Oil for 993 C4

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DaveMiddleton

Original Poster:

241 posts

267 months

Thursday 12th June 2003
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What is the majority opinion on the best oil for my C4.
Reason I ask is thet with my previous Skyline R34 (which was obviously turbo'd) this was a VERY important factor.
Possibly not so with the 993 , so any views welcomed.

manek

2,977 posts

299 months

Thursday 12th June 2003
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I'm still a 993 newbie but the only oil I've seen Porsche recommend is Mobil 1.

iguana

7,194 posts

275 months

Thursday 12th June 2003
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Castrol RS is the prefered oil of most of the Uk specialists, not as stupidly thin as mobil 1 but just as good= fully synth etc etc.

ninemeister

1,146 posts

273 months

Friday 13th June 2003
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For anything pre 98 avoid any of the 0W weight oils. I have used shell, esso and mobil in the past with good results, and if you do less than 6000 miles per year you could happily use a semi-synthetic 10W-40 or 15W-50 and save money.