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Originally Posted by unclebilly

What idiot at Porsche thought getting rid of engine oil dipsticks was a good idea?

And you have to drive for 10 minutes to get the oil level to display…

This is nearly as bad as automatic transmissions you fill from below the pan…

Why? Just why?

Yep, one of my minor pet peeves with my car. My '08 Boxster S is a 3.4. If it was a 3.2L, the spot for the dipstick is still in the block and I could retrofit. If it was a 2.9L (non-S) I could retrofit. But my understanding is that my 3.4 L never had the hole drilled. What's really irritating is that when the motors hot, you've got to wait 5 mins to test, and it doesn't take 5 mins to get gas no matter how low you run it. So it's not like it's convenient to check when getting gas.