For questions about the oil filter specifically, check this video out with in detail step by step explanations. ua-cam.com/video/eums9y2mGTk/v-deo.htmlsi=GtnwdfXTcItjL5E0
The oil level measures only when the engine is up to a certain temp minimum 90 degrees celcius or about 200-210 Fahrenheit. After it gets up to temp it takes 120 seconds to give you the reading. Also that measurement it shows the margin is within half a quart it’s not like a regular dip stick where the margin from min to max is a full quart so please be very careful when trying to get it perfect. Last thing the sensor is very sensitive and if you drive the car very hard for long if you’re dead exactly at max the heat will make the oil expand a bit and throw an overfilled light so my best recommendation is that when that bar is 3/4 of the way leave it alone and don’t top it up as you’re leaving a great amount of room for heat expansion.
Ur right about the heat expansion definitely. I wouldn’t go to the tip top max for that reason. 3/4 is about right and that’s about where I left mine. Maybe slightly higher but definitely not touching the top line. In my experience I did get the car up to temp and definitely gave it at least 120 seconds to give me a reading. I was still unable to get anything to come up. Also I read the owners manual and it said that the margin area was 1 quart from the bottom to the top. Maybe your car is different from mine but I got that out of my owners manual. Thanks for your comment, that was some useful information!
@@allenstevens Quite honestly the sensor does take forever to read on the 718s, personally I don’t drive the car and let it warm up while idling it might take long but every minute it so hold the engine at about 2k-2.5k rpm for 10 seconds it will speed up the warm up process, it should read oil once you do that and let it sit for a bit at proper temp. The sensor is almost as bad as the 2nd gen Cayannes and 1st gen Panamera. The owners manual says 1 quart but I’ve personally found it to be actually within half. You’re better off having to add then take oil out from the car with all the covers and where they located the oil filter on the 4 cylinders. Glad to hear the info was useful just trying to help out people think these cars are terrible and scary to work on but as long as you pay attention to little details like this working on them becomes real easy.
The oil level check changed with the generation. The 986 (Boxster) had an old fashion dipstick and when the 987 Cayman Boxster gen 1 (2006) came out the dipstick was gone, but the oil could be measured with the engine cold, ignition switch on. I have a 2010 987.2 Cayman S which had the new (2009) MA1/9A1 engine and the oil had to be up to temperature to get a measurement and you could be sitting in the driveway or driving down the road. Pretty sure the 981 gen is the same due to same engine and yours works similar, but you have a multi information gage and can see oil pressure and temperature. The 987 of both gens have a RH gage displaying water temp, fuel level and a clock. I'd have to retrofit the 997.2 911 gages to get the oil pressure and oil temperature in the 5 pod cluster, as the computer reads those values in my Cayman. I use the Durametric Diagnostic Tool Enthusiast Version (3 car limit).
Dude I know I’m sorry maybe next time when I’m changing the filter I’ll make a updated video if I find a better way to do it. There wasn’t a easy way, I took the driver side rear wheel off and I was just barely able to grab hold of it with the wrench and it would barely turn. When I finally got it off I had oil spilling everywhere all over my parts. Truly a pain in the a**.
Great video. I’ve a 2022 718 S (599 miles) so not really for an oil change yet. Just a quick question - what was the source of the excess oil on the pans underneath the car? Thanks!
So when I filled up the oil I used a smaller funnel. Between the black oil cap and the yellow plastic there is a small gap that is almost impossible to see. I think when I filled up the oil last time I filled the funnel too much too fast and it over filled into that crack without me noticing it. That’s why this time I used a funnel with a longer nozzle so that I can see that gap and know it’s not going into it. I hope I explained it good enough. Don’t be afraid to ask for more detail if that didn’t make any sense.
So it wasn’t from underneath the car, it was from me overfilling it from the top of the car and it dripped down to the pan from there. Also congrats on the new car! Drive safe and I hope you enjoy.
What is the inspection now wrench 🔧 thing about when you start the Porsche. Is that a service interval warning light ? My 2018 Cayman 718 had it when I bought the car and I can’t clear the code
Yeah that’s a service interval thing. You’ll either have to take it to Porsche or buy something similar to the code reader I showed at the end to clear the code. I just plugged into the OBD II port and cleared the code and it went away. I could even set the date for the next time it will pop up.
Thanks! I honestly forget where I bought them from now, sorry but, I looked up “Porsche jack pad” and found a few results. I was worried about using the rubber blocks only because the jack points seemed too narrow for using just the rubber blocks. I was afraid I would crush something because it looked like it was going to put pressure in places not meant for pressure. In my opinion I felt like the safer option was to buy the pads and place the rubber blocks under that. Hope this helps!
awesome vid bro! highly recomend removing the leveling sensor arm then you'll be able to get the filter off. any time you change the oil change the filter as well👍
Thank you. Also yes that’s a good recommendation about the sensor arm! I will make sure I do that next time, for some reason taking off that sensor arm didn’t even cross my mind. Also yes, usually I would change the filter every time but this was a special case, it had very few miles. I changed the oil just because of how long it had been, not because I reached the mileage. It seemed redundant to change out with so few miles using that filter. This year’s spring change will definitely get a new filter though!
@allenstevens I have a video bro I'm editing right now. I just did my oil change today and I remember getting a request to show how to remove or disconnect that leveling sensor. Stay tune
Glad that you used full synthetic oil 😁 You did it just perfectly. Well done. Sold my 718T yesterday. I m a happy new owner of a C7 Z06 (only 4000 km) and it s a Carbon 65, very rare over here in Belgium. Damn this car looks so exotic and it s a beast! Those 660 HP are not fake! Never seen one in Belgium actually. The only Chevy I ve seen here is a Camaro SS! I ll continue to follow your adventure tho. Take care.
Woahh a Z06 is fairly uncommon even here in Kentucky and that's where the corvette factory is!! That's such a cool car I've only seen a couple here, it must be almost impossible to find in Belgium. Glad to hear you'll still stick around, Im always excited to hear what you have to say on my videos. Congratulations on the new Z06. Maybe post some videos to share of it I would definitely love to hear your thoughts. 660 HP takes some throttle discipline for sure. Drive safe and once again congrats on the beast of a car!
“Made in Germany, made in Germany, made in Germany…” umm, there’s the oil filter way back there… What’s the fascination with German design and engineering? If you’re spilling oil all over the car’s under tray, that doesn’t sound like good engineering to me. How much oil did not make it into the crankcase last time?? If you want something self-serviceable and affordable to maintain, what the hell are you thinking in buying a Porsche? To justify not changing an oil filter because you’ve ‘only’ put on 3000 miles since your last oil change is absurd - when are you going to have the energy and gumption to actually change the filter? You even admit that it was 3000 “hard miles.” Reusing a crush washer? Crush washers are engineered to ‘crush.’ Once. What is your reasoning for sanding the crush washer? If your car is something so revered why would you want to cut corners with the maintenance, and then have documented proof of lax maintenance? A car with no dipstick. Is that sound engineering? If you’re looking for something that is cheap and easy to maintain, and will get you from A to B without a computer telling you (or not) that you’re low on oil maybe stick with a Japanese car (Mazda MX-5?) - I saw a Lexus and a Corolla in the background… How much did the hydraulic lift, Race Ramps, and OBD scanner cost? The resale value of your Porsche (or any “premium” car) plummets when not properly maintained, so maybe the dealerships $700 oil change isn’t so bad after all. I feel like an old curmudgeon right about now.
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate you watching my video. I will answer all your questions in numbered order. 1. My fascination with German engineering is that it is a foreign design. I live in America and don't see many cars with genuine German engineering. Many are German companies but assembled elsewhere in a cheaper country. 2. My spilling oil into my undertray was a user error, and I wasn't being careful to not spill any oil. That's my fault, not necessarily the engineering of the car. The last time I had maybe, at most, 1/4 quart that did not make it into the crankcase, but no big deal. 3. I never said I wanted a car that was self-serviceable and easy to maintain. I have a Toyota Rav4 for that. This isn't my only car, and this car only comes out in perfect road conditions. No salt, no rain ever. When shopping for this car, serviceable and affordable to maintain was not even considered. 4. I did not change the filter at 3000 miles on it because this is not my everyday driver. It would probably take another year, if not more, before I reach the appropriate mileage to even require changing the filter. By then, I will be changing the oil once more, and that is when I will change the filter, and it will definitely still be under the recommended mileage when I change both oil and filter next. 5. Reusing a crush washer was because I didn't have a replacement washer to put in place. I even said in the video this isn't the recommended way to do this, so I am not encouraging it, and the risk is all upon me. The crush washers work by crushing the edges of the washer to ensure a perfect seal with no leaks. The reason for sanding it down is to sand down the bits that have not been crushed to create a flat washer again. At that point, the crush washer will work again correctly without any leaks. A crush washer is only meant to be used once, but sanding it is one way to extend the washer's life to be used one more time. I wouldn't do it a third time, though. In a perfect world, I would've had another crush washer to replace it, but knowing it would take a few days, I went ahead and sanded down the one I already had. It will and has been working just fine with no leaks. 6. I don't think my maintenance is lax at all, and just because it wasn't done by Porsche Tech doesn't mean it is subpar. I know everything was done correctly, and the oil and filter have been changed before the recommended mileage and date, so I've maintained the car in more frequent intervals than Porsche recommends. 7. this car has no dipstick because of the location of the engine being the center of the car. Unless you start taking apart the interior, there isn't easy access to the top of the engine. You can call that lax engineering, but in my eyes, there is no reason to place a dipstick in a location nobody will go through the effort of accessing. 8. I never said I was looking for something cheap and easy to maintain without a computer telling me I'm low on oil. That is what my Rav4 is for. In my household, we have 5 Japanese cars, 3 Toyotas, 1 Lexus, and 1 Subaru, and they are all used for reliable A to B transportation and affordable maintenance. All of our second cars are Toyota/Lexus for that exact reason. Except for the WRX STI, hehe. A bunch of work was put into that one waiting for piston 4 to shoot out! Lol 9. The hydraulic lift, race ramps, and OBDII scanner cost around $2500. Sounds expensive, but we have 8 cars in my household, and the tools can be used interchangeably, so it's not a waste of money just for the Porsche. We use them for our other cars too. 10. This Porsche is my first car. I grew up in a car-people family and was fortunate enough to obtain this beautiful car at 16 in 2019. I take care of it with pride, and this thing is basically everything to me. There is nothing that could ever make me want to sell this car. Even if the engine blows, I'm keeping the chassis forever. What I do to the car is not aimed toward a good resell value. It is purely for my enjoyment. If I planned on selling the car after owning it for 2 or 3 years, you're right. I would definitely pay the $700 for an oil change to keep service records. But with no resell in sight, I'm not worried at all about the resell value of the car, and that is why I did it myself. I also think it's fun. I get underneath my car, see all the components, and learn about my car. It's purely for my own enjoyment, and I made this video for those wanting to go through a similar process as me. Not for those who are looking for optimal resell value. Don't feel like an old curmudgeon! To be honest, I thought you were at first, though. But the more I read, I think you are just curious as to why I do the things I do and why I did them the way I did. I think you were just curious, and I don't take your harsh criticisms personally. Hopefully, my reply helped you understand where I'm coming from as someone not worried about affordability, reliability, and resell value. Thanks for commenting on my video, and I hope to hear back from you to tell me your thoughts on my reasonings. Have a great rest of your day!
Hahah you might not be true car guy then😛 I’m just kidding, I definitely get it. I love it, and yes it’s a nightmare. But after doing it a few times I get better and better at it each time and I enjoy the process. But to each to their own I know I’m weird for liking this stuff lol
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For questions about the oil filter specifically, check this video out with in detail step by step explanations. ua-cam.com/video/eums9y2mGTk/v-deo.htmlsi=GtnwdfXTcItjL5E0
The oil level measures only when the engine is up to a certain temp minimum 90 degrees celcius or about 200-210 Fahrenheit. After it gets up to temp it takes 120 seconds to give you the reading. Also that measurement it shows the margin is within half a quart it’s not like a regular dip stick where the margin from min to max is a full quart so please be very careful when trying to get it perfect. Last thing the sensor is very sensitive and if you drive the car very hard for long if you’re dead exactly at max the heat will make the oil expand a bit and throw an overfilled light so my best recommendation is that when that bar is 3/4 of the way leave it alone and don’t top it up as you’re leaving a great amount of room for heat expansion.
Ur right about the heat expansion definitely. I wouldn’t go to the tip top max for that reason. 3/4 is about right and that’s about where I left mine. Maybe slightly higher but definitely not touching the top line. In my experience I did get the car up to temp and definitely gave it at least 120 seconds to give me a reading. I was still unable to get anything to come up. Also I read the owners manual and it said that the margin area was 1 quart from the bottom to the top. Maybe your car is different from mine but I got that out of my owners manual. Thanks for your comment, that was some useful information!
@@allenstevens Quite honestly the sensor does take forever to read on the 718s, personally I don’t drive the car and let it warm up while idling it might take long but every minute it so hold the engine at about 2k-2.5k rpm for 10 seconds it will speed up the warm up process, it should read oil once you do that and let it sit for a bit at proper temp. The sensor is almost as bad as the 2nd gen Cayannes and 1st gen Panamera. The owners manual says 1 quart but I’ve personally found it to be actually within half. You’re better off having to add then take oil out from the car with all the covers and where they located the oil filter on the 4 cylinders. Glad to hear the info was useful just trying to help out people think these cars are terrible and scary to work on but as long as you pay attention to little details like this working on them becomes real easy.
The oil level check changed with the generation. The 986 (Boxster) had an old fashion dipstick and when the 987 Cayman Boxster gen 1 (2006) came out the dipstick was gone, but the oil could be measured with the engine cold, ignition switch on. I have a 2010 987.2 Cayman S which had the new (2009) MA1/9A1 engine and the oil had to be up to temperature to get a measurement and you could be sitting in the driveway or driving down the road. Pretty sure the 981 gen is the same due to same engine and yours works similar, but you have a multi information gage and can see oil pressure and temperature. The 987 of both gens have a RH gage displaying water temp, fuel level and a clock. I'd have to retrofit the 997.2 911 gages to get the oil pressure and oil temperature in the 5 pod cluster, as the computer reads those values in my Cayman. I use the Durametric Diagnostic Tool Enthusiast Version (3 car limit).
REALLY WOULD'VE HELPED TO SEE THAT FILTER COME OUT
Dude I know I’m sorry maybe next time when I’m changing the filter I’ll make a updated video if I find a better way to do it. There wasn’t a easy way, I took the driver side rear wheel off and I was just barely able to grab hold of it with the wrench and it would barely turn. When I finally got it off I had oil spilling everywhere all over my parts. Truly a pain in the a**.
Look here for full oil and filter change: Oil & Filter Change - 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman S
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Great video. I’ve a 2022 718 S (599 miles) so not really for an oil change yet. Just a quick question - what was the source of the excess oil on the pans underneath the car? Thanks!
So when I filled up the oil I used a smaller funnel. Between the black oil cap and the yellow plastic there is a small gap that is almost impossible to see. I think when I filled up the oil last time I filled the funnel too much too fast and it over filled into that crack without me noticing it. That’s why this time I used a funnel with a longer nozzle so that I can see that gap and know it’s not going into it. I hope I explained it good enough. Don’t be afraid to ask for more detail if that didn’t make any sense.
So it wasn’t from underneath the car, it was from me overfilling it from the top of the car and it dripped down to the pan from there. Also congrats on the new car! Drive safe and I hope you enjoy.
@@allenstevens ah. I heard you warn about the gap in the video. Didn’t realize the overflow was the result. Thanks!
What is the inspection now wrench 🔧 thing about when you start the Porsche. Is that a service interval warning light ? My 2018 Cayman 718 had it when I bought the car and I can’t clear the code
Yeah that’s a service interval thing. You’ll either have to take it to Porsche or buy something similar to the code reader I showed at the end to clear the code. I just plugged into the OBD II port and cleared the code and it went away. I could even set the date for the next time it will pop up.
Nice vid, where did you get the pucks from? Do you think the rubber stands that come with the quickjack would work without the pucks?
Thanks! I honestly forget where I bought them from now, sorry but, I looked up “Porsche jack pad” and found a few results. I was worried about using the rubber blocks only because the jack points seemed too narrow for using just the rubber blocks. I was afraid I would crush something because it looked like it was going to put pressure in places not meant for pressure. In my opinion I felt like the safer option was to buy the pads and place the rubber blocks under that. Hope this helps!
@@allenstevens Gotcha, that definitely helps! Thanks!
You’re welcome!
awesome vid bro! highly recomend removing the leveling sensor arm then you'll be able to get the filter off. any time you change the oil change the filter as well👍
Thank you. Also yes that’s a good recommendation about the sensor arm! I will make sure I do that next time, for some reason taking off that sensor arm didn’t even cross my mind. Also yes, usually I would change the filter every time but this was a special case, it had very few miles. I changed the oil just because of how long it had been, not because I reached the mileage. It seemed redundant to change out with so few miles using that filter. This year’s spring change will definitely get a new filter though!
@allenstevens I have a video bro I'm editing right now. I just did my oil change today and I remember getting a request to show how to remove or disconnect that leveling sensor. Stay tune
Glad that you used full synthetic oil 😁
You did it just perfectly. Well done.
Sold my 718T yesterday. I m a happy new owner of a C7 Z06 (only 4000 km) and it s a Carbon 65, very rare over here in Belgium. Damn this car looks so exotic and it s a beast! Those 660 HP are not fake! Never seen one in Belgium actually. The only Chevy I ve seen here is a Camaro SS! I ll continue to follow your adventure tho. Take care.
Woahh a Z06 is fairly uncommon even here in Kentucky and that's where the corvette factory is!! That's such a cool car I've only seen a couple here, it must be almost impossible to find in Belgium. Glad to hear you'll still stick around, Im always excited to hear what you have to say on my videos. Congratulations on the new Z06. Maybe post some videos to share of it I would definitely love to hear your thoughts. 660 HP takes some throttle discipline for sure. Drive safe and once again congrats on the beast of a car!
Great video thanks
Thank you for taking the time to comment. You’re welcome
how much is the OBD reader and link?
Very nice funnel !!! vintage one isnt'?? thanks for your vidéo, nice car !
Yupp vintage funnel! Thank you very much.
800 usd. What about the carrera?
“Made in Germany, made in Germany, made in Germany…” umm, there’s the oil filter way back there… What’s the fascination with German design and engineering? If you’re spilling oil all over the car’s under tray, that doesn’t sound like good engineering to me. How much oil did not make it into the crankcase last time??
If you want something self-serviceable and affordable to maintain, what the hell are you thinking in buying a Porsche?
To justify not changing an oil filter because you’ve ‘only’ put on 3000 miles since your last oil change is absurd - when are you going to have the energy and gumption to actually change the filter? You even admit that it was 3000 “hard miles.”
Reusing a crush washer? Crush washers are engineered to ‘crush.’ Once.
What is your reasoning for sanding the crush washer?
If your car is something so revered why would you want to cut corners with the maintenance, and then have documented proof of lax maintenance?
A car with no dipstick. Is that sound engineering?
If you’re looking for something that is cheap and easy to maintain, and will get you from A to B without a computer telling you (or not) that you’re low on oil maybe stick with a Japanese car (Mazda MX-5?) - I saw a Lexus and a Corolla in the background…
How much did the hydraulic lift, Race Ramps, and OBD scanner cost?
The resale value of your Porsche (or any “premium” car) plummets when not properly maintained, so maybe the dealerships $700 oil change isn’t so bad after all.
I feel like an old curmudgeon right about now.
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate you watching my video. I will answer all your questions in numbered order.
1. My fascination with German engineering is that it is a foreign design. I live in America and don't see many cars with genuine German engineering. Many are German companies but assembled elsewhere in a cheaper country.
2. My spilling oil into my undertray was a user error, and I wasn't being careful to not spill any oil. That's my fault, not necessarily the engineering of the car. The last time I had maybe, at most, 1/4 quart that did not make it into the crankcase, but no big deal.
3. I never said I wanted a car that was self-serviceable and easy to maintain. I have a Toyota Rav4 for that. This isn't my only car, and this car only comes out in perfect road conditions. No salt, no rain ever. When shopping for this car, serviceable and affordable to maintain was not even considered.
4. I did not change the filter at 3000 miles on it because this is not my everyday driver. It would probably take another year, if not more, before I reach the appropriate mileage to even require changing the filter. By then, I will be changing the oil once more, and that is when I will change the filter, and it will definitely still be under the recommended mileage when I change both oil and filter next.
5. Reusing a crush washer was because I didn't have a replacement washer to put in place. I even said in the video this isn't the recommended way to do this, so I am not encouraging it, and the risk is all upon me. The crush washers work by crushing the edges of the washer to ensure a perfect seal with no leaks. The reason for sanding it down is to sand down the bits that have not been crushed to create a flat washer again. At that point, the crush washer will work again correctly without any leaks. A crush washer is only meant to be used once, but sanding it is one way to extend the washer's life to be used one more time. I wouldn't do it a third time, though. In a perfect world, I would've had another crush washer to replace it, but knowing it would take a few days, I went ahead and sanded down the one I already had. It will and has been working just fine with no leaks.
6. I don't think my maintenance is lax at all, and just because it wasn't done by Porsche Tech doesn't mean it is subpar. I know everything was done correctly, and the oil and filter have been changed before the recommended mileage and date, so I've maintained the car in more frequent intervals than Porsche recommends.
7. this car has no dipstick because of the location of the engine being the center of the car. Unless you start taking apart the interior, there isn't easy access to the top of the engine. You can call that lax engineering, but in my eyes, there is no reason to place a dipstick in a location nobody will go through the effort of accessing.
8. I never said I was looking for something cheap and easy to maintain without a computer telling me I'm low on oil. That is what my Rav4 is for. In my household, we have 5 Japanese cars, 3 Toyotas, 1 Lexus, and 1 Subaru, and they are all used for reliable A to B transportation and affordable maintenance. All of our second cars are Toyota/Lexus for that exact reason. Except for the WRX STI, hehe. A bunch of work was put into that one waiting for piston 4 to shoot out! Lol
9. The hydraulic lift, race ramps, and OBDII scanner cost around $2500. Sounds expensive, but we have 8 cars in my household, and the tools can be used interchangeably, so it's not a waste of money just for the Porsche. We use them for our other cars too.
10. This Porsche is my first car. I grew up in a car-people family and was fortunate enough to obtain this beautiful car at 16 in 2019. I take care of it with pride, and this thing is basically everything to me. There is nothing that could ever make me want to sell this car. Even if the engine blows, I'm keeping the chassis forever. What I do to the car is not aimed toward a good resell value. It is purely for my enjoyment. If I planned on selling the car after owning it for 2 or 3 years, you're right. I would definitely pay the $700 for an oil change to keep service records. But with no resell in sight, I'm not worried at all about the resell value of the car, and that is why I did it myself. I also think it's fun. I get underneath my car, see all the components, and learn about my car. It's purely for my own enjoyment, and I made this video for those wanting to go through a similar process as me. Not for those who are looking for optimal resell value.
Don't feel like an old curmudgeon! To be honest, I thought you were at first, though. But the more I read, I think you are just curious as to why I do the things I do and why I did them the way I did. I think you were just curious, and I don't take your harsh criticisms personally. Hopefully, my reply helped you understand where I'm coming from as someone not worried about affordability, reliability, and resell value.
Thanks for commenting on my video, and I hope to hear back from you to tell me your thoughts on my reasonings. Have a great rest of your day!
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Stressing me out that you’re not using backup jack stands.
If I stop posting we know what happened to me
This is the type of stuff that turns me off getting a car even though I like it. That oil change looks like a nightmare especially with that filter.
Hahah you might not be true car guy then😛 I’m just kidding, I definitely get it. I love it, and yes it’s a nightmare. But after doing it a few times I get better and better at it each time and I enjoy the process. But to each to their own I know I’m weird for liking this stuff lol
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Mid engine designs, especially those from Porsche are an absolute fucking nightmare to service.
I can’t argue with that one…
But .....so much pure utter performance.
I’m ur biggest fan pls notice me can we hangout
I notice u, we hang out all the time homie. Post more cheer vids