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Old 05-10-2007, 01:47 AM
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Today the TPMS alerted me to a flat and indeed ther was a huge screw on the Right rear tire. I was able to fill the tire with air at a gas station and drive home. I will replace the tire as Porsche reccomends but do you guys think that I need to replace the other one also since I already have 1100 mi on them. Would a new tire combined with one having 1100 miles on it create an imbalance?

After 1100 miles of break in, I checked my oil following the procedure in the manual and it showed the level as low with no bars showing. I added 1/2 quart and now it shows that its one bar past full. I tried it several times with the same result. If this reading is accurate could this be harmfull fo the engine?
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some say overfilling is bad, but IMO if you are just one bar over, dont worry about it too much. but dont do it again.

1100 miles, i would just replace one tire. you wont feel much inbalance, assuming the car is not tracked much.



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