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YOUR RESEARCHWhat oil weight?
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Just had this oil installed after my warranty expired, recommened by my indy, after he told me about the change in Mobil 1 formula.
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Considering that all the other oils on Porsche's approval list are 40 weights, I'd imagine the M1 5W-50 is probably a low 50 weight.
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If you've got this far on M1 0W-40 w/o any issue and your 996 runs like a champ, then why do you think you need to change brands (and/or oil weight)?
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Being a member of Black Peace -no relation to green peace- for the preservation of natural oils please don't tell anyone I've gone to the dark side using synthetic oils now
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Hi guys!
Not looking to start the never ending saga of oil's brand fight. I just need your advice on which weight to choose without getting too technical.
The car is a 2002 Carrera with 132,000 miles, driven every day on sunny Miami Florida (average temps around 80) could get to 95 on summer and 50 a couple of months. Currently using Mobil 1 0-40
TIA!
joelpirela
AMS OIL 5 w 40
Just had this oil installed after my warranty expired, recommened by my indy, after he told me about the change in Mobil 1 formula.
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I'm in the liking of going heavier in a blended oil like 15-50. It's warm here all the time and when it comes to lubes and failures it the hotter spots that need the heavy weight to reduce friction. So a blend of thin to get things rolling easy at start then the heavier for hot and heavy rolling and I'm happy. Being a member of Black Peace -no relation to green peace- for the preservation of natural oils please don't tell anyone I've gone to the dark side using synthetic oils now
PS Good thing it wasn't synthetic oil the Gulf of Mexico BP rig struck or the damage would be permanent.
If you
want
a 50 weight, then there are 2 flavors of M1 5W-50 that are approved by Porsche. Considering that all the other oils on Porsche's approval list are 40 weights, I'd imagine the M1 5W-50 is probably a low 50 weight.
Here are some things to ponder about. A thick oil will not cool as well as a thin oil. An increase in oil pressure due to an increase in viscosity does not increase flow.
/m
Got fancy bluetooth pioneer cd/sat/ipod/acc/dual usb/radio. I regret not getting the one with video and gps. I don't want those features but for some lame reason I was thinking I need something else to screw with to keep me out of looking at that road in front of me and thinking hmmmm I can screw around with that thing alot.
I posted this link in another thread on the 996FL Engine Test:
http://www.roadrunner-region-pca.org...il_article.pdf
If you note the Porsche approval letter that gets sent to the oil supplier (last page of the article):
If there was a formulation change to M1 0W-40, then they would have to go through the approval process again or it would not longer be on the Porsche approval list.
/m
If you've got this far on M1 0W-40 w/o any issue and your 996 runs like a champ, then why do you think you need to change brands (and/or oil weight)?
/m
