did search - oil - 0W40 but FAQ section says mix 5W30 and 15W-50
12-30-2008, 04:00 PM
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Why not just pick from the list Porsche provides for the car?
http://www.wrightune.co.uk/downloads/approved_oils.pdf
http://www.wrightune.co.uk/downloads/approved_oils.pdf
Personally I use a mixture of 1 qt 0-40 Mobile1 with the red cap, 1/2 qt Mobile1 with the gold cap, 1 qt Castrol 15-50, 1 qt Redline 5-30 and a gallon of whatever is on sale at Tractor Supply. I've noticed my car revs much freer and seems to have more power. My butt dyno says 15 hp.
12-30-2008, 04:15 PM
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Screwing around of course. On the HWFM forum there is a thread making fun of the thread on the 997 forum about how to do a spirited run to Starbucks without spilling your coffee. (I'm told they also have a good thread on key chains.) I covered my round headlights to hide the fact I sometimes drive a 997.
12-30-2008, 04:52 PM
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- buy 1 quart of every oil on that list and pour each bottle into one vat.
- aquire a small branch from a tree (no less than 100 years old) in the Black Forest (about an hours drive from Porsche HQ in Stuttgart).
- whittle the banch into a long rod and gently stir the mixture (at room temp) for 24 hours.
- Use this oil for the change and discard the excess at your nearest oil recycling center.
12-30-2008, 05:02 PM
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Also, HERE is the approved Porsche oil List dated 2006. [First result from Google search]
Why not just pick from the list Porsche provides for the car?
http://www.wrightune.co.uk/downloads/approved_oils.pdf
http://www.wrightune.co.uk/downloads/approved_oils.pdf
Apparently, the latter list has been updated by the one qoted earlier. So, if you used Pentosin, you better drain it ASAP
Nothing is ever that easy.
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12-30-2008, 05:05 PM
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It may seem that way. However, if you are a true Porschephile you need to do the following;
- buy 1 quart of every oil on that list and pour each bottle into one vat.
- aquire a small branch from a tree (no less than 100 years old) in the Black Forest (about an hours drive from Porsche HQ in Stuttgart).
- whittle the banch into a long rod and gently stir the mixture (at room temp) for 24 hours.
- Use this oil for the change and discard the excess at your nearest oil recycling center.
- buy 1 quart of every oil on that list and pour each bottle into one vat.
- aquire a small branch from a tree (no less than 100 years old) in the Black Forest (about an hours drive from Porsche HQ in Stuttgart).
- whittle the banch into a long rod and gently stir the mixture (at room temp) for 24 hours.
- Use this oil for the change and discard the excess at your nearest oil recycling center.
Ray, you may be on to something here. Could what you just described be the long searched for cure for the dreaded RMS failure? Hmm....
If so, maybe we can put to rest one of the other "hot button" issues here. LOL
12-30-2008, 05:37 PM
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I personally like to add a jigger of WD-40, followed by a sprinkle of teflon powder. Then I swing a dead cat over my head while chanting "no-gre-na-da, no-gre-na-da, no-gre-na-da".
So far car runs great!
So far car runs great!
12-30-2008, 05:50 PM
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That seems way too easy Ray. Go back to your corner and think of something more complicated.
Personally I use a mixture of 1 qt 0-40 Mobile1 with the red cap, 1/2 qt Mobile1 with the gold cap, 1 qt Castrol 15-50, 1 qt Redline 5-30 and a gallon of whatever is on sale at Tractor Supply. I've noticed my car revs much freer and seems to have more power. My butt dyno says 15 hp.
Personally I use a mixture of 1 qt 0-40 Mobile1 with the red cap, 1/2 qt Mobile1 with the gold cap, 1 qt Castrol 15-50, 1 qt Redline 5-30 and a gallon of whatever is on sale at Tractor Supply. I've noticed my car revs much freer and seems to have more power. My butt dyno says 15 hp.
12-30-2008, 07:44 PM
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12-30-2008, 07:49 PM
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You can find anything on Rennlist....
A jigger or measure is a bartending tool used to measure liquor, which is typically then poured into a cocktail shaker. It is named for the unit of liquid it typically measures, a 1.5 fluid ounce (~44 ml) jigger or shot.[1] However bar jiggers come in other sizes and may not actually measure a fluid jigger.
A traditional style of jigger is made of stainless steel with two opposing cones in an hourglass shape on the end of a rod. Typically, one cone measures a fluid jigger and the other 1.0 fl. oz. (~30 ml) pony (shot) or 0.75 fl. oz (~22 ml). Other combinations include 2 fl. oz./1 fl. oz. and 1.75 fl. oz./0.75 fl. oz. A typical British "jigger" measures 50ml on the larger side, and 25ml on the smaller side.
A jigger or measure is a bartending tool used to measure liquor, which is typically then poured into a cocktail shaker. It is named for the unit of liquid it typically measures, a 1.5 fluid ounce (~44 ml) jigger or shot.[1] However bar jiggers come in other sizes and may not actually measure a fluid jigger.
A traditional style of jigger is made of stainless steel with two opposing cones in an hourglass shape on the end of a rod. Typically, one cone measures a fluid jigger and the other 1.0 fl. oz. (~30 ml) pony (shot) or 0.75 fl. oz (~22 ml). Other combinations include 2 fl. oz./1 fl. oz. and 1.75 fl. oz./0.75 fl. oz. A typical British "jigger" measures 50ml on the larger side, and 25ml on the smaller side.
12-30-2008, 11:12 PM
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Screwing around of course. On the HWFM forum there is a thread making fun of the thread on the 997 forum about how to do a spirited run to Starbucks without spilling your coffee. (I'm told they also have a good thread on key chains.) I covered my round headlights to hide the fact I sometimes drive a 997.
12-31-2008, 01:16 AM
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You can find anything on Rennlist....
A jigger or measure is a bartending tool used to measure liquor, which is typically then poured into a cocktail shaker. It is named for the unit of liquid it typically measures, a 1.5 fluid ounce (~44 ml) jigger or shot.[1] However bar jiggers come in other sizes and may not actually measure a fluid jigger.
A traditional style of jigger is made of stainless steel with two opposing cones in an hourglass shape on the end of a rod. Typically, one cone measures a fluid jigger and the other 1.0 fl. oz. (~30 ml) pony (shot) or 0.75 fl. oz (~22 ml). Other combinations include 2 fl. oz./1 fl. oz. and 1.75 fl. oz./0.75 fl. oz. A typical British "jigger" measures 50ml on the larger side, and 25ml on the smaller side.
A jigger or measure is a bartending tool used to measure liquor, which is typically then poured into a cocktail shaker. It is named for the unit of liquid it typically measures, a 1.5 fluid ounce (~44 ml) jigger or shot.[1] However bar jiggers come in other sizes and may not actually measure a fluid jigger.
A traditional style of jigger is made of stainless steel with two opposing cones in an hourglass shape on the end of a rod. Typically, one cone measures a fluid jigger and the other 1.0 fl. oz. (~30 ml) pony (shot) or 0.75 fl. oz (~22 ml). Other combinations include 2 fl. oz./1 fl. oz. and 1.75 fl. oz./0.75 fl. oz. A typical British "jigger" measures 50ml on the larger side, and 25ml on the smaller side.