Does the Cayman has a dip stick?

CP · #1 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 01:09 AM

Hi,

I know the 996 and 997 no longer has dip sticks. Does anyone know if the Cayman has a dip stick? If not, is the Porsche oil level indicator working well?

Root of my question is that BMW did away with the dip stick in the E60 M5s, and the electronic gage is a POS and caused a lot of problems for the owners. I'm trying to find out if the Cayman may post similar issue. Thanks for the education.

CP

STLPCA · #2 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 01:34 AM

Pong
No dipstick in the Cayman. There's an electronic self check for oil level same as on the Boxster. From my Boxster owning friends, it's been bulletproof & far easier than checking oil level on our 993s.

**RussK** · #3 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 01:38 AM

I will haev to go back and read the owners manual, I don't recall any mention of how to check the oil level?

Russ

CP · #4 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 01:44 AM

Dan,

Thanks for the info. That makes me feel good. I always had problems reading the oil-level with the 'twisty-dip' in our 993s.

CP

STLPCA · #5 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 01:50 AM

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Dan,

Thanks for the info. That makes me feel good. I always had problems reading the oil-level with the 'twisty-dip' in our 993s.

CP

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**K-Man S** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-07-2005, 04:45 AM

No.

And to answer your other questions I never had a problem with the automatic oil level indicator in my 987S, worked just fine and easy to read.

JDHC7 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 02:34 PM

K
For us anal folks. Any thoughts on a dip stick that could be used to double check the oil level?
Jim

**AZCS** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CP

Does anyone know if the Cayman has a dip stick?

Only dipstick I've seen in the Cayman is the one behind the wheel on February 15th going down I-17.

**KS-CS** · #9 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JDHC7

K
For us anal folks. Any thoughts on a dip stick that could be used to double check the oil level?
Jim

Well, you might be able to tap into the filler tube in the engine compartment somehow, but why? Then, you'd have to remove your engine cover whenever you want to check it.

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Originally Posted by AZCS

Only dipstick I've seen in the Cayman is the one behind the wheel on February 15th going down I-17.

I think you misspelled "dipstick" .

usa35 · #10 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 04:01 PM

This all brings up another question I haven't looked up yet... When my CS comes out of storage, it probably needs a bit of oil. What does Porsche use for stock oil weight? Synthetic right off the bat?

**TX-KmanS** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by usa35

This all brings up another question I haven't looked up yet... When my CS comes out of storage, it probably needs a bit of oil. What does Porsche use for stock oil weight? Synthetic right off the bat?

The cars come with 0-40W mobil one full synthetic. Check your manual for all the other stock fluids that you may want to inquire about.

**KS-CS** · #12 (**permalink**) 02-22-2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by usa35

This all brings up another question I haven't looked up yet... When my CS comes out of storage, it probably needs a bit of oil. What does Porsche use for stock oil weight? Synthetic right off the bat?

The usual recommendation is for Mobil-1 0-40W. However, other synthetics are acceptable; you might check out the following TSB:

Porsche Approved Oils in our Files section.

You might also want to read the following thread on the topic:

Oil, Why only Mobil 1?