I am planning on changing on the oil on my 997 next week, it will be the first one since the engine re-build (done by Portiacraft) in December 2016 and the last one before the cars goes in to storage for the winter on 1st October.
One thing I will be doing is changing the drain plug to a magnetic version as a precaution in the future. Anyway, I know the general process but have a few questions:
1 - What oil? I have read a few posts and Nanodrive seems to tbe preferred choice? I had a quick chat with my Porsche specialist who recommended a Porsche approved Petronas oil which he uses, he said the Nanodrive is a good oil however for the 2000miles per year I do it wont really have any benefits over the Petronas. He uses Nanodrive in cars which are mainly used on track or heavy use in general. Any views on this?
2 - Oil amount, obviously this is done when the engine is cool and car on a flat ground but how much did you put in and in what increments? Should I start with 6litres and then check the level and work up from there using the cold engine and electronic gauge as a guide?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
One thing I will be doing is changing the drain plug to a magnetic version as a precaution in the future. Anyway, I know the general process but have a few questions:
1 - What oil? I have read a few posts and Nanodrive seems to tbe preferred choice? I had a quick chat with my Porsche specialist who recommended a Porsche approved Petronas oil which he uses, he said the Nanodrive is a good oil however for the 2000miles per year I do it wont really have any benefits over the Petronas. He uses Nanodrive in cars which are mainly used on track or heavy use in general. Any views on this?
2 - Oil amount, obviously this is done when the engine is cool and car on a flat ground but how much did you put in and in what increments? Should I start with 6litres and then check the level and work up from there using the cold engine and electronic gauge as a guide?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
