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Usually I run the oil level check the first time I start the car in the morning - it reads fast.

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after sitting over night, typically is only a few seconds to update/check, worth doing before start up

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after sitting over night, typically is only a few seconds to update/check, worth doing before start up

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From day to day use I rely on the dash gauge before cold start, taking into account that car needs to be good leveled.

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after sitting over night, typically is only a few seconds to update/check, worth doing before start up

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Usually I run the oil level check the first time I start the car in the morning - it reads fast.

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From day to day use I rely on the dash gauge before cold start, taking into account that car needs to be good leveled.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I learned on this thread recently that one can see the oil level on the dash by simply rolling the key forward to the point just before starter crank. Previously I thought one only saw that oil level indication upon a fuel fill. Happy to find out about this. What I've recently noticed, however, is that the countdown timer on my '99 996 seems to start at a random point each time. Yesterday it started with 6+ minutes on the countdown timer. This morning it started just under 30 seconds. Is this randomness known/expected, or do I have some strange ghosts in my machine?

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normal, it's based on time since last shutdown vs engine temp...figures out correct drain down time to get a correct level

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Usually I run the oil level check the first time I start the car in the morning - it reads fast. After that I don’t check again until the next day. At least on my car the oil level indicator has been pretty close to the dipstick, so call me impressed with the system for the age of the car. Daryll

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I am also seeing tight agreement between dash and stick.

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Also pretty good match of readings from stick and dash, irrespective when measured; stone cold or hot, quick after shutdown or some longer interval ... From day to day use I rely on the dash gauge before cold start, taking into account that car needs to be good leveled. Every now and then after doing the dash check I do the correct quality control and verify what the stick reads.

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Quotes source post: 16349120

and I'll add, that's for the wet sump/m96/m97 cars... for dry sump GT2/GT3/Turbo 996/997 you measure while fully up to temp with engine running. after sitting over night, typically is only a few seconds to update/check, worth doing before start up

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Quotes source post: 16349770

Just like air cooled

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