Oil Viscosity recommendation
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Oil Viscosity recommendation
I'm helping a friend out & changing the oil in his 1998 Porsche Boxster since I have a lift in my garage. I've googled & gotten lots of different oil recommendations as to weight. The car is driven only in the summer months.
Any thoughts on what you guys use.
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As long as the car is not driven in winter a good oil would be Mobil 1 5w-50 (not a typo for 15w-50!).
This is a Porsche approved oil. A while back I switched to running this oil full time vs. just in the summer because while it doesn't get that cold here -- just a few nights below freezing -- it gets damned hot, in the triple digits.
Or a 0w-40 oil. My 2002 Boxster covered a large number of its currently over 310K miles with 0w-40 oil and my usage ranged from driving it in the winter in the midwest to 116F heat of the desert southwest.
This is a Porsche approved oil. A while back I switched to running this oil full time vs. just in the summer because while it doesn't get that cold here -- just a few nights below freezing -- it gets damned hot, in the triple digits.
Or a 0w-40 oil. My 2002 Boxster covered a large number of its currently over 310K miles with 0w-40 oil and my usage ranged from driving it in the winter in the midwest to 116F heat of the desert southwest.