Porsche Cayenne S owners manual page 266

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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 properly 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 386. to change the oil more frequently so that your en-the SAE class is given as a number and the letter gine once again has 100% efficient engine oil.“W“ (as in winter), for hot viscosity the SAE class We recommend that you have the engine oil is given only as a number. changed at your Porsche dealer, who has the re-Engine oil performance classThe viscosity of an oil is, therefore, always the quired oils and the necessary filling equipment. same if it has the same number of an SAE class. If you suspect an oil leak in the engine have your Engine oil is not only a lubricant, but also serves dealer check it out immediately.to keep the engine clean, to neutralize the dirt E.g.: A 5 W-40 oil and a 5 W-50 oil have the same which penetrates into th e engine through combus-viscosity when cold; when hot the oil with the All current engine oils are compatible with each tion and to protect the engine against corrosion. number 40 is thinner than the oil with the number other, i.e. when making an oil change it is not nec-To perform these functions, the oil is provided with 50. essary to flush the engine if you wish to use a dif-additives which have been specially developed for Oils with two viscosities are called multigrade oils; ferent brand or grade of oil. these functions. oils with only one viscosity are termed single- Since, however, each brand of oil has a special The efficiency of an oil is expressed, for example, grade oils. composition, you should, if possible, use the by the API, ILSAC or ACEA classifications. same oil brand if it becomes necessary to top up The viscosity of the engine oil for your Porsche between oil changes. has to be chosen according to the ambient tem- Porsche engines have long intervals between oil perature given in the engine oil recommendation changes. Only by using oils approved by Porsche table. the needed engine oil performance is guaranteed. 266 Maintenance, Car Care

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