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Engine surging/hunting after oil change?

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I changed oil + filter on my 97 boxster with all of 33K miles.  Used Mobil 1 0w40 (as always) and a Mann filter.

Ran fine for the first 5-6 miles then engine would surge from about 300 RPM to about 1200  RPM at idle...Thing is, it would do this randomly.  Sometimes it would idle smooth at about 500 RPM, then other times it would get into surge mode.  I can't determine what causes it to go into surge or out of surge.   During the course of my 8 mile commute to work, roughly 50% of the time it would idle fine when at a stop sigh/light,  the other 50% it goes into this surge/hunt mode.

I checked the oil level and noticed it is slightly overfilled.  I can't believe overfilling would cause this behavior. 

To change the oil, I backed it up onto ramps, the jacked up the front end and put the front corners on jack stands.  The car was level.

Any suggestions as to the problem?  How to troubleshoot?  coincidence or related to oil change?   Very strange...

Thanks

J

 

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