strtsol1109

haha and i figured allan was joking, ive had hondas my whole life and ive done everything to them fron biult motor, to boosting, to tuning, so i know my way around a car just didnt realize everything was so specific for these cars so i wanna make sure i dont **** something up since repairs seems to be 10x's of the honda seeing as how i coulda bought a whole motor for 400 if i blew mine... lol o well i love the porsche

odurandina

what i don't like about conventional oil is not only centered about what i've read... from what i've read, the rotella stuff is good and can take a decent beating, but it's all basically crap.... the thin part that actually allows conventional oil to flow, goes away real quick, leaving the thick part behind. then that part gets even thicker and finally turns to sludge. it leaves a little bit more of this sludge behind after each oil change.... if i ran it in my car my engine would be all but dead by now.

ernie9468

You should be good with 10W40 Synthetic,something else you should be aware off,if the trans/diff oil has been in there for a while I would seriously consider dumping it & put some fresh one in there before winter set in for good.Here again you will go with a full synthetic oil 75w90, choice of oil will be yours, most popular with 944s owner are Mobil/RedLine/Swepco just to name a few.Both trans & diff use the same oil on our car .For more maintenance infos use www.clarks-garage.com once on the site enter (Garage Shop Manual ) & scroll down to what ever maintenance you want to do.

strtsol1109

ok for doing the trans/diff oil is there just a single drain bolt, again im used to fwd didnt know if there was one on the tranny n axle houseing or just one to drain the whole system... i dont know how long its been in there so might as well change it

ernie9468

You got two plugs one upper # 22 in the diagram & one lower # 2,you want to make sure you remove the upper plug first (this will be the refill plug ) if a hoist is available it will be butter in the pan & should be done in 15 minutes worth paying a shop beleive me .Make sure you spray both plug with W-40 & let them soak before you try to remove,also you will need the rigth tool for removing the plugs will send you the size & a pic later on.

Fara

The Allen head to remove the drain bolt is a 17mm.

Just FYI.

strtsol1109

i have allen head sockets so i should be good, i have my speed sensor to replace to try n get my speedo to work too, im assuming thats #18 correct?

also what book are u getting these pics from?

ernie9468

+1 17mm

Butters944

Don't see a problem with conventional oil. I run pennzoil 10w40 year round

ernie9468

You got a PM (private message)

strtsol1109

i dont really wanna go from syn to conventional, than back to syn in the summer... my boosted honda hated that im sur eth eporsche would like it less

odurandina

if you pick a season to run conventional oil...... let it be the summer.

winter ? hell no. good winter oil choices; synthetic 0w40, 5w40, 10w40, 0w50, 5w50.

strtsol1109

just ordered some redline 75-90 for the tranny and royal purple 10w-40 for the oil, and a clock led rebiuld kit...lol maybe my tranny will shift a bit smoother with the fluid flush

ernie9468

Don't know about that Royal Purple __Mobil /Valvoline VR 1 or Brad Pen but R P not for me.It will take a while before you feel the difference shifting your tranny usually at least a couple of hundred miles.

strtsol1109

rp was the only 10/40 i could find locally, my car was cranking slower then usual so i wanted to get lower viscositiy oil to try n help it out since it does that pumping oil before itll start