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Old 03-18-2013, 09:03 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by shadrach74 View Post
No disrespect, but of all the opinions listed, this is absolutely the worst recommendation I've seen. I would never run oil that heavy unless I was running a car with 250,000 hard miles in Dubai...in the summer.

What is your reasoning for running oil so for outside the parameters of what Porsche recommends and moreover with a viscosity far beyond what your modern engine was designed for?
Hmmm, the Ims problem was pretty unknown when the manual stated 15-40w.
Not only due to the cars age at that time I guess
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