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Engine Oil Recommendation<br />
Porsche recommends .<br />
The right oil for your vehicle.<br />
Complies with<br />
approval 1)<br />
Viscosity class 2)<br />
Porsche A40 SAE 0W - 403) SAE 5W - 404) SAE 5W - 504) 1) Generally, you can find details of the<br />
manufacturer approvals on the oil containers or as<br />
a notice displayed by the retailer.<br />
The current approval status is also available from<br />
your Porsche partner.<br />
2)<br />
SAE viscosity class - Example: SAE 0W - 40<br />
Specification 0W = Viscosity specification for<br />
low temperatures (winter).<br />
Specification 40 = Viscosity specification for<br />
high temperatures.<br />
3)<br />
For all temperature ranges.<br />
4) For the temperature range over --13 °F (--25 °C).<br />
190 Maintenance, Car Care<br />
Always observe the following points:<br />
– Use engine oils approved by Porsche only. This<br />
is a precondition for optimum and problem-free<br />
operation of your vehicle.<br />
– Regular oil changes are part of servicing.<br />
It is important that the service intervals,<br />
particularly the oil change intervals, are<br />
observed in accordance with the specifications<br />
in the “Maintenance” booklet.<br />
– Oils approved by Porsche can be mixed with<br />
each other.<br />
– Porsche engines are designed so that no oil<br />
additives may be used.<br />
– A label is located in the engine compartment,<br />
which provides you with information on suitable<br />
oil for your engine.<br />
Your Porsche partner will be pleased to<br />
advise you.<br />
Oil change<br />
The engine oil has to be changed regularly at the<br />
intervals listed in your Maintenance Schedule.<br />
f Please see the chapter “CAPACITIES” on<br />
Page 271.<br />
We recommend that you have the engine oil<br />
changed at your Porsche dealer, who has the required<br />
oils and the necessary filling equipment.<br />
If you suspect an oil leak in the engine have your<br />
dealer check it out immediately.<br />
All current engine oils are compatible with each<br />
other, i.e. when making an oil change it is not necessary<br />
to flush the engine if you wish to use a different<br />
brand or grade of oil.<br />
Since, however, each brand of oil has a special<br />
composition, you should, if possible, use the<br />
same oil brand if it becomes necessary to top up<br />
between oil changes.<br />
Porsche engines have long intervals between oil<br />
changes. You can make best use of these long oil<br />
change intervals by using multigrade oils since<br />
these are largely independent of seasonal fluctuations<br />
in temperature.
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