Excellence IMS article part II: check your oil filter! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

tonycarreon · 06-28-2010, 08:07 AM

agreed - great article. i have my oil filter downstairs ready to cut open... *fingers-crossed*

Perfectlap · 06-28-2010, 08:32 AM

This should be a standard test before buying all Boxster and Carreras...
But it could be misleading if the seller changes the oil right before putting it up for sale. And that's if they'll let you cut it open in the first place.

I guess it makes sense to hold onto all your old filters from the last year or take to take pictures after the autopsy at least. That would be a good way of monitoring as the mileage goes up.

eightsandaces · 06-28-2010, 09:25 AM

I stopped Excellence last year can anyone elaborate on what to look for in the filter? I put a dollar store velcro dog collar and the strongest flat magnets I could find on the exterior case of the filter holder, whether it does any good is another matter.

Perfectlap · 06-28-2010, 09:31 AM

dude you should buy this article and keep it in the Boxster library for reference.
Barnes & Noble already has it near me.

but I'll help you out. Any debris bigger around .05's is a red flag.

eightsandaces · 06-28-2010, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

dude you should buy this article and keep it in the Boxster library for reference.
Barnes & Noble already has it near me.

but I'll help you out. Any debris bigger around .05's is a red flag.

I'll be looking for that issue for sure, every year or two I bail on "Excellence" , I find it gets repetative and fawns all over the 911 like so many other Porsche publications.