Could someone recommend an oil to use on a Porsche Boxster

[JoanneLM]

I have a Porsche Boxster 2.5 (1998) and not sure which oil to use. Bit of a girly question really isn't it lol. Could someone recommend an oil to me that I can order over the internet.

Thanks.

[alfa pint]

Any brand 0W40 should do the trick. Any halfway decent petrol station should have it, as it's not that rare. Also try your local motor factor before going to halfrauds.

[V8mate]

I'd be very cautious putting oil on a Boxster. Especially if the roof's down.

[JoanneLM]

That's great, thank you.

[XJSsometimeSoon]

Ask opie oils in general gassing. They will tell you the correct oil and you can order it from their website

[RSGulp]

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/ Excellent service, advice and delivery. Owner posts on PCGB forum as 'OIlman'. No connection - just a happy customer.

[tracydeedance]

Mobil 1 fully synthetic 5w/40 may be better for an older model
rather than 0w/40 that might find the weak spots and leak

[Simon.b]

tracydeedance said:

Mobil 1 fully synthetic 5w/40 may be better for an older model
rather than 0w/40 that might find the weak spots and leak

Not quite right

The first number with the w is the winter viscosity (or thickness of the oil) the lower the number the thinner the oil when cold and the quicker it will get round your engine, better for cold starts.

The second number is the running temperature viscosity (normally taken to be 100 deg C). The higher the number the thicker the oil at temperature, which will be a lot thinner than when it’s cold.

So both these grades quoted are effectively the same with regard to an old engine, the 0w/40 is marginally better, but for normal driving conditions in the UK it not really an issue and either would be fine.

If you want the best for your car I personally (as in my handbook) would recommend Mobil 1 0w/40, it’s widely available Halfords stock it, but it’s a bit pricy. For other brands stay with fully synthetic and similar grades.

Cheers,

Simon.

[nickfrog]

I would strongly recommend 5w40 as 0w40 is really thin. There are many approved 5w40 oils. I use Mobil Super 3000 X1 5W-40 but there are others.

LN Engineering also think that it's a better choice than 0w40. http://www.lnengineering.com/ims.html

[Trev450]

As already recommended - Mobil 1 5w/40 will be fine.

[Pugley]

As it's only an old Boxster, you could use any oil that has previously drained from a 911.
Could be very cost effective!

[chris7676]

Pugley said:

As it's only an old Boxster, you could use any oil that has previously drained from a 911.
Could be very cost effective!

You surely wanted to make a joke but with lots of people changing good synthetic oil way too early this actually may be a solution

[Pugley]

chris7676 said:

Pugley said:

As it's only an old Boxster, you could use any oil that has previously drained from a 911.
Could be very cost effective!

You surely wanted to make a joke but with lots of people changing good synthetic oil way too early this actually may be a solution

Meant as a joke but I am a bit anal with the Porsche and change the oil every 6 months. It's usually still quite clear, and yes I confess to using it to top up my run around and the kids cars.

I consider this to to be a very green solution to disposing of old engine oil