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Old 01-29-2018, 07:53 PM
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For the 996 manual trans, I seem to sell a lot of the Fuchs and Liqui Moly, I'm a big fan of Motul myself for my cars. But you can't go wrong with any of those brands.

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Old 02-04-2018, 01:03 PM
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I just bought this Porsche OEM fluid and will replace it soon: 000-043-305-49-OEM.
Old 02-04-2018, 01:53 PM
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In my 99 non lsd I used Motul Gear 300, and it shifted smooth as silk. Plan to put it in my 02 this winter.
Old 02-04-2018, 04:43 PM
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As a data point my car has a motorsport LSD the previous owner installed. It currently has 75/90 mobil devlac. I'll be renewing it next service with the same.

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More important than the brand of transmission oil ( anything that meets Porsche spec will be fine ) with a plated clutch limited slip diff is that you should change it more often than with an open diff transmission . Little tiny pieces of the wear plates and clutchs will be present .
Cheaper oil changed often ( especially with a track day car) is better than expensive oil left in there for years
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Old 02-05-2018, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Vancouver996
More important than the brand of transmission oil ( anything that meets Porsche spec will be fine ) with a plated clutch limited slip diff is that you should change it more often than with an open diff transmission . Little tiny pieces of the wear plates and clutchs will be present .
Cheaper oil changed often ( especially with a track day car) is better than expensive oil left in there for years
I am currently changing the fluid once per year ('99 with OEM LSD). Putting on about 5000 road miles + ~10 track days per year. Does this sound OK, or should I do it more often?
Old 02-06-2018, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Ratchet1025
I am currently changing the fluid once per year ('99 with OEM LSD). Putting on about 5000 road miles + ~10 track days per year. Does this sound OK, or should I do it more often?
For the street, That’s too frequently and wasting oil and money, but since you track the car, I think it depends on how you treat the lsd.
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Given 5000 miles and ten track days , annual changes is about right .
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Originally Posted by murphyslaw1978


And how does it shift?

I’ve read up on folks using different branded oils in leu of the Porsche factory fill, and I don’t think the factory fill is the only fluid that will work as intended. I’m guessing not all of these oils have the exact same viscosity as each other, so some oils might result in easier shifting than others at different temperatures with different tradeoffs. I tend to be gentle when shifting, so I could probably get by with an oil that’s more forgiving and easier to shift, whereas other folks that track their car’s light choose an oil that’s offers slightly better protection when hot.
Finally got the 996 out for about an hour today. From cold (31F), the shifts were significantly better/smoother (especially first and second gear).
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Originally Posted by Ratchet1025
Finally got the 996 out for about an hour today. From cold (31F), the shifts were significantly better/smoother (especially first and second gear).
Thanks, good to know. My oil has shipped and arrived, but I haven’t had time to do it yet.
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Originally Posted by Ratchet1025
I will report back once the snow clears. The car was warm and shifted great/fine when I picked it up, I need to try it again when cold to give a full comparison.
Bump. How's it shifting with Redline? I'm trying to decide whether to use Porsche, Motul or Redline in my '99 w/ LSD.
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Sorry for the delayed response. I would call it marginally improved across the board. No concerns here!
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Originally Posted by Ratchet1025
Sorry for the delayed response. I would call it marginally improved across the board. No concerns here!
Thanks. I went ahead and used Redline and had a significant improvement.
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Good to know. I replaced my fluid with Porsche OEM and it made little difference. So I’m guessing I need to adjust the shift linkages.
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Previous owner confirmed my cars Porsche "motorsport" LSD is filled with Mobil 1 devalac 75w90 gear oil. Which I think OPC usually keep in stock.

Renewing it next service.



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