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Old 12-28-2015, 05:45 AM   #27
Flavor 987S
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Originally Posted by ksjohn View Post
Question: what is the conventional wisdom or rule of thumb regarding cold temps and a Porsche M96 engine? When is it just too cold to be starting? Issues related to cold weather starting, etc?

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Originally Posted by jdraupp View Post
If you're running 0w-40 then you're fine to start in any temp. No more issues than with any other engine in the cold.
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Originally Posted by RedTele58 View Post
You'll have no issues with the car in the cold.
Good question. You guys might want to look into "bore scoring" on the 996 and early 997's. Ask Jake Raby to comment, too. More common on daily driven cars in the northern states and winter climates. Also C4 and C4S versions, because they are driven more in winter conditions with the AWD.
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