The druck press or oil pressure fluctuates with the speed of your engine because the oil pump is driven off the crankshaft. Faster engine speed should equal higher oil pressure. This is why you will find references to 1 bar per 1000 RPM as a rough wag. The overall pressure will drop slightly as the engine temp increases.

There are two locations for paint codes. If it's a standard Porsche color, the paint code will be stamped on the door post on the driver's side.

If it's a "custom" color, or two stage paint then Wil is correct, the code will be on a metal plate under the carpet in the front trunk on the left hand side. It will have the paint name like "dunkelblau" written out, rather than in a numeric code.

Nice color, very very nice!!

The leather sport seats can be re-colored easily. Get a can of "Renu" leather spray on paint. It works very very well and is a dead match for the navy blue interior. Carefully mask off the black plastic and make sure the leather is clean and dry.

I have to add a correction.

The stuff I used to recolor my leather sport seats is called "Nu Life" color spray. It dries in less than 5 mins, lasts a long time, won't flake off, etc. It's an exact match for the Porsche Navy Blue, and is what I would use on your seats if it was my car.

If there are special paint remarks from the factory, they will be located on the front door hinge post on the drivers side. Mine says that the paint is a 2 stage enamel.

You don't need the paint code for any repaint jobs. Most high quality shops will be able to repaint any body panel, any mirror, bumper etc by matching the original with a computer color eye. They will blend the old paint with the new, rather than "spot paint" the damaged area. Be sure they use the blending technique. The computer will mix up it's own paint recipe from scanning your existing paint. It's a good idea to ask your body shop to make an extra quart, and keep it in a good quality airtight container. It will last about 9 months in dry weather. If you want any more work done later, the color matched paint can be used for a top coat. You never know when you'll need to have a body panel repainted.

It appears there is too much oil in the car. To confirm a question from an earlier post, the temp is fine, it does stay around mid range once warmed up. It is the oil guage that stays pretty much at the top when warm.

Question: Is this so bad that I should change the oil and only make sure the right amount is in it or can I drive it until it burns or leaks enough so it is at a normal level?

This picture is at idle when I was changing the oil: EDIT: not 'changing', 'checking'

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This picture is of the stick. The small arrows show the marks where the oil should be between, right? The large arrow is where the oil was at today. I wiped and reinserted to check about 3 times.

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In case you haven't read previous posts, I purchased the car around May from a dealer and I know they changed the oil when they had it. It leaks very slowly, only a couple of drops a day. Someone suggested it may have been overfilled.

Thanks to everyone who has helped me out so far including info on oil, temp, the seats, paint work, and all. I really appreciate it.

My suggestion is to drain a quart out, then re-check. Too much oil can cause problems too, although the oil relief should prevent serious engine damage. I'd go ahead and drain a little out cold, because it's too hard to put the drain plug back in when the oil is scalding hot.

The 3.2 engine should be bone dry, as in no oil leaks at all.

Great find. I don't think you could have done any better buying your first Porsche. It took me several trys (3) before I learned how to buy a nice one. If only there had been an internet back then.

86' is my favorite year Carrera because it has bigger anti-roll bars than the earlier 84'-85' Carreras and it has the 915 which makes the car lighter than the 87'-89' cars.

I love the color too.

The dealer diffinently overfilled your car. Bummer because that beautiful motor is going to get dirty now because oil is a real dirt magnet. Maybe someone could suggest the best way to clean the oil off the motor. Simple Green works well but if you don't get it rinsed off really well the Simple Green will etch the paint and aluminum. Maybe just a steam clean would be the best way?

Here's what I would do to get the oil level correct. It looks like your close to 2 quarts overfilled.

Buy a large drain pan. (atleast 15 qts. anything smaller and you could be running for buckets. These cars hold 11 to 13 qts.) Pep Boys (ducking) has a drain pan that has a snout on the side for pouring the oil out.

Clean the area around the drain plug thoroughly so you don't get any dirt in the oil you drain. Now drain several quarts of oil into the pan and replace the plug. Now pour and measure out two quarts from the pan. Pour the remaining oil back into the oil tank.

You've now removed a total of two quarts from your car and should be in the ball park. If your a little low you can add some more.