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Checking the oil guage when your car space isn't level...
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I tend to say 11 liters out of habbit .. a lot of them are around that amount but you will never get it out unless a full engine strip .. its the design of the engine .. it doesn,t all drain down .
The point i was trying to make to the OP was that theres an awfull lot of oil in these cars unlike his last one so a segment or 2 down is a very small percentage of the total amount .
Oil at operateing temp is because oil expands with temperature .. some types of oil more than others .
I check all cars when hot 993 , 996 etc etc ..
You also have oil degredation sensors now so the car knows when it needs an oil change .
30 mins is fine for a drain .. i can tell you on a gen2 or 991 if i drain it for 5 mins i get 6 out .. if i drain it for 30 mins i get about 7.5 out .. if i drain it over night i get about 9 liters out .
A short drain time means a lot of oil is left in the engine .
There are techniques for knowing when you have drained out enough on these but i wont bore you further
The point i was trying to make to the OP was that theres an awfull lot of oil in these cars unlike his last one so a segment or 2 down is a very small percentage of the total amount .
Oil at operateing temp is because oil expands with temperature .. some types of oil more than others .
I check all cars when hot 993 , 996 etc etc ..
You also have oil degredation sensors now so the car knows when it needs an oil change .
30 mins is fine for a drain .. i can tell you on a gen2 or 991 if i drain it for 5 mins i get 6 out .. if i drain it for 30 mins i get about 7.5 out .. if i drain it over night i get about 9 liters out .
A short drain time means a lot of oil is left in the engine .
There are techniques for knowing when you have drained out enough on these but i wont bore you further
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If the engine is bone dry you will get 11L into it, just for an oil change you will only put 9L into it. What Demort is saying is that you have 11L sloshing around in there so don't worry too much if you are down a litre but personally I like to keep mine brimmed as the more oil you have the cooler/viscous it will be.
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Usually 10 and you get your free litre given to you. :roll:
infrasilver said:
Yes, I get that but people need to distinguish between 911 and Cayster.
If you put 9 litres into a Cayster for an oil change I can promise you it will be over filled. I've done multiple changes on my car myself. Do a quickie and it'll take 7.5 litres, maybe a bit less to brim it. Even leaving it overnight to drain, 9 litres would be a substantial overfill.
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