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Both oil filters came back CLEAN after thorough inspection - no debris of any sort.
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A clean bill of health!
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Replace oil

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I went to my dad's garage to change the oil on my '04 (as I still don't have a jack or stands in my garage), and also take care of my mom's '06 since I was there.
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Replace we went

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This change we went with Castrol Syntec 0w40 with the ZDDP additive.
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Use mobil 1 10w40

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Both have been using Mobil 1 10w40 with Rislone ZDDP additive.
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Both oil filters came back CLEAN after thorough inspection - no debris of any sort.
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Replace oil

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I went to my dad's garage to change the oil on my '04 (as I still don't have a jack or stands in my garage), and also take care of my mom's '06 since I was there.
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This change we went with Castrol Syntec 0w40 with the ZDDP additive.
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Use mobil 1 10w40

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Today was a good Porsche day. I went to my dad's garage to change the oil on my '04 (as I still don't have a jack or stands in my garage), and also take care of my mom's '06 since I was there. What's so good about it? Both oil filters came back CLEAN after thorough inspection - no debris of any sort. Her car has 40.3k on it and mine has 100.1k. Feels good. Refilled both cars with a good synthetic (as well as a ZDDP additive), and OE filters. Now I just need to get mine washed...

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A clean bill of health!

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Great news! What type of oil had they been using?

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Two oil changes? Wow how do you drain and transport 18quarts of oil?!

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Im with ya. Changed mine yesterday also, filter was spotless. 88k and drivin like I stole it....

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My Porsche tech poo poos oil filter debris. Listen for unusual noises starting VERY cold motor.

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Indeed. Now just to drive mine more often. And fix the radio amplifier in hers. Both have been using Mobil 1 10w40 with Rislone ZDDP additive. She's only put 14k on her car, I've added 33k to mine. This change we went with Castrol Syntec 0w40 with the ZDDP additive. I have two large (12 or 15qt, can't remember) transport containers. No odd noises on either.

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Time for a new tech then. Oil filter debris is a very real tell tale sign of potential trouble. Of course it depends on how much debris there is, and what type of debris it is. I would not trust any mechanic who told me that filter bebris is not significant. It would make me wonder whether he has ignored it in apst oil changes.

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