Ale_72

I should stop.
Car is not in my garage yet and I have already bought the user manual, a couple of books and this radio to replace the ugly Pioneer one.

Ale_72

I picked it up!
I am already in love with it.
One quick question... Oil.
5W40 as Porsche suggests for the 964 in their 2012 bulletin?
10W60 as Porsche suggests in their "classic" department?

I am using it in south of Switzerland and north of Italy. No track day, no spirited driving, just cruising.

freno a mano

I use 5W40.

Ale_72

Ciao, good to know. Same area same weather
Did you have your engine just rebuilt or is it still the "original" one (the latter is my scenario, with no leak, no issue - touching wood)

freno a mano

Yeah, same use!
Original engine but in 2011 the previous owner refreshed it and added a complete gasket set. My car is a ’90 C2 so it came from the factory without cylinder gasket

Ale_72

Uhm... Mine is '91 no gasket as well I think.
Honestly I do not know if something has been done before since I have detailed invoices from 2013 only.
Before that date I only have all proper stamps in the service book (well.. quite a lot, aligned with the mandatory gas tests here in CH).

Ale_72

And the first picture, just after having picked up the car!

freno a mano

Is it leacking?

First picture of your car I can see, I do not know why but my server blocks the others.

Ale_72

Not even one drop. Checked of course in the previous owner garage and as well yesterday after a drive of 200km. Noting at all on the floor and I can bet that oil would find it's way to the floor.

freno a mano

At some point I think someone added the gasket in your engine...

Do you still have the engine undertray? It can contain minor oil leaks.

Ale_72

Yes, I have it. Anyhow the car went throught the MFK on 19.09 and they are "sensitive" to oil leaks.
But again, to be on the safe side, I will make a (late) check this WE in another Porsche dealer just to have a third opinion.

911Jetta

<<<<<<< Take the next highway exit and turn left.... head to those hills.
I still fondly remember my first drive home. Enjoy, enjoy!

Ale_72

That was an easy one. Boring 200km to Zurich, highway, towards office.

faf 964

I put only 10W60 (from Motorex)
I think, the 5W40 is too fluid for our "old" engines.
But after if you don't have any leakage...

bweSteve

Hi Ale_72,

Pointer to some light reading on OIL CHOICES for our 964's...

https://rennlist.com/forums/964-turb...-this-oil.html

.......
And then there is this thread, but no real reports back on active current usage of the Classic 10w-60...
https://rennlist.com/forums/964-foru...r-964-a-5.html

I have it in my 1991 964T, but only have a couple hundred miles on it so far.
=Steve