Shortlived Boxster engines survey

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Steve Tinker

The can of worms is about to be opened....209,000 miles on a non Porsche approved oil!!
Jager,
I've not read one thread advocating that viscosity of oil, even in cold climates. I'm not saying its the wrong viscosity (I believe oil flow is probably better than oil pressure, but I'm in a minority).
More details of how long you have owned the car and how long the engine has been fed a diet of 5W30 oil is required.....

Steve Tinker,
I have been using Mobile 1 5W30 since I purchased the vehicle in 2003, it had just under 30,000 miles on it at the time. I'm not advocating anything about oil viscosity (maybe there is something to it?). I think it's the fact that I drive this car every day and the motor runs at least 20 minutes after start-up. Just sharing my maintenance and driving information.

One maintenance item I forgot to list is that I had to change the water pump at~ 204,000 miles, it started making noise and leaking.

Jager

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by Jager

Steve Tinker,

One maintenance item I forgot to list is that I had to change the water pump at~ 204,000 miles, it started making noise and leaking.

Jager

That wasn't the first time the water pump was replaced, was it???

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Frodo

That wasn't the first time the water pump was replaced, was it???

Frodo,
Yes, that was the first time the water pump had been replaced (~204,000 miles). I had to cut the old metal gasket between the collant pump and coolant manifold at the connecting webs before installing the new gasket. For those not familiar with this task, that's the indication of original water pump. I was very impressed that no liquid sealant is used with the new gasket. The new water pump bolted-up easy and most importantly no leaks!

Jager