[XK4]

Just a quick question. What weight of oil does Porsche use in car when delivered from the factory? I know it should be either 0W-40, 5W-40 or 5W-50, but I haven't been able to find what comes with the car. I'd look at the car, but mine won't be here 'till May.

Thanks

 

[ZuffenHouseRules]

0W-40.

There was a thread on this a while back, some searching may find it.

 

[XK4]

0W-40.

There was a thread on this a while back, some searching may find it.

I thought there might be, but my search didn't find it.

Thanks for the info.

 

[kwikit356]

I'm brand new to this forum- and I don't even own a 718, with my only mid/rear engine Porsche a much-missed 987 Cayman R.

There is a fellow on the 991 forum over at Rennlist (LexVan) who has done a considerable amount of thinking about Porsche-approved oils and oil weights. While I think that all the sports cars come from the factory with Mobil 1 0w-40, LexVan has made a very good case for choosing Mobil 1 5w-50, except for cold weather use. At my first oil change on my '15 991.1 (somewhere around 800 miles, but I cannot recall exactly) I switched to 5w-50. Please note that I think Mobil 1 is the only 5w-50 oil that is on the Porsche-approved list, unless that has been changed with an update.