Oil level

[John from PA]

I just did an oil change on a MY2000 base and it took slightly more than 9 quarts to get to the point where the electronic gage reads one bar down, which is what is recommended. I'm almost inclined to just use 9 quarts in the future which was two bars down.

Our local Posche Club had a session on changing oil done by a Porsche tech. He recommended that the level be one bar down, not at the top. There are some malfunctions (usually serious by the way) that can cause your oil level to go up. If you run at the top bar you loose the ability to "see" a rising oil level.

On another note, some clothes washing detergents are coming in a 300 ounce container. This is a nice way to carry the waste oil to a disposal point. It hold about 9-3/8 quarts so you'll find that the complete drain fits perfectly. It also has a wide opening. I always hated pouring the oil into the old quart containers as it always seemed to create a mess.

John from PA

[Brucelee]

I must be old fashioned but I still use the dipstick (on cars that have one of course).

Funny how that dipstick was good for say the last 100 years.

[limoncello]

Old schooler here - I use both methods. I check the electronic gage every time I start from cold. It only takes a couple of seconds when the oil is drained down. Then I pull the dipstick every Saturday as I have done for all my cars since 1968.
With the Box - the electronic and the dipstick seem to agree fairly well.
Oh, the garage floor is another data point

[wonghoiman]

On my 2000S , accroding to my manual, it says 9 quarts without changing the filter, 9.3 quarts if replacing the filter.

[wonghoiman]

BTW, My 2000S's low coolant light flashes yesterday so I checked the coolant level in the back. It wasn't that low below the min level, but I ended up adding almost 2-3 quarts to the coolant tank to the mid level between min and max.

But today the warning light flashes back on and the coolant level is back down to yesterday's level again! The funny thing is my oil level(according to dip stick and electronic checking) both says the oil level is over the top! (the electronic gauge used to be at mid level, now is one bar over the top)

Does anyone have that issue? Perhaps coolant finding its way into mixing with oil? My 2-3 quarts of water ended up in the engine...

And does anyone knows what color is the coolant for 2000 boxster S made in Finland? my color is like brown which i think isn't right...

[Brucelee]

See my post on the other thread on your oil/AF issue.