Same stuff my indy put in mine after my clutch/IMS upgrade.

 

Sure it wasn't 5W40 - that's what LN recommends with the IMS Retrofit or IMS Solution.

 

Never even look at that stupid gauge unless the car has been sitting static for several hours, or overnight.

Doing so will do nothing except worry you, make you scratch your head, and **** you off.

I have to fight with this with every engine we build.. Everyone is overly concerned- don't be!

 

Pretty sure it's 15.

Also from the LN site:

"Swepco 306 15w40 is one such example of an extraordinary diesel oil favored by many Porsche engine builders. Swepco 306 has a healthy dose of boron and moly also for additional ant-wear response. Additionally, Swepco is among the minority of lubricant manufacturers choosing to manufacture and market the newer CJ-4 rated oils along since previous CI-4 and earlier lubricants to address the requirements of older engines rather than forcing backwards compatibility in fleet service."

And:

"That's why we recommend Brad Penn Racing oils and Swepco 306, both of which aren't fully synthetic. They get the job done and have been proven to perform better than most fully synthetic oils in overstressed Porsche engines."

 

Don't confuse AirCooled Porsche engines with water cooled Porsche engines... Two different worlds. They share nothing.

 

Yeah, Jake finally replied to one of my oil comments! I had been considering going with the JG next oil change.

Your reply just sealed the deal.

 

I wonder how many times people claim LN/Jake recommend something and they are wrong regarding the M96 ?
Or their mechanic is old school and just uses the same oil he uses in all the air-cooled, or old Mercedes - after all, they are all German - right ?
And even if Swepco has a 5W-40 ,how could you discover what additive package it has an what it means,what the differences are and what their significance is and.... how it matches the requirements of the M96 -which are what ?
Very few people can answer any of these questions authoritatively. Few know what questions to ask, fewer have tested the alternatives or understand the peculiar lubrication needs of the M96 .I don't .So I listen to those that do.Weird I know.

 

People misconstrue things all the time... They haphazardly read things and process it in a screwed up way... Then they sure it.

That's the major problem with online information sharing.

 

This is also what the owners manual for my 2000 996 says. So I check it every morning cold. I also find that if 15 minutes passes when the engine is hot...going to the market for a quick errand...I will get the same reading.

One thing to be aware of is that short trips does not burn off the moisture that can collect in a crankcase and this can add volume to your oil level. I think this is the advantage taking a reading from a fully warm engine that has been driven awhile and then let rest.

However I find it easier to get a reading in my 996 than I did in my dry sump 993.