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Track temps frequently overheat ATF which requires giving the car a longer break between sessions. When the heat gets high enough it causes some breakdown of the fluid.

This is for a NC Miata auto-trans (actually it's for a Fiat 124 Abarth but it uses the NC transmission in a different housing). Redline is not listed here but I believe the D4 ATF is compatible according to their site. Which fluid would you pick if the car will be autocross and tracked every...

Was cleaning out the garage and found ten bottles of 2 year old M1 Euro 0w40, unopened. Thinking I might just use this since I don’t have a GPF? It’s Porsche A40, usually use in my 718 GTS but I just had that oil changed. Might as well use it on this EA839 v6 turbo.

Yeah, price difference is $60 vs $120 so not a big deal either way. Interesting caveat Mobil put: • Mobil 1™ ESP X4 0W-40 can only be used in the vehicles for which it is approved. It is not backward compatible with vehicle engines requiring a C30 or C20. *** It is a C40 oil.

I think the plan is to just run it until 5k miles or if I have an autocross or track day, then switch to a C30 (probably M1 5w30 ESP Euro) before the day.

Yeah I guess the question, is C20 actually not good for the engine?

So seems like the dealer installed ESP X2, probably 0w20? I think I might just run this for every day driving and switch out to M1 ESP Euro 5w30 which is a C30 oil when I think I'm going to thrash it or when I get to 5k miles. Glamour shot for reference:

Seems like M1 ESP 0w40 X4 is the darling right now? Wow, motul is on sale right now: $30 https://eeuroparts.com/product/motul/110905 hmm never mind, shipping kills it.

Had to get another dealer oil change to maintain warranty. Might actually try doing some track days on this Macan S because it has PASM adjustable dampers and I can lower the car with air suspension. Now which oil should I swap it out with or should I just go for it on the M1 ESP x2 0w20? Saw...

I use Ceratec as well, it's good stuff.

Well well well, my jaw just dropped lol. $740 for an oil change on the 718 Boxster GTS $650 for an oil change on the Macan S This is actually more expensive than Socal. I had to double check this wasn't for the full inspection. Porsche indies in the are are quoting around half of that. Guess...

My cars are still under warranty so I usually take them to a Porsche or Euro specialized Indy who reports service to Carfax and documents the change. One thing I noticed is that whenever I ask them what oil they use, it’s always LiquiMoly. Kind of curious but does LiquiMoly just dominate the...

This is for a Macan S using the EA839 engine, it's a Porsche C20 oil recommended but I use C30. I accidentally ordered Euro L 5w30 instead of LX 0w30 which meets C30. How bad is it to just use that? I do changes around 6k miles and never go above 3.5k rpm unless fully warmed up. Euro L 5w30...

Mobil 5w50 doesn't seem to have A40 anymore according to their PDS

I think the Motul XCess Gen 2 5w40 is probably what I'm going to change to because it has some more flexibility in case I go on a road trip or something. Seems like they made some big improvements on the gen2 with TBN...