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Check with every fuel

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Make it a habit to have engine oil checked with every fuel filling
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Check engine oil level, add if necessary

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Check engine oil level, add if necessary.
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Check engine oil level, add if necessary.
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Amusing comment in owners manual

Replace dipstick in one of their cayman publications

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Porsche advertises that the gauge is accurate enough to replace the dipstick in one of their Cayman publications.
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Check engine oil level, add if necessary

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Check engine oil level, add if necessary.
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Check with every fuel

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Make it a habit to have engine oil checked with every fuel filling
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Amusing comment in owners manual

Replace dipstick in one of their cayman publications

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Porsche advertises that the gauge is accurate enough to replace the dipstick in one of their Cayman publications.
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POST 1Original post

According to the Porsche Cayman Owners Manual - Before driving off after picking up the car one should ... Check engine oil level, add if necessary. Make it a habit to have engine oil checked with every fuel filling I'm accepting suggestions from all caymanclubbers as to exactly how we should do that while sitting in the OPC after picking up our cars seems like someone in the legal department at Porsche wasn't told there WAS no dipstick in the car they were selling. Colm

POST 2Original post

Maybe they meant looking at the digitial readout on the dash that shows the oil level?

POST 3Original post

Yes that is exactly what they mean. Porsche advertises that the gauge is accurate enough to replace the dipstick in one of their Cayman publications.

POST 4Original post

doesn't that require a minimum five minute wait with the engine off? and they are saying you should do it every time you fill up? That sounds kind of crazy to me ... I'll be checking it OCCASIONALLY at best. Colm

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