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Old 10-04-2006, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Holger B
Good info.

No commentary yet from the board oil expert?
I'm warming up the Popcorn machine!
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Old 10-04-2006, 10:14 AM
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I apologize in advance for the oncoming debate...I guess i had a momentary lapse of reason and needed some excitement.....
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Old 10-04-2006, 11:24 AM
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After this 'pay per view' is done, can we do the 'why Mac is better than PC' one next?
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Old 10-04-2006, 03:27 PM
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OIL?? Is there any in my P??? Have never seen it...I guess that is a good thing....bring it to the shop and they do "something" to it....give it back to me, when I pay them about 200 bucks....and they call it an OILCHANGE.....the whole viscocity thing goes over my head....and I am glad that there is something in this world I do not understand.....it would be different I guess when I would have the guts to take my "baby" out to the track.....because that is where it really counts.

I guess that now that I stated the above I am officially a poser...cruising with my 99 c2 TIP!!?!!? ..top down, having my 99 converted to a 02 with a front and rear turbo bumper...louder exhaust...and cheaply lowered it with H&R springs.....

About MAC versus PC.........I am all for MAC....never have to figure out how it works..it just does...I also got a PC and turn it on about 4 days a year to do my taxes...man that PC is a royal Pain in the rear!!!
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Originally Posted by Doug Hillary
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pecivil - fortunately, Porsche have their own oil quality standards for Approval and official Listing.
A cornerstone of this is their minimum HTHS viscosity of 3.6cSt. Currently no ?w-30 lubricant is Listed as they do not meet this requirement

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I believe there are a few xw-30 oils that have a HTHS of 3.6, such as Castrol 0w-30, and Redline 5w30.
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Old 10-04-2006, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bgiere
Here are some articles I've found helpful in dispelling some of the myths on motor oils. There are few opinions here. Well written and informative.

http://63.240.161.99/motoroil/
Dr. Haas is VERY pro thin oil.
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