A40 vs C40 Approved Motor Oil
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I'm not disagreeing, just saying the A40 oil will likely provide adequate engine protection to those unfortunate enough to have a dealer who installs it, and hopefully before too many oil changes occur on a given engine these dealers will get up to speed on proper engine lubrication. I'm using C40 oil myself and will continue to. One thought: this new oil has been required in flat 6 and flat 4 engines since May, 2018 I think(correct me if I'm wrong, I don't remember the changeover date) but did any of those early cars have the GPF? I don't think so, nor did they have the "improved" emissions specs either, I'm guessing, but maybe they did. I've not read anything to support this.
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It also cuts down on particulate ash, which lengthens the life of the GPFs. Even NA cars have the full filter so this is beneficial to maintain best flow.
I expect the OPC to put C40 in my car, but didn’t raise a concern when I had to top off with A40 spec while at Parade in Indiana.
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I plan to swap over to 5/50 (A40) when my Spyder is due for its first oil change. I do not have GPFs anymore and my car resides in FL all year so I think it will be fine.
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This was the response I received from Suncoast when I questioned the order.
"Thank you for contacting us, the oil you received, part number 0W40M1ESP is the correct oil with the C40 requirements. We have been told by Porsche North America that the US oil bottles will not displayed the "C40" on the bottle itself only oil in Europe will have the note on the bottles.
US bottles do not have "C40" displayed, but this is the correct version for cars with the C40 requirements. This is the official oil used by Porsche USA.
https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/0W40M1ESP.html
Thank you and please let me know if you've any other questions or concerns.
XXXXXX.
Suncoastparts.com"
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I'm glad to see Suncoast is finally shipping the "correct" oil. My February order of 12 quarts was not X3.
This was the response I received from Suncoast when I questioned the order.
"Thank you for contacting us, the oil you received, part number 0W40M1ESP is the correct oil with the C40 requirements. We have been told by Porsche North America that the US oil bottles will not displayed the "C40" on the bottle itself only oil in Europe will have the note on the bottles.
US bottles do not have "C40" displayed, but this is the correct version for cars with the C40 requirements. This is the official oil used by Porsche USA.
https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/0W40M1ESP.html
Thank you and please let me know if you've any other questions or concerns.
XXXXXX.
Suncoastparts.com"
This was the response I received from Suncoast when I questioned the order.
"Thank you for contacting us, the oil you received, part number 0W40M1ESP is the correct oil with the C40 requirements. We have been told by Porsche North America that the US oil bottles will not displayed the "C40" on the bottle itself only oil in Europe will have the note on the bottles.
US bottles do not have "C40" displayed, but this is the correct version for cars with the C40 requirements. This is the official oil used by Porsche USA.
https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/0W40M1ESP.html
Thank you and please let me know if you've any other questions or concerns.
XXXXXX.
Suncoastparts.com"
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