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blinkwatt · 12-11-2008, 01:17 PM

I changed the oil on my Boxster last weekend. Put in fresh everything. Put in exactly 9.25 quarts of 0-40. It read full on the digital gauge and the dipstick was just over the max mark. I figured I needed to drive it to make sure it would still read full. It read 2 bars low after the first drive so I left it. After the second drive,2 days later it read full again.....I just drained out about 1 cup from the oil filter and the digital gauge still reads full....but the oil dipstick reads just at max. Any suggestions,do I leave it or drain more?

12-11-2008, 01:17 PM	#1
blinkwatt Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,417	Lost on my last oil change.... I changed the oil on my Boxster last weekend. Put in fresh everything. Put in exactly 9.25 quarts of 0-40. It read full on the digital gauge and the dipstick was just over the max mark. I figured I needed to drive it to make sure it would still read full. It read 2 bars low after the first drive so I left it. After the second drive,2 days later it read full again.....I just drained out about 1 cup from the oil filter and the digital gauge still reads full....but the oil dipstick reads just at max. Any suggestions,do I leave it or drain more? __________________ -99' Zenith Blue 5-spd...didn't agree with a center divider on the freeway -01' S Orient Red Metallic 6-spd...money pit...sold to buy a house Last edited by blinkwatt; 12-11-2008 at 01:24 PM.