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Doug427 · 07-08-2018, 04:35 PM

My 2002 Boxster S has what I believe to be the original load of gear oil in the trans. It's got 106,000 miles on it and it doesn't shift as smooth as I think it should. I bought the expensive Porsche lubricant for it.

However, before I use that, I was considering running some Mobil 1 synthetic in the gearbox for a thousand miles or so sort of as a flush. I'd drain the old junk out, fill with Mobil 1 then drain that after 1000 miles, to get all remains of the old stuff out with it, then fill with the Porsche fluid. I know that can't hurt things but am I wasting my time and money doing that?

07-08-2018, 04:35 PM	#1
Doug427 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 163	I'm going to change the fluid in my Boxster S 6 speed - do it twice? My 2002 Boxster S has what I believe to be the original load of gear oil in the trans. It's got 106,000 miles on it and it doesn't shift as smooth as I think it should. I bought the expensive Porsche lubricant for it. However, before I use that, I was considering running some Mobil 1 synthetic in the gearbox for a thousand miles or so sort of as a flush. I'd drain the old junk out, fill with Mobil 1 then drain that after 1000 miles, to get all remains of the old stuff out with it, then fill with the Porsche fluid. I know that can't hurt things but am I wasting my time and money doing that?