Morpheus Posted 18February, 2019 Report Share Posted 18February, 2019 Morning all. Not looking to open a can of worms but keen to hear what oil you run in your car. Context to this is, like some other things I had expected were completed prior to delivery of my 996 C2, some short cuts were taken which I’m only now discovering. Have just looked back at the documents of work done to the car and can see the mechanic put in 5w30 engine oil, which to me does not sound right - I don’t even put that in my GTI... From what I can see the oil that SHOULD have been used is the 0w40 or 5w40 spec in the A40 list. Sound right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted 18February, 2019 Report Share Posted 18February, 2019 Correct. I'd run Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40. Meets all the important specs like A3/B4 plus A40, is relatively cheap and readily available from Repco and Supercheap. Morpheus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 18February, 2019 Report Share Posted 18February, 2019 I've run Motul 5w-40 for the last few years on the recommendation of my mechanic who runs Motul in a number of track / road rally cars - Porsches and other breeds. It is my understanding they have several versions of each of their oil grades, with one that meets the Porsche factory specs. Morpheus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avon Posted 19February, 2019 Report Share Posted 19February, 2019 Drain it out. Especially as its still summer. I've never seen 5w-30 recommended by...anyone - especially in Australia. Maybe ok in Sweden. Jump on the Shell / Castrol / Mobil etc oil selectors for Australia on their websites and they will all recommend something with a minimum of 40 on the end. I've run Mobil 1 0w-40, Shell Helix Ultra 5w-40 and currently Mobil 1 5w-50 and cannot detect any difference between them. Morpheus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted 20February, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 20February, 2019 Thanks guys. Sounds like I’ll have to drain it out this weekend. Just kicking myself I didn’t check it earlier... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter M Posted 20February, 2019 Report Share Posted 20February, 2019 I notice Penrite HPR5 is on special at Supercheap for the next couple of weeks for 44 bucks for 6 litres. Morpheus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted 20February, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 20February, 2019 Good find @Peter M . I was on their website yesterday and didn’t see the 6L special. Good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffy Posted 20February, 2019 Report Share Posted 20February, 2019 I have used Castrol edge 5w-40 without any issues so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted 8March, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 8March, 2019 Got around to changing the oil. My god... I reckon over ten litres came out and it looked pretty dark. Not good, given I had only put something like 1000 kilometres on it. 😳😳😳 Anyway has some nice 5w-40 Penrite in her now! https://www.instagram.com/p/ButFK06Dtmv/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=77kn93gsp33r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokiou Posted 15March, 2019 Report Share Posted 15March, 2019 liqui-moly 5w-40 911CSR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyoul Posted 18March, 2019 Report Share Posted 18March, 2019 On 08/03/2019 at 21:58, Morpheus said: Got around to changing the oil. My god... I reckon over ten litres came out and it looked pretty dark. Not good, given I had only put something like 1000 kilometres on it. 😳😳😳 Anyway has some nice 5w-40 Penrite in her now! https://www.instagram.com/p/ButFK06Dtmv/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=77kn93gsp33r I think that pic has helped me decide on my numberplate choice for Ken 👍 Morpheus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl888 Posted 26March, 2019 Report Share Posted 26March, 2019 On 19/02/2019 at 07:15, Morpheus said: Morning all. Not looking to open a can of worms but keen to hear what oil you run in your car. Context to this is, like some other things I had expected were completed prior to delivery of my 996 C2, some short cuts were taken which I’m only now discovering. Have just looked back at the documents of work done to the car and can see the mechanic put in 5w30 engine oil, which to me does not sound right - I don’t even put that in my GTI... From what I can see the oil that SHOULD have been used is the 0w40 or 5w40 spec in the A40 list. Sound right? 0W-40 Mobil 1 is the factory recommendation, I'd be trusting those Porsche engineers who suggested it since they've done the development for you. The other way to do it would be to try the others and have an oil analysis done and compare. Anything else without hard data is pure speculation as to its superiority. No issue with the 30 oil BTW from a viscosity perspective, as long as you can maintain the recommended oil pressure with that weight oil. Some cars these days are filled ex factory with a 0W-20. Morpheus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Posted 10May, 2021 Report Share Posted 10May, 2021 On 26/03/2019 at 18:17, carl888 said: 0W-40 Mobil 1 is the factory recommendation, I'd be trusting those Porsche engineers who suggested it since they've done the development for you. The other way to do it would be to try the others and have an oil analysis done and compare. Anything else without hard data is pure speculation as to its superiority. No issue with the 30 oil BTW from a viscosity perspective, as long as you can maintain the recommended oil pressure with that weight oil. Some cars these days are filled ex factory with a 0W-20. Just had my 80,000km/2 year service by Porsche Townsville and they used Castrol Edge 5W-40 A3, was expecting Mobil 1. They did not mention what oil they were going to use. Interestingly, quantity was 7.5 litres, price was $81.80 ex GST. Looking through old invoices from PO, Autohaus charged him $183.00 and used 8.5 litres for Mobil 1 and another service only used 8 litres. Invoice from PC Willoughby in 2009, $225.00 for Mobil 1 (no quantity). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
911CSR Posted 10May, 2021 Report Share Posted 10May, 2021 Age and mile play a part in the needs of the car. On the recommendation of Autohaus I went with a 5W-40, they even said a 10W-40 would be OK if mileage high and its pushed hard. I'm running Liqui Moly 5W-40 Molygen... Nugget 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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