Oil Level Gauge - 993
Discussion
When Peter Morgan inspected my 993 he pointed out the the oil level gauge didn't work although the oil level was fine.
When I drove the car home the gauge seemed to show the oil level as fine every time I stopped (on the M25 car park), and then dropped into the red when I accelerated away, which is how I guess the gauge works?
But when I used the car at the weekend the gauge was in the red all the time, parked or moving, when the engine was hot.
Should I get this looked at and fixed or are they 'all like that sir'?
When I drove the car home the gauge seemed to show the oil level as fine every time I stopped (on the M25 car park), and then dropped into the red when I accelerated away, which is how I guess the gauge works?
But when I used the car at the weekend the gauge was in the red all the time, parked or moving, when the engine was hot.
Should I get this looked at and fixed or are they 'all like that sir'?
Personally I wouldn't trust the gauge.
Use the dipstick - the engine must be running, to temperature, car parked on a level surface.
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Use the dipstick - the engine must be running, to temperature, car parked on a level surface.
There is a detailed description here:
www.993faq.com/archives/cat_engine.html#000124
FYI, this site www.993faq.com/ is a mine of useful information, as is www.p-car.com/
Yes I realised that was how it should work.
But sometimes mine seems to show the oil level as okay, and other times it seems to show nothing at all even though I'm using the parked/idle technic.
Just wondered if the gauges are renowned for being unreliable but not worth fixing. Or if I should get it sorted because they are usually reliable and ultra-handy.
But sometimes mine seems to show the oil level as okay, and other times it seems to show nothing at all even though I'm using the parked/idle technic.
Just wondered if the gauges are renowned for being unreliable but not worth fixing. Or if I should get it sorted because they are usually reliable and ultra-handy.
The 993 guages are nowhere near as responsive or useful as the ones on the Sc & 3.2 carreras.
I would check the electrical connections on the senders are clean, slight corrosion can stop a reading showing at the guage. I also find you the car to be hot rather than warm with a good quantity of oil rather than nearer to the lower end of the dipstick scale.
in shortusing the dipstick when is engine hot on flat ground is the only way to get a correct reading.
I would check the electrical connections on the senders are clean, slight corrosion can stop a reading showing at the guage. I also find you the car to be hot rather than warm with a good quantity of oil rather than nearer to the lower end of the dipstick scale.
in shortusing the dipstick when is engine hot on flat ground is the only way to get a correct reading.
A993LAD said:
Right I'll check the dipstick then.
As it's just been serviced at my local (and completely crap) OPC I'm terrified that the gauge might be completely accurate and the engine might contain absolutely no oil whatsoever!!!!
I find that the engine needs to be REALLY hot before you get a proper oil level reading. If the engine isn't hot enough, you get an artificially low reading on the guage. You can damage these engines by over filling them with oil. You basically want the engine oil half way to 2/3 up the dipstick when the engine is red hot. In my car, the oil guage is acurate once the engine oil is up to temp, otherwise it under reads......this might be what you is happening to you, don't over fill the car.....it might be that you have enough oil in there already.
The key is that the engine must be warm enough for the oil thermostat to have opened.
You can tell when this happens by looking at the oil temperature gauge; when the thermostat opens the oil temp will fall rapidly.
If you are stationary on the level with the engine ticking over when this happens, you will also see the oil level gauge going up at the same time.
As mentioned above, anything less that about 15 minutes normal driving is unlikely to get the thermostat open, and therefore an accurate reading on the level gauge.
Cheers
Andy
You can tell when this happens by looking at the oil temperature gauge; when the thermostat opens the oil temp will fall rapidly.
If you are stationary on the level with the engine ticking over when this happens, you will also see the oil level gauge going up at the same time.
As mentioned above, anything less that about 15 minutes normal driving is unlikely to get the thermostat open, and therefore an accurate reading on the level gauge.
Cheers
Andy
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