How much oil should be on my dipstick?

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by san rensho

Really easy. The manual says check the oil with the motor up to operating temp, 100 c which is probably 45 minutes of operation. Then, with the car level, wait "several" minutes (i wait about 5) and check the oil level. When I do this, with 9.5 quarts of oil,the dipstick is right at the top. The next day, when I start the car from cold, the dash gauge shows one bar overfilled.

And by the way, I am wary of the horror stories of overfilling with oil. Check the oil level with the motor running and the oil will not even register on the dipstick. No way the crakshaft is going to aerate the oil. Obviously, if you overfill by 2 quarts you may have a problem, but when I go to the track, my major concern is oil starvation from from hard corners. I'll risk a puff of smoke from an overwhelmed aos over a spun bearing any day.

wouldn't a deeper sump mod mitigate oil starvation while removing the possibility of losing the engine due to a downed AOS from overfill?

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

wouldn't a deeper sump mod mitigate oil starvation while removing the possibility of losing the engine due to a downed AOS from overfill?

When I first blew my smoke bomb due to overfilling I was looking into the larger "motorsports" AOS, deep sump kits, accusumps, etc... After a lot of reading and talking with knowledgeable folks on here, I came to understand that it was because my oil was overfilled.

In the future if I keep on doing track days I may do those items (deep sump probably first with improved X51 style baffle; I really like the look of the FVD Oil Pan but it is $$$: FVD Motorsport Oil Pan:Porsche Parts & Porsche Accessories - Wholesale Porsche Parts & Tequipment ) but since I am running street tires and not driving anywhere near the limits of the car I feel like I am safe from the sustained cornering at high g force oil starvation issues. Once I can drive at the limits on street tires and am ready to upgrade to the next level of suspension and tires I will revisit.

Steve

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by steved0x

When I first blew my smoke bomb due to overfilling I was looking into the larger "motorsports" AOS, deep sump kits, accusumps, etc... After a lot of reading and talking with knowledgeable folks on here, I came to understand that it was because my oil was overfilled.

In the future if I keep on doing track days I may do those items (deep sump probably first with improved X51 style baffle; I really like the look of the FVD Oil Pan but it is $$$: FVD Motorsport Oil Pan:Porsche Parts & Porsche Accessories - Wholesale Porsche Parts & Tequipment ) but since I am running street tires and not driving anywhere near the limits of the car I feel like I am safe from the sustained cornering at high g force oil starvation issues. Once I can drive at the limits on street tires and am ready to upgrade to the next level of suspension and tires I will revisit.

Steve

How much did you overfill the sump?