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Old Oct 4, 2013 | 08:32 PM
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winter oil....
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i am doing an oil change on the car tomorrow. what are you guys using for winter ?
i always used 5w 40 mobil 1 for winter on my 996. my 997 is parked outside year round. (not sure if that makes a difference).
 
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M1 0W-40 year round.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 05:47 AM
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i am doing an oil change on the car tomorrow. what are you guys using for winter ?
i always used 5w 40 mobil 1 for winter on my 996. my 997 is parked outside year round. (not sure if that makes a difference).
0W-40 for all temp ranges
5W-40 for temp range above -25C

Assuming you're running 0W-40 now, why would you go to 5W-40 for colder weather?
 
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Old Oct 5, 2013 | 05:48 AM
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^ +1 Mobil 1 Synthetic 0W-40 is the recommended oil for these cars.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2013 | 09:51 AM
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I also run OW-40 Year Round.

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Old Oct 6, 2013 | 11:30 AM
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thanks guys. thats what i went with. replaced my oil with 0-40 this weekend. btw, if anyone cares, there was some sort of sale on 0-40 mobil one at autozone. i paid $70 for 9 quarts.
 
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