Absolute mystery! Need help with oil change.
03-20-2018, 08:43 AM
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Don’t touch without supervision? Reminds me of an old girl friend 🤣
i replaced engine oil with 5W-40 Castrol, approved by the good ol’ Boys in Stuttgart. Then I went to local dealer and they sold me 5 qts of the tranny oil they use (had to bring my own jug). Put it in and went for a drive. The whining sound went away in 50 yds. I’m optimistic that everything is fine.
what a wild ride!
i replaced engine oil with 5W-40 Castrol, approved by the good ol’ Boys in Stuttgart. Then I went to local dealer and they sold me 5 qts of the tranny oil they use (had to bring my own jug). Put it in and went for a drive. The whining sound went away in 50 yds. I’m optimistic that everything is fine.
what a wild ride!
03-20-2018, 08:56 AM
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I think mine took closer to 3 qts. Note that the filler plug is hard to find -- it's right in front of the left half shaft. There's what appears to be a filler plug about 5" from the rear of the tranny, at about 11 o'clock (rear viewpoint). Dunno what this is, nor did the Porsche tech know.
03-20-2018, 10:51 AM
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I think mine took closer to 3 qts. Note that the filler plug is hard to find -- it's right in front of the left half shaft. There's what appears to be a filler plug about 5" from the rear of the tranny, at about 11 o'clock (rear viewpoint). Dunno what this is, nor did the Porsche tech know.
One tip for the future: gear oil smells a lot different than motor oil. It’s a lot more pungent and stinks quite a bit.
You know, having now accidentally changed your trans/diff fluid isn’t the worst thing in the world. Not everyone changes it often enough, so you are in better shape now.
03-20-2018, 11:52 PM
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When mine sits at the dealer and drains for 30-45 minutes, they put back in 8 quarts and it is one or two bars down from the top every time. Car needs to be hot so the oil is thinner and will completely drain out. Just my 2 cents.
03-21-2018, 09:51 AM
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981's are 8 quarts since the 6 cylinder is a larger engine with more oil capacity. They're technically 10+ quarts, supposedly, but only 8 drains out.
03-21-2018, 11:29 AM
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Refreshing to see a guy openly admit his error and take it in stride, though I'm sorry to hear about your mishap. Such a new car, your dealer didn't offer a couple of free oil changes? Oh well, lesson learned. Hopefully it all turns out fine. With only 10 miles of driving like that I'm sure it will be okay. Let us know how it turns out.
03-21-2018, 12:13 PM
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What made this error even worse is that changing oil at 500 miles is a complete waste of money. Porsche is conservative with their maintenance recommendations, and they specify 10K miles / 1 year for an oil change. I know that some believe that the first oil change should occur early to remove particles from the break-in process, but IMO if the particles were large enough to do damage to the engine, the oil filter would trap them.Moreover, since Porsche provides CPO warranties to 100K miles, I'm certain that they would recommend that the first oil change be done earlier, it it had any merit.
03-21-2018, 02:32 PM
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What made this error even worse is that changing oil at 500 miles is a complete waste of money. Porsche is conservative with their maintenance recommendations, and they specify 10K miles / 1 year for an oil change. I know that some believe that the first oil change should occur early to remove particles from the break-in process, but IMO if the particles were large enough to do damage to the engine, the oil filter would trap them.Moreover, since Porsche provides CPO warranties to 100K miles, I'm certain that they would recommend that the first oil change be done earlier, it it had any merit.
Yet, you’re right - if it’s not in the manual, then it cannot possibly be such a big deal. Does Porsche break-in these engines - wait, that’s not the right term...Does Porsche run these engines at the factory for a bit and change the oil before they are shipped out?
03-21-2018, 02:47 PM
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If the oil filter catches all of it, how does the oil you drain end up being so glittery and full of metal flakes? I changed the oil on my Subaru at 1k miles recently (also not called for in the manual), and there were lots of metal flakes and fragments in the oil pan when I drained. If the filter caught all of that, wouldn't it be in the filter rather than the oil pan? The oil is not stagnant, so you would think it would all eventually make its way through the pump and filter.
03-22-2018, 11:38 AM
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Indeed, but don't forget the warm, cozy bonding experience of changing your baby's first diaper...uh, oil.
Who knows what influences Porsche to specify change intervals? An effort to be green? A sales feature ("good for 10k mi.!")? The fact that they're not on the warranty hook beyond X years and Y miles (a cynic might argue that the best economics for Porsche is an engine that needs work not long after the warranty expires, PR aside)? A well reasoned thinking that, statistically, some high percentage of engines do okay at a longer change interval -- but not 100%? Etc.
Who knows what influences Porsche to specify change intervals? An effort to be green? A sales feature ("good for 10k mi.!")? The fact that they're not on the warranty hook beyond X years and Y miles (a cynic might argue that the best economics for Porsche is an engine that needs work not long after the warranty expires, PR aside)? A well reasoned thinking that, statistically, some high percentage of engines do okay at a longer change interval -- but not 100%? Etc.
03-22-2018, 12:03 PM
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Indeed, but don't forget the warm, cozy bonding experience of changing your baby's first diaper...uh, oil.
Who knows what influences Porsche to specify change intervals? An effort to be green? A sales feature ("good for 10k mi.!")? The fact that they're not on the warranty hook beyond X years and Y miles (a cynic might argue that the best economics for Porsche is an engine that needs work not long after the warranty expires, PR aside)? A well reasoned thinking that, statistically, some high percentage of engines do okay at a longer change interval -- but not 100%? Etc.
Who knows what influences Porsche to specify change intervals? An effort to be green? A sales feature ("good for 10k mi.!")? The fact that they're not on the warranty hook beyond X years and Y miles (a cynic might argue that the best economics for Porsche is an engine that needs work not long after the warranty expires, PR aside)? A well reasoned thinking that, statistically, some high percentage of engines do okay at a longer change interval -- but not 100%? Etc.
