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Old 01-03-2018, 07:52 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by DWBOX2000 View Post
Ok, I will go by the dip stick. I've never had a problem checking oil on a car before. Seems like with the Boxster, as soon as I pull the 20 feet of oil stick out, I feel like the oil on the stick has been compromised to its validity.
So when people look at their internal level, where does it usually fall? I always did the middle.
If your car sits level, then check your oil level first thing before your first start. This will be your most accurate level and should be easiest to read. The electronic level then becomes a reference during additional starts. I also like to see one bar down.

I keep a clean white paper towel in the expansion tank cap area for checking level. Once I pull the dipstick, I lay the end on the towel this makes even "new" oil easy to read and you can see the condition of "old" oil.

The paper towel also serves as a highly visible indicator to coolant leak. Not wet or pink then rock and roll.

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