Cuda911

So, at partial throttle I should be fine with this mixture? Thanks!

KC-CarGuy

Motul

vitaminC

Just make sure everything is evenly coated.

TonyTwoBags

doh

Gulliver

No "oil rabbit hole" here. Porsche did their research and decided Mobil 1 0-40 or 0-50 was what they wanted me to run in their engine design. Even printed it right there in the owner's manual, rendering any rennlist oil thread utterly useless.

Flat6 Innovations

Theres no way that could have been monetarily or politically influenced... No way. Right?

Remember, those same people also brought us 29 modes of M96 engine failure. I couldn't thank them enough. Love those guys.

AWDGuy

lol

ZuffenZeus

Jim Jones convinced over 900 followers that the grape Kool-Aid was good for them to drink.

Gulliver

I love 'em too. Every Porsche (and any other..) I've owned has had some degree of misstep in design or execution of some major part of the machine. And yet, here we are- driving, repairing and loving them still.

Mike Murphy

Yes, and the car might be 95% perfect, but as we discover flaws, we can just live with them or find ways to remiediate or improve them. That's where all these aftermarket solutions come from. If there wasn't a better way, some of these aftermarket solutions would not work and never sell and there would not be any reason for these companies to be in business. Granted, there's a lot of crap out there, but less crap out there for Porsches.

Oil happens to be a choice a manufacturer has to make based on a myriad of factors, and concessions and compromises have to be made. One the one hand, all top class 5 oils are probably "good enough," but since a Porsche engine is so damn pricey, good enough turns into a risk worth exploring.

I run Mobil 1, but I don't think it's the best oil for these cars in specific situations, such as a track day.

5CHN3LL

I still have 3 drums of slightly used DT40, so I haven't _bought_ oil in a while. Thanks, KK!

Seriously, though: I use DT40 because the kool-aid tastes great. Prior to that, I was using Total Quartz 9000 Energy per my indie's recommendation, but he's not as convincing with the sugary instant drinks as others...

moburki

^^ lol
My indy drinks Motul 8100 xcess. He let me taste it, it was mildly sweet with a reasonable monetary bite. I'll be getting the really sweet stuff for my next track day.. 300V

5CHN3LL

If this was true, there wouldn't need to be an approved oil list. Since Porsche lists a number of oils at more than one viscosity, "useless" might be a bit extreme. How about "99.99999% useless?"

garrett376

Can the use of DT40 instead of Mobil1 reduce the number of failure modes? If so, how many out of the 29?

5CHN3LL

Well, #7 is "The cheapskate wouldn't even use DT40" - so I'm assuming they'll cross that one off for you.