Originally Posted by DBJoe996

Get a low profile oil pan that holds 10 quarts. I jack up the left rear side so I can work underneath and remove oil drain plug while my low profile oil pan is underneath the drain plug. Then I drop it back down and let it drain for a long time. Then I jack up the left rear again and because of the design of the oil sump plate a bit more oil comes out. I leave it like that for awhile, then reinstall drain plug and fill it up.

Originally Posted by Joel987

Keep the car level to drain the oil. You don't have to get every ounce out (nor can you). That being said, after the oil stopped draining I did jack one side up slowly and drained some more oil.

As a point of reference, on my 02 996, after driving the car for an extensive amount of time and letting it sit for about 10 minutes, my digital oil level read 2 bars below full. Oil on the dipstick was perhaps a bit less than 1/16" below the top mark. With your current readings on the digital indicator and dipstick you are a bit low on oil.

Originally Posted by srop816

I don't hate this idea, but a bit risky to just use the jack to keep it up in the air, right? I wouldn't mind doing something like this on my truck because if the jack failed while underneath it would still be high enough to not crush me. Not so much the case on the 996

Originally Posted by DBJoe996

I never crawl under the car while it is on the jack! The only thing going under the car is my arm to loosen the drain plug. It is not that hard to reach. I don't even lift enough to raise the tire off the ground.

Originally Posted by NuttyProfessor

I can't tell you how many mechanics have said never be over sensitive about adding oil to these cars. You're better off keeping it at the middle of the gauge. Never overfill these engines or hydrolock will be your consequence.