Porsche Cayman owners manual page 181

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Oil change If your vehicle is used frequently in stop-and-go Viscosity traffic in cold weather, the engine will not always The engine oil has to be changed at the intervals be completely warmed up.Like all liquids, engine oil is viscous when cold, listed in your Maintenance Schedule.Condensation from products of combustion may and thin-bodied when warm. The viscosity of an oil f Please observe the chapter “CAPACITIES” on accumulate in the oil. In this case, it is advisable is expressed by its SAE class. For cold viscosity Page 271. to change the oil more frequently so that your en-(measured at temperatures below 32°F/0°C) the gine once again has 100% efficient oil.SAE class is given as a number and the letter ”W“ We recommend that you have the engine oil (as in winter), for hot viscosity (measured at changed at your Porsche dealer, who has the re-Engine oil performance class212°F/100°C) the SAE class is given only as a quired oils and the necessary filling equipment.number. If you suspect an oil leak in the engine have your Engine oil is not only a lubricant, but also serves The viscosity of an oil is, therefore, always the dealer check it out immediately.to keep the engine clean, to neutralize the dirt same if it has the same number of an SAE class. which penetrates into the engine through combus- All current engine oils are compatible with each tion and to protect the engine against corrosion. Oils with two viscosities are called multigrade oils; other, i. e. when making an oil change it is not nec-To perform these functions, the oil is provided with oils with only one viscosity are termed single- essary to flush the engine if you wish to use a dif- additives which have been specially developed for grade oils. ferent brand or grade of oil.these functions.Single-grade oils can not be used in your engine. Since, however, each brand of oil has a special The efficiency of an oil is expressed, for example, composition, you should, if possible, use the by the API, ILSAC or ACEA classifications.The viscosity of the engine oil for your Porsche same oil brand if it beco mes necessary to top up has to be selected according to the ambient tem- between oil changes. perature given in the engine oil recommendation Porsche engines have long intervals between oil table. changes. You can make best use of these long oil change intervals by using multigrade oils since these are largely independent of seasonal fluctua- tions in temperature. Maintenance, Car Care 181

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