Crush ring and Castrol

[d18mike]

Pelican Parts has the crush rings -- I think they are about 25 cents each. Next time you place an order there best to buy a handful. It's always a good idea to change the crush ring along with your oil. Considering the price, why not. But it's certainly not something that you must do every oil change. I know a lot of guys who go several changes before using new ones.

[Lil bastard]

OK - Crush washers - cheap - no need to reuse... if you're on top of it!

NEVER buy one - buy a dozen at a time - they're cheap!

If you must reuse - reverse them, at least you'll get two uses out of one.

[gschotland]

"Also the local guy quoted me $6.70 for a quart of Castrol 10W-40 Syn. Is that a good price and who has it cheaper (Walmart?)"


Not a bad price. Walmart might be a little less. Think they sell more environmentally friendly (less packaging/qt) 5 quart jugs of synthetic. Autozone is also now carrying them. The big 'uns may be harder to find in 0W40 or 5W40.

[chitowndad]

Thanks, I'll check out Walmart.

Are the crush rings a universal size? The 2 auto stores that I went to didn't have a record of Porsche crush rings but they had a bunch of different sizes etc.

Has anyone used the ones with a rubber coating on the inside?

-Steve

[Flavor 987S]

You should not be using a 10W40 oil. Not Porsche approved. Especially during a Chicago winter.

[JFP in PA]

Nonsense; we have been using 10W-40 Castrol Syntec in customer cars for a long time and it gets plenty cold here as well. And, when you look back a few years, 10W oil was the recommended grade for arctic conditions, so why should it be a problem now?.

I never could justify the OEM rationale for 0W – anything, especially considering how poorly their “chosen” oil performs in used oil analysis after mild usage and low mileage conditions………..

By-the-by; to get back on point, I’ve noticed Wal-Mart in our area selling the 10W-40 Syntec for about $22 for a five quart container……….

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Nonsense; we have been using 10W-40 Castrol Syntec in customer cars for a long time and it gets plenty cold here as well. And, when you look back a few years, 10W oil was the recommended grade for arctic conditions, so why should it be a problem now?.

I never could justify the OEM rationale for 0W – anything, especially considering how poorly their “chosen” oil performs in used oil analysis after mild usage and low mileage conditions………..

Congrats, JFP, you know more than the Porsche engineers! That's awesome!!

When was the last time you read an updated Oil TSB from Porsche?

Do you disclose to your customers that you are using outdated unapproved Porsche oils? They deserve to know and be informed.

[mptoledo]

I had to re-use my crush ring as napa sold me the wrong new one. 10W40 should be fine for chicago, I am in central ohio and use Castrol syntec 10W40. I don't know how much winter driving you do in chicago, but you could do 15W40 if its a heavy winter car. I would still stay with 10W40!!

[mikefocke]

"I don't know how much winter driving you do in chicago, but you could do 15W40 if its a heavy winter car. "

The colder you drive it, the lower the "cold" viscosity number you want, not higher. So why would you want to suggest the possibility of higher?