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  1. paulv
    Yes, there are five sections in total, including the "too little oil" and "too much oil" slivers. What I mean is that the gauge has been lit up as full (not encroaching into the "overfull" sliver) for some distance now - even after a 3,000+ miles continental drive. Would have thought it might have dropped down a segment after that. Probably worrying unduly - but in the absence of a reassuring dipstick (not talking about myself here), wondered if the engine light would announce its presence in the event of there being a fault with the gauge. DTCs that would light up the CEL are generic codes that relate to oil temp/pressure (and its electrical circuit) -- never seen any manuf codes (P1xxx) for over capacity. As others have pointed out, the gauge is not linear and measures in steps, so you can get flakey readings if the oil level is at the threshold of one of those steps, not on a level surface, oil is hot. Regards, paul...
  2. paulv
    My wife would have, and that's the reason I bought mine with a manual tranny!!! Regards, paul... Hey Paul...brilliant! :clapping: Nice color combo on you car. I did explain to her that having two people driving the same clutch would reduce clutch life. She is happy driving the E320, though. Thanks for the compliment on the color combo -- before we ordered the car, we drove around to various Porsche dealers on Sunday evenings to see if they had a car with the same colors so I could get the "Wife's Seal of Approval". Here's a recent picture with 2 coats of Zaino on it. Regards, paul...
  3. paulv
    My wife would have, and that's the reason I bought mine with a manual tranny!!! Regards, paul...
  4. paulv
    Maurice, I also have the Durametric and totallyagree with you. Regards, paul...
  5. paulv
    "Overview of Summer Tires and Wheels" Dec 2007 in the 987 section. The TSB for Winter Tires is also there. You can view these since you're a Contrib Member. Regards, paul...
  6. paulv
    Hi Wizard, First, congrats on the 07 Colbalt Blue Boxster -- same color as mine! I also have a Durametric tester and last August I ran a test tracking the engine compartment temp, engine temp, and oil temp. I did this for 10 mins from a could startup and never exceeded 2500 rpms while driving. I did this because I mainly wanted to see when the engine/oil temps were the same. I did see that the engine comp temp averaged around 30C during this time, so that's probably why you saw the same value for air intake temp -- the air is probably being heated up by its surroundings. Once in a great while, I get a quick misfire and thought that this may be due to the ethanol in the gas but I haven't proved it. I just bought an ethanol tester to check the gas on my next fillup. Do you have any other info on what Durametrics saw for misfires -- did you log the values into a file, etc? Did it happen shortly after startup, during driving, etc? Regards, paul...
  7. paulv
    Looking at the TSB for tires/wheels it appears: 1) 18" Cayman wheels will fit (those look nice!) 2) The parts listing only shows one standard lug bolt 3) Spacers are optional -- if you want them, then different lug bolts are required (see TSB) 4) Don't know if you forgot anything -- I don't even know if I forgot anything!!!!!!! Hope this helps. Regards, paul...
  8. paulv
    majormcf, Congrats on the new Box and best wishes. I remember how excited I was when I picked up mine. Also, welcome to the forum -- it's the best around! Regards, paul...
  9. paulv
    I never tried those blades but I was planning on possibly buying a set of PIAA silicone blades (they also make the curved blade). I bought a set of Triple-edge blades (lifetime warranty) that are silicone and they sqeak, so I'll probably dismiss the idea of buying PIAA. I think the window coating that Porsche has on our cars may play a role in wiper blade noise. Are those Bosch blades you're talking about the one-piece blade assembly? Mercedes has those on their cars and the wipers chatter like crazy -- people on the MB forums are always complaining about them. Good luck in your pursuit of an ideal wiper blade! Regards, paul...
  10. paulv
    That's just a crazy long time to be running oil. This is pretty shocking, to say the least. I agree -- just looking at the minor/major together, the oil changes go 24,000 -> 36,000 -> 60,000 -> 72,000 -> etc, so there's 12-24,000 mile jumps. Am I missing something here? Anyway, I'm glad I own a 2007!!! Regards, paul...
  11. paulv
    I thought about buying a few of them and installing them on my lawn mower and snow blower!! Regards, paul...
  12. paulv
    send a PM to member "porschelibrarian" - he can probably help you. Regards, paul...
  13. paulv
    Welcome to the forum -- I agree that it's a great forum. Regarding your OBD2 scanner question, all cars made or sold in the US since 1996 have to be OBD2 compliant. For a scanner, I would recommend the Durametric tool -- it's a great tool for the money and you can download free software updates. Check out http://www.durametric.com. The low priced scanners just read the P0xxx emission codes but the Durametric reads these plus all the other computers in your Porsche and you can watch actual values of various sensors. No, I'm not part of the company and don't receive any commisions -- I just bought one for my Boxster and I love it! Regards, paul....
  14. paulv
    I really wished that the OBC display/level sensor provided resolutions of 0.5L instead of 1.25L. This, and the fact that Boxsters don't have oil pressure/temp gauges are the only two gripes I have with the car after almost 1 yr of ownership, but these are minor issues. I know some people have replaced the instrument cluster with Carrera clusters, but I don't feel like doing that. I noticed in the 996 DIY section, Loren's post on the oil change does state the 20 min drain period. Later in the same post, he shows how he raised the rear by putting a couple of 2" thick boards (actually 1.5" thick) under the rear tires which raised the rear end up 3", and also suggested the same for the front tires. I used this same idea and stacked 6 boards (final height of 9") for all 4 wheels. This gives me an opportunity to look around under there while I'm waiting 20 mins for the oil to drain out!! Regards, paul...
  15. paulv
    I read your post, interesting, also interesting that you are at 8.5l where as all I put in to achive all bars lit was 8l... Hence the reason for my original question, does the car need to be level to get all of the old oil out, I can't really see that the engine oil capacity would vary between engines by 500ml, but maybe? Sorry if my original description was confusing -- I really don't know exactly if I'm at 8.5L -- I think it's more like 8.35L. When I was finished, and had a partial liter of oil remaining, I squeezed the oil container to evacuate the air inside and replaced the cap. I ended up deforming the container to a point where I couldn't accurately read the remaining oil level using the container's measuring window when I allowed air to reenter the container. It is interesting that the 2003 986 owner's manual shows that an oil change with a filter has a capacity of 8.25L. Regards, paul...
  16. paulv
    Loren's correct about the service manual stating 7.75L as this came up before in a thread that I started. When I did my first oil change back in October, I raised the car up level and waited ~20 mins for the oil to drain out. This provided about 1 drip/sec at the end of the drain time which is the drip rate I've been using for decades. That's when i replaced the plug and added the oil. I bought the Hazet 2169 a long time ago because it fits Mercedes as well which was my car prior to buying my "mid-life crisis toy". I was happy to learn that the Boxster has the same cap wrench (didn't have to spend another $26). here's the link to my older post: http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=16552 Regards, paul...
  17. paulv
    What Alan mentioned was my experience when I ordered my 07 last year. I did call my salesman about a month before the anticipated arrival date to obtain an updated pro-forma which at that time, had the VIN assigned. This was a big help in getting my insurance papers finalized since I bought my car in a neighboring state. This may or may not be applicable to where you live. Congratulations on the new Boxster -- you'll love it!!!! Regards, paul...
  18. paulv
    Trevor, Go back to Durametric's website for the latest version: 5.0.1 (beta) -- current as of 1/30/08. They have also provided a user's manual. Regards, paul...
  19. paulv
    All cars made from 1996 and sold in the US have OBD2 and when the faults (DTCs) go away that are stored, the CEL will go out after those 3 driving sessions. Of course, if you buy a Durametric tool or a basic OBD2 reader, you can manually reset the codes. Regards, paul...
  20. paulv
    I bookmarked the URL when I found it because I knew that I would never be able to find it again!!! http://www.shellglobalsolutions.teshosting...lending_pop.asp Here's another URL for those of us who like playing with oil parameters: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3655/index.html This place lets you calculate VI's and other stuff related to temperature/viscosity. Regards, paul...
  21. paulv
    That's what I essentially do -- trying to draw conclusions from a few ppm here and a few ppm there has yielded me nothing except a headache! Regards, paul...
  22. paulv
    Hi Bill, Sorry about the lousy scan -- I later realized that it's not a good idea to scan a B&W page with color settings on the scanner. I changed out the factory fill at 7500 miles and will maintain this same oil change interval. If I decided to change, I would go up to 10,000 miles and no greater I have concerns about not being able to monitor the TBN of the oil (the 2003's have a dipstick so you can draw a sample to have analyzed -- the 07's don't). Looks like you're really enjoying your Boxster with approx 25,000 miles/year driving -- excellent!! Best wishes for the next 100,000 miles!! Regards, paul...
  23. paulv
    I found this on the http://techinfo.porsche.com from their "After Sales Literature 1950-2005" pdf download. The guarantee & maintenance info (in US-English) is part number WKD 900 423 05. You may want to go to the site and verify this before ordering since I'm not an expert with this sort of stuff. You can also download the parts catalog for your car there for free. Regards, paul...
  24. paulv
    Agree, and when I did my oil change at 7500 miles, I also performed all the scheduled maintenance items for 20K miles and put all that info on some documentation and had it notarized as an extra precaution. Regards, paul...
  25. paulv
    I initially thought that the problem was temperature dependent, but last week I rechecked my tire pressures and used the TPMS as a guide. Now the noise/feeling has gone away for the most part. I'll keep an eye on it and report back any findings I may have. Regards, paul...
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