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Okay so this is what I did today. Before I left for work and before I turned the motor over at all this morning I checked the oil level in the car-it shows at the base arrow. I opened up the hood and checked the oil level. It shows at the first notch. I drove to work (20 miles away), and checked the oil when I got there. It doesn't show at the first notch at all-nothing. Granted, I didn't wait more than 5 minutes for any oil to fall back into the case so it may be a false read. The motor is dry. There is no ill smell of burning oil. There is nothing on my garage floor from anything leaking at all. There is no weird color exhaust coming from the pipes. There is no oil burning smell in the exhaust path either. I still think that when they did the RMS fix that they didn't put enough oil in the car. So like it or not I will be pulling the oil out of the car this weekend just so I know for a fact how much is in there.
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Dumb question: how does one know when the clutch is failing? I ask this only because the feel of this clutch is nothing like any other machine that I have owned. It feels hard to depress much like new clutches feel like in 'standard domestic' machines. In the average machine I have noticed (using my previous Firebirds as reference), the clutch will feel 'loose' and go further in to engage. In contrast, this clutch pedal feels stout and tires me out in traffic. Is the pedal spring loaded in a way that it will always feel this way even if the clutch itself is on the way out? I don't think that I have an issue now but would like to know what it may feel like should that day come.
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Dipstick? You mean actually get out and open the hood? I was getting spoiled with this inside gig. I will do that when I get off work. The car will have sat for about 9 hours and be good and cold. My guess and hope is that there is a sending unit issue only. The car doesn't burn oil or smoke or leak so it would have to be going somewhere unless they didn't put enough in when doing the RMS.
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Okay so now I have owned this 03 996 for about 3 months now and still learn new things about it every day. When I first got it, the RMS was leaking and was fixed under warranty. At that time the dealer, according to the paperwork, put all new oil in the car. Seems logical right? After all....they had to take the oil out to do the work. So last night for whatever reason I decided to check the oil level deal using the dash gizmo. Normally the reader comes up high on the mark near the top arrow. Last night it was at the very first bar on the bottom-below the lower arrow. What gives? There has been no leaks, no wetness on the motor, no smells at all. Is this meter accurate and if so, where has my oil gone to? I won't be able to do any service or oil changes until Saturday morning. The motor sounds smooth and there is no ill smelling odor from the motor area at all. Any thoughts on this?
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Is your toy color Meridian Metallic? It looks like my car in the 'before' pic and the color looks like mine. It makes it easy for me to visualize what the nose would look like on my car. Cool!
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Okay so now I have more work for you to do. You have a dummy button on the lower right hand side correct? Move the passenger heater button to that side so the passenger can reach it. It will not only be better for reach but better for symmetry. Get to work! :D
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I have a 2003 Targa that I got a few weeks back. The top makes noises that I think may be normal but I wanted to verify this prior to going into the dealer and whining about nothing. Down here in Houston the weather has been getting down in temps to 40-50F in the morning so parts of the car make new noises but the top is doing something different. When I pull out of the driveway and the top is open, the car goes into the street at an angle and one wheel at a time. There is some body flexing going on and the noise from the open top sounds like it is coming out of the track. After driving for 5-10 minutes the noises are gone. Same thing happens in reverse when the top is just put up and I drive off and go over not so even roadways. It doesn't sound like rubber seal noises, I know what rubber sounds like when rubbed. I suppose that I want to know that when the roof is freshly opened or closed that it will "settle" some for the first few moments. It does it more in the morning hours when the temps are cooler.
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I have a 2003 Targa that I just got and wanted to ask the local dealer if they could pull the VIN and tell me what has been done to date with this car. Understanding that the title hasn't cleared yet, I know that my name won't show as the owner. I wasn't asking about that kind of information....just the service and dates. But the dealer won't help out stating confidentiality stuff. Folks, all I want to know is that what/when work was done on this car. I don't care about the owner(s). Carfax showed nothing and the dealer is doing the same. Any way around this???? My VIN WP0BA29943S635380 thanks bob.