Transmission fluid color?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Idaho Red Rocket 3

JFP in PA. Please explain what is going on with the Red Line oil. Why will the shifting become more difficult ? I bought some RL GL-4 oil , but have not yet done the job. I've read elsewhere that GL-5 oil is bad for these transmissions. What is the correct tranny oil to use ? Please comment. Others with details, please comment too.

I just threw some Reline GL-5ns in the tranny and it shifts better than before. Plus it says this GL-5 is recommended for Porsche transaxles.

http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=47&pcid=7

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Adam

I just threw some Reline GL-5ns in the tranny and it shifts better than before. Plus it says this GL-5 is recommended for Porsche transaxles.

http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=47&pcid=7

Unfortunately, smaller blenders like RL continue to make these claims, which are based upon marketing, not technical fact. The factory fill has no GL rating of any type; it meets an internal spec set by the factory.

I am also not surprised that changing to any fresh oil would at least temporarily make the gearbox shift better; but the more important question is how will it behave in the longer term, and what will it do to the components? Ask some of the Nissan types that bought into some of the more questionable marketing claims that aftermarket blender’s GL 5 oils were fine for gearboxes designed for GL 4 oils, only to find that what makes an oil GL 5 precludes using it in any GL 4 gear box for very long.........

[jmatta]

I don't know what you guys are talking about, but it looks like a stout and a lager to me!

[jditom]

Best place to get OEM tranny fluid?

[JFP in PA]

It is a dealer item. Check out Sunset Porsche in Portland, OR. Jeff Clark is the parts manager and runs a cost plus retail program that even with shipping knocks the local dealers pricing. Jeff also runs "specials" from time to time, he recently was offering the original OBD II diagnostics manual for the Boxster for around $80; it sold for over $1500 when it first came out.

[jditom]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

It is a dealer item. Check out Sunset Porsche in Portland, OR. Jeff Clark is the parts manager and runs a cost plus retail program that even with shipping knocks the local dealers pricing. Jeff also runs "specials" from time to time, he recently was offering the original OBD II diagnostics manual for the Boxster for around $80; it sold for over $1500 when it first came out.

Called them and just talked to a parts guys.
They only sell it 20 liter containers? WTF $34L
I have a local dealer in Bend that sells it by the liter for $37.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jditom

I have a local dealer in Bend that sells it by the liter for $37.

Wow, Porsche is pretty proud of that stuff.