911 here but reading this makes me cringe. 8 quarts of mobil 1 and a filter is $60-70. Takes less than 15 minutes to do.
Pros: easy to do
Cons: expensive at dealer
Vehicle:
Porsche 911
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My Indy is $180 plus supplies (I give them the oil and filter)
Pros: Indy is cheaper
Vehicle:
Porsche 911
I'm apparently the least informed person here (never done an oil analysis), but FWIW I seem to be fine with Mobil-1 0w40 on a 996.2 with 208k miles.
Pros: fine with Mobil-1
Vehicle:
Porsche
Mileage: 334745 km
You mention cost but not weight differential of the rotors, many people move to girodisks because it reduces the weight at each corner. With regards to blanks vs drilled, I have had no issues running drilled (Zimmerman) on my previous Audi TTs and my current 718. I run a dedicated set for track with Carbotech XP12s, no fade, no issues. 718 is in roughly the same weight category, 3k ish.
Pros: no fade, no issues
Vehicle:
Porsche
Looks like Cup2 240s are available in the 225 size. Never used them but I'm a massive fan of the normal Cup2 on my 911.
Pros: massive fan
Vehicle:
Porsche 911
Porsche wanted you to use 0W-40 originally but now they recommend 5W-50 which is what Porsche sell for the 996 as their Classic oil for the 996. I’ve used Mobil 1 5W-50 for 3 years now, good pressure and next to nothing on the magnetic drain plug since so seems to be working. In my last change I’ve also added Ceratec on recommendation of another member of this sub and since have noticed the engine is a little quieter and get slightly better mpg so would recommend giving that a go if you are so inclined.
Pros: good pressure, quieter engine
Vehicle:
Porsche
I use liquimoly leichtlauf 5w-40. Bit of advice: these are VERY easy to overfill if you're not careful, so refill slowly. Put in less than you think you need, once it registers on the oil level sensor, then start the car for a minute. After that, leave if for a few hours to drain before continuing to fill.
Pros: easy to use
Cons: easy to overfill
Vehicle:
Porsche
Are used to put Pirelli‘s on my Panamera turbo. I found that they had much lower longevity than the Michelins.
Pros: null
Cons: lower longevity
Vehicle:
Porsche Panamera
18 months ago the timing chain catastrophically failed causing extensive damage to the engine & costing me £15,000 for a complete engine rebuild with genuine Porsche parts.
Cons: catastrophic failure
Vehicle:
Porsche
Best was a factory 944 Turbo water pump, bought from Porsche. It was a raw casting. No machining work at all.
Pros: factory water pump
Cons: raw casting, no machining
Vehicle:
Porsche
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