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New Member – 1998 Boxster (Arctic Silver/Red) + Some Oil Analysis Concerns
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to introduce myself and my car. I picked up a 1998 Porsche Boxster about a year ago—Arctic Silver with red interior, 5-speed manual. I bought it with 183k miles, and it’s now at 188k. The car wasn’t in perfect shape, but not terrible either. There was a small rip in the driver’s seat bolster that had a rough repair, and the top of the door cards were peeling a bit from sitting in the Arizona sun. I’m the third owner—the car originally belonged to someone who passed it down to his nephew, and I bought it from him. The car came with a few mods already: -2008 Cayman wheels (which I think look great) -LN Engineering oil filter spin-on adapter -The suspension had been upgraded to Bilsteins at some point before I got it (confirmed during an inspection when I had the airbags serviced). Since owning it, I’ve done the following: -Installed clear headlights -Continental head unit -Rockwell slim subwoofer behind the passenger seat -Replaced ignition coil packs with Rennline units -New spark plugs -Replaced O2 sensors (helped clear a misfire/O2 code initially, but the code has since returned) -Swapped out an eBay exhaust (great at full throttle but droned too much in traffic) for a stock system -Replaced a leaking coolant tank -Routine maintenance: oil & air filter changes every 1–2k miles (I only drive it ~3 days a week) Now for the concern: I just did an oil change after about 2k miles. The oil looked pretty dirty—probably from the way I drive it. When I cut open the filter: I noticed a few very small non-ferrous (aluminum?) bits near the paper Found a decent amount of magnetic/ferrous material in the pleats using a magnet I took a video of the pleats and saved the oil from the filter in a bottle. A few questions: Should I get the oil analyzed? Is the oil from the filter enough for a sample, or should I send some of the drained oil as well? Any recommended labs or services for oil or filter analysis? Should I be concerned about the ferrous material, or am I just being paranoid? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and getting more involved with the community. Thanks, http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1746467400.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1746467654.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1746467714.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1746467729.jpg |
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