01-16-2015, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
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Honestly I can't be sure. It was late at night.
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01-16-2015, 02:39 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
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DAY 1.
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'04 Boxster S 50 Jahre 550 Spyder Anniversary Special Edition, 851 of 1953, 6-sp, IMS/RMS, GT Metallic silver, cocoa brown leather SOLD to member Broken Linkage.
'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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01-16-2015, 02:49 PM
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Gary D
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Central Pennsylvania
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
I usually pull it out, wipe it, dip it, pull it out, wipe again, dip it all the way in tight, then pull it out and check it. Sometimes I repeat the last two steps as needed.
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+1 on what Bypro said, can't say I'm not intrigued though.....
Do you have a website for this stuff?
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01-16-2015, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
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Sorry for lack of updates. The shop is backed up so I'll have to wait until Monday to hear anything.
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01-17-2015, 02:36 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Cambridge. Ontario
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I'm glad I'm not alone in finding the dipstick oil level hard to read. By far the hardest of any vehicle I have owned. Thanks for posting the paper towel trick. I am always nervous that the plastic end of the dipstick will get brittle and drop pieces into the crankcase!
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'86 944, manual steering, a/c delete, 944Max chip
'87 951, K27, LBE, Turbo S brakes, Koni Yellows, Weltmeister sway bars / strut brace, LSD, full cage, OMP race seats
'01 Boxster - Seal Grey / Black / Black, Litronics upgrade / de-ambered
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01-20-2015, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
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Good Newwwwws everyone! (At least regarding the Boxster)
The garage test drove the car and ran tests on the oil and coolant and found nothing wrong with it. They passed off the incident as just being one of those times a Boxster blows some smoke. Oil was less than a half quart low.
I picked it up and no charge for checking it over.
However on the way there, the Jeep began to boil over and so I had the Porsche shop check it out. Cracked head (which apparently the 4.0 jeep engines are very prone to).
So to recap:
Porsche: Fine.
Jeep: Awaiting a new head at the shop.
Crazy day to say the least.
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01-20-2015, 01:15 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Land of naught
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whew! P-car to the rescue...
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01-20-2015, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Orange County, CA
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Hmmm,
Repairing the head of the Jeep at the Porsche specialty shop sounds fancy...
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01-20-2015, 02:52 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Land of naught
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crooster
I'm glad I'm not alone in finding the dipstick oil level hard to read. By far the hardest of any vehicle I have owned. Thanks for posting the paper towel trick. I am always nervous that the plastic end of the dipstick will get brittle and drop pieces into the crankcase!
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I anticipate a flurry of dipstick sales ahead...:dance:
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01-20-2015, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Midwest
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Glad to hear the news on the Porsche, it could of been much more ugly. Sit back, drink a beer, and get over the cracked Jeep head......life happens.
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01-20-2015, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oklahoma City
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Amazing how much I've been able to rely on the Boxsters. Out of all the vehicles I've owned over the last 15 years, I think they've been the most dependable. (Besides my old Nissan truck and '73 Beetle).
In all honesty, My P-Indy is no higher on labor than any other good shop around here, and he's really good. Doesn't hurt that he also has a jeep hobby on the side and knows almost as much about them as Porsches. 
Still it does sound fancy. LOL!
Thanks coreseller, you're right! 
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