ice-hot928

Anyone know a good sub. for Porsche's "Optimoly HT" lube? P/N 000.043.004.00
Local P. dealer wants $40.00 for 6 gram tube! Looks like gold, maybe is by price!

Thanks, John

Adam Geist

I use 3M Brake Lube and Anti-Seize Compound #08945. It's loaded with copper.

ice-hot928

Thank's Adam--will see if local parts store has any.

John

GregBBRD

There is none that I've found. Everything else is just inferior.

This is not going to be your most costly purchase, for your 928, I'm going to guess. Perhaps if you can afford the car, you can afford the proper lubricants....

I buy the real stuff to use on the hardware for my customer's cars....many tubes every year.

Landseer

Where on the car is this used?

Hilton

I use Copaslip - copper anti-sieze that doesn't have graphite in it.

Mrmerlin

IIRC this lube is used on the splined stub shaft for the clutch disc/s.
Since most clutches stay in the car for many years it makes sense to use a good lube here so the splines dont corrode, ( this happens from sitting in a damp area)

Adam Geist

Also used on the rear axle shaft splines.

Mitch Johnson

I bought a tube from 928 Specialists

worf928

Optimoly HT is the stuff used on the clutch. It's been superseded by "Optimoly Olista Longtime 3EP" according to the WSM. It is a long-lasting high-pressure grease. If you dig hard enough you can find it on a Castrol web site.

There have been threads discussing this previously. But, alas, search doesn't find them.

One tube will last through many, many clutch jobs.

granprixweiss928

Im about to pull my clutch and inspect and reassemble with a new throwout bearing. Need this stuff, Optimoly HT super thick sticky anti-seize for the shaft and the splines.

looks like 928 specialists still have it but they want $20 to ship a $20 tube!

any other places to buy it?

syoo8

My understanding is that Optimol HT is used on steel-steel applications, Optimol TA on steel-aluminum.

Dave928S

I got the Optimoly TA (500g) from Castrol agent and the Optimol HT (100g) was a standard item from the parts department of my local BMW dealership.

Worth trying BMW dealers over there.

Here's a pic ...

Adk46

Just got a tube from Roger, with official Porsche labeling. A much more attractive stain on your hands than the silvery gray stuff. "Never-Seize never leaves" we used to say.

dr bob

Never Seize hangs on until Dawn. Scrub your paws and duds with a good dish detergent to remove.

Most of the retail-market copper anti-seize is way too thin to work on the clutch splines. The axle splines are captive and non-moving (relatively) and would probably do OK with copper anti-seize from the parts store. But... how often do you have the axles out and the hubs off? I have little plastic bottles of anti-seize that are 20+ years old in my toolbox (in zip-lock bags BTW...), and I do use it on everything. A little goes a long way, it turns out. Don't be afraid to invest in The Right Stuff. You'll be happy every time you have to take something apart. Besides making that easier, it also eliminates threaded parts damage from galling.