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Originally Posted by Paul
I've reported this before so I'll give the short version. When Porsche tested the 996 turbo in the US, they drove it 100,000 miles in the LA area on 87 Octane gas and did not change the oil at all, just added it as needed. When the motor was torn down, it was still within new tolerances. This was presented as a tech session at a Porsche Parade.
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I would love to see the data on that. I can tell you that ANY oil is shot at 20K miles and the 100K is a joke in my experience. Now, if the car was using a qt of oil per say 1000 miles, then, well you get the picture.
If you can provide details on this story, I would appreciate it.