Thread: 5w-40 oil
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Old 06-02-2017, 07:56 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by ctimgo View Post
I get that 0-w40 is ok but in the owners manual it show that 5w-40 is good for temp ranges above -13F. That would leave me to believe that 0w is for colder than -13F. I can't ever remember it being -13F here. We are lucky to see 10F one day a year so I am wondering if 5w would be better protection on start ups.
The Owners manual was written 20 years ago. Much has changed in the oil world since then. The Mobil 1 formulation and particularly it's additive package has had several major changes.
In terms of current Porsche Approval(paid endorsement!) - Mobil 0-40W is one of the the correct oils- unless we know better !
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