Another new(used) boxster owner...I LUV it!!

[FrayAdjacent]

Welcome to the fold! Now go take some pictures of that bad boy!


I have to admit, the prevalence of problems mentioned on some of these forums scared me a little... but you have to learn to keep it out of your mind. It's not very likely to happen, it's just that when it does, it gets posted and parrotted all over the boards, making it seem like it's much more common than it is.

[porsche986spyder]

Your oil information should be in your owners manual. Hopefully it came with your car. On some of the later models they even started putting a big sticker on the inside of the trunk so the person changing the oil could not miss it. It states to use MOBIL1 oil only. By the way, if you start to see a small amount of oil dripping under your car towards the rear, then you may have an RSM leak, other wise just keep an eye out for it on the ground in that area.

I noticed that you said your car had the red leather interior, was that for select models only? Anyone know? I thought only the aniversary model came with that color interior? Is yours a special edition model?

[mikes_box]

don't know if its a special edition color on the inside but i actually like the color combo as it kinda sets it aside from the silver and black combo....i thought of using the 15 50 mobile 1 oil as it says its guaranteed for 15k....any opinions on the oil grade..thanks.

[jci-joe]

I would only use 0 W 40 Mobile 1 period.

[FrayAdjacent]

I'm going to stick with Mobil 1 0w40 myself.

Had fun when I changed the oil the first time in January... Went to Walmart... they only had 7 quarts... went to a few small parts stores... a couple didn't have any, one had 9 quarts... so I bought all 9, and had to go back to WalMart for a couple extras!

And that 15 quart drain pan (the flat/cylindrical shaped one with the drain spout off one end) almost couldn't keep up with the flow of oil!