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Which engine oil should I use in my Porsche?
Which engine oil should I use in my Porsche?
For the water-cooled ’97 onwards cars we suggest 5w40, for the pre-’97 cars we suggest 10w40 and for the new cars we use 0w40 as per the factory.
Mobil has been Porsche’s factory-fill and recommended brand of engine oil since 1996 and it is what we use as standard at Revolution Porsche.
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