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.
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...
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...
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...