you blow it up!
YMMV based on how much you got drained out of course so don’t blame me if you blow it up!
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It's not enough to warm it...you have to drive it 8 to 10 miles. If you open the service hood to put more oil...it may reset itself and you have to drive it again. Never understood the logic behind that.
abe
abe
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On my 981 Cayman, I have to warm the engine to operating temperature (water temp 194 F), turn off the engine, wait about a minute, then read the oil level. You don’t have to actually drive, but it takes a bit of engine reving to get the temperature up where it needs to be.
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I drove it and got both the water temp and oil temp up to operating temperature (about 10 miles), and the reading magically appeared......
Appreciate all your feedback on this. Now I need to get past the issues with icarsoft not being able to reset the service interval......but at least
the oil level is fine and working. More to learn I'm sure......
Appreciate all your feedback on this. Now I need to get past the issues with icarsoft not being able to reset the service interval......but at least
the oil level is fine and working. More to learn I'm sure......
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I drove it and got both the water temp and oil temp up to operating temperature (about 10 miles), and the reading magically appeared......
Appreciate all your feedback on this. Now I need to get past the issues with icarsoft not being able to reset the service interval......but at least
the oil level is fine and working. More to learn I'm sure......
Appreciate all your feedback on this. Now I need to get past the issues with icarsoft not being able to reset the service interval......but at least
the oil level is fine and working. More to learn I'm sure......
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Now I know why this little guy is so angry.
But seriously I miss the dip stick even though some days there's one behind the wheel.
But seriously I miss the dip stick even though some days there's one behind the wheel.
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I can't comment on icarsoft as yet, as I'm working to locate a Windows based system to execute an update on their device. Hopefully it will work out.
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I drove it and got both the water temp and oil temp up to operating temperature (about 10 miles), and the reading magically appeared......
Appreciate all your feedback on this. Now I need to get past the issues with icarsoft not being able to reset the service interval......but at least
the oil level is fine and working. More to learn I'm sure......
Appreciate all your feedback on this. Now I need to get past the issues with icarsoft not being able to reset the service interval......but at least
the oil level is fine and working. More to learn I'm sure......
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I have a 2014 991.1 and had no issues using the iCarsoft POR-II to reset mine, and I didn't need to update any software for the iCarsoft unit. It's not the most intuitive menu to get to, but it's there. Check youtube for videos if you have trouble figuring it out. Unless you purchased the i960, which I don't think works on the 991 (and corresponding generations of Caymans, Boxters, etc.)
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There is a different submenu for resetting service interval reminders (10k, 20k, 40k, and "All"). It's a separate from the submenu for inputting the mileage when different service is conducted. I'll hook mine up when I get home tonight and write down a step-by-step and get back to you.