Porsche Carrera 911 997 owners manual page 212

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Engine Oil Recommendation Always observe the following points: Oil change Porsche recommends . – Use engine oils approved by Porsche only. This The engine oil has to be changed regularly at the is a precondition for optimum and problem-free intervals listed in your Maintenance Schedule. The right oil for your vehicle. operation of your vehicle. 2) – Regular oil changes are part of servicing.f Please see the chapter “CAPACITIES” on Complies with Viscosity class Page 290. 1) It is important that the service intervals, approval particularly the oil change intervals, are 3) We recommend that you have the engine oil Porsche A40 SAE 0W - 40 observed in accordance with the specifications changed at your Porsche dealer, who has the re- 4) SAE 5W - 40 in the “Maintenance” booklet. quired oils and the necessary filling equipment. 4) SAE 5W - 50 1) – Oils approved by Porsche can be mixed with If you suspect an oil leak in the engine have your Generally, you can find details of the each other. dealer check it out immediately. manufacturer approvals on the oil containers or as – Porsche engines are designed so that no oil All current engine oils are compatible with each a notice displayed by the retailer. additives may be used. other, i.e. when making an oil change it is not nec- The current approval status is also available from essary to flush the engine if you wish to use a dif- your Porsche partner. – A label is located in the engine compartment, ferent brand or grade of oil. 2) which provides you with information on suitable SAE viscosity class - Example: SAE 0W - 40 oil for your engine. Since, however, each brand of oil has a special Specification 0W = Viscosity specification for composition, you should, if possible, use the low temperatures (winter). Your Porsche partner will be pleased to advise same oil brand if it beco mes necessary to top up Specification 40 = Viscosity specification for you. between oil changes. high temperatures. Porsche engines have long intervals between oil 3) For all temperature ranges. changes. You can make best use of these long oil 4) change intervals by using multigrade oils since For the temperature range over --13 °F (--25 °C). these are largely independent of seasonal fluctua- tions in temperature. 210 Maintenance, Car Care

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