to change oil or not????

[jdraupp]

Originally Posted by morgal48

This is fun. And funny! What about gear oil in the transmission? Sounds like it should be changed twice a year as well - lots of metal, oil and heat. My personal favorite is the slap to the poster with "only 10 posts". Is it the consensus that he's an idiot, cause with only 10 posts, how could he know anything? Now I fear I'll be shamed due to lack of posts. What is the minimum to be one of the "guys" here? I feel like a victim of Lackofpostsism, and we need the DOJ on this stat!

JFP in PA is one of the most knowledgeable porsche experts on here. So if someone shows up to this forum and starts to question his well researched thoughts and experience with no solid information, yeah, that makes that person seem like an idiot.

[morgal48]

Originally Posted by jdraupp

JFP in PA is one of the most knowledgeable porsche experts on here. So if someone shows up to this forum and starts to question his well researched thoughts and experience with no solid information, yeah, that makes that person seem like an idiot.

The Copernican response. Understood. I shall remain silent. No questioning or opinions.

[jdraupp]

Originally Posted by morgal48

The Copernican response. Understood. I shall remain silent. No questioning or opinions.

If you have opinions that contribute to the conversation or bring new light to a subject I'd love to hear them. If you feel like spouting ignorant crap out of your mouth through your keyboard and you want to call someone an idiot who knows what they are talking about, then I look forward to your silence.

[landrovered]

Originally Posted by jdraupp

If you have opinions that contribute to the conversation or bring new light to a subject I'd love to hear them. If you feel like spouting ignorant crap out of your mouth through your keyboard and you want to call someone an idiot who knows what they are talking about, then I look forward to your silence.

Who died and left you king?

[jdraupp]

Originally Posted by landrovered

Who died and left you king?

Uhh I might be calling pot and kettle here friend.

I'm simply pointing out that I like reading posts that contribute to a thread. The guy I was originally talking about was the antithesis of contribution. I almost made a comment that I appreciated what you were adding to this discussion despite disagreeing with you...then you had to go and mess that up.

[Racer Boy]

I'm on several other forums, both motorcycle- and car-oriented. There is nothing like an oil thread (or chain-lube threads on the bike forums) to get people wound up.

As a newbie here, I'm relieved to see that Porsche owners are pretty much just like everyone else!

I do have something to contribute to the question of long-term storage of engines, though - I've read something by a noted aircraft mechanic who said that in every case he's seen where an engine (it is common for private aircraft to sit for long periods of time) sat for several months, then was disassembled before starting, the engines that had straight weight oils in them still had oil clinging to the working surfaces. The motors that had multiweight oils had no oil on the bearing surfaces. He theorized that something in the multiweight oils (likely the viscosity extenders) kept the oil from staying attached to the surfaces over time.

It's something to consider; if you are going to store your car for four or more months, and you aren't concerned about the cost of 9 quarts of oil, then you might fill it with straight weight oil, run it until it gets to operating temperature, then shut it down for the season. When it comes time to hit the road again, you can change the oil to the proper multi-viscosity stuff. (Probably heresy to say this, but you could probably even get away with not changing the filter if it was changed when the car was put away for the winter).

[morgal48]

[QUOTE=jdraupp;475583]If you have opinions that contribute to the conversation or bring new light to a subject I'd love to hear them. If you feel like spouting ignorant crap out of your mouth through your keyboard and you want to call someone an idiot who knows what they are talking about, then I look forward to your silence.[/QUOT

Well, well. Aren't you something. All of this over the knowledge that somebody else has. Man crush? This vitriol over changing oil in a car that's at least 11 years old. I have had the opportunity to spend time with a Porsche. One of the good doctor's grandsons. In his words, the people who are fanatical about his family's cars are mystifying. And comical. It's just a car. They don't get it. Me neither. Does this qualify as new light? See - it is fun. And you're funny.

[jdraupp]

Originally Posted by morgal48

Well, well. Aren't you something. All of this over the knowledge that somebody else has. Man crush? This vitriol over changing oil in a car that's at least 11 years old. I have had the opportunity to spend time with a Porsche. One of the good doctor's grandsons. In his words, the people who are fanatical about his family's cars are mystifying. And comical. It's just a car. They don't get it. Me neither. Does this qualify as new light? See - it is fun. And you're funny.

We would probably be less mystified by his family's cars if they didn't have a knack for coming apart at the drop of a hat due to a mysterious bearing. They require a great deal of maintenance to keep that from happening.

I'm not a qualified Porsche mechanic. At the same time I can't afford to send my car to one every time it needs something, so I do a lot of work myself. This forum is a wealth of information to me not only because of amateur mechanics who have been there done that, but also because of the high level professionals who freely offer advice on jobs they get paid a lot of money to do. If one day they decide to stop posting on this forum it would be a loss and I'm sure I'm not the only one who would feel that way.

Man crush? No it's something called respect. I was taught to hold it for those who have put the time into something to be the best at their craft. I hold even more of it for those who despite having no reason to do so decide to give back to others who are trying to understand the things they do. That's all.