dannyk304

Hey - your car and up to you but transmission service interval for PDK is over 100k miles, so I didn't think the extra couple of hundred bucks on the genuine and approved parts/fluids, spread over that time frame, was worth cutting corners on. The aftermarket pans I've seen lack the metal lined drain plug hole, lack the magnets inside to capture any metal flakes, and the gaskets seems weak. The Cayenne doesn't have a PDK so there's no connection here to that. The PDK gearbox is essentially a manual. Mobilube PTX 75-90 was specifically made for our gearboxes and they have special friction modifiers that I wouldn't compromise on, 4 liters for $38/liter and it lasts 100k miles to keep my $20k transmission working well seems fair. And the Clutches require FFL3 fluid, anything else will likely cause problems. I could understand not going with Pentosin brand (even though it's not that expensive and the only one Porsche approved) there are other manufacturers rated FFL3, so at a minimum I'd ensure it's FFL3. That said, I bought the kit from FCP which included Pan, Pan Bolts, and 6 Liters of Pentosin FFL3 for about $500. The Mobilube PTX can only be found at Suncoast, I bought 4 liters and still have about half of one left. If you're using something else, make sure it's GL4.5 rated. Good luck.

mikescayenne

the beck arnley pan has 5 star reviews on every site that sells it, and the liqui moly fluid along with motul was the recommended alternate fluid on pelican parts and fcp. I see what you’re saying about the pan but I actually thought the liqui moly fluids would be better. This is just a ZF dual clutch transmission, just programmed very well by Porsche.

vodkag

OK So I am a little confused.

Sounds like there are 3 things
PDK clutch fluid with transmission pan/filter- which I just got the dealer replaced
Transmission oil- that's the PTX 75w-90

and then there is a final drive gear? or is that only for AWD cars?