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| sk8kat1 |
 Jan 15 2006, 05:40 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 10-October 05 From: belvidere ,IL Member No.: 4,937  |
when I am stopped on a decline or if I comne to a hard stop the oil light flickers ?!
I chkd to see the oil is at the bottom narker ... 1) what oil is to be added to the car 5w 30 -- 10w40? ..... is there any thing else I should chk as well ? |
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| Howard |
Jan 15 2006, 10:45 PM
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Incontin(g)ent Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,785 Joined: 24-July 03 From: Westlake Village, CA Member No.: 943 Region Association: None 
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Right. Just teasing you a bit. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/poke.gif) In engineering gibberish:
SAE 30 is SAE 30 no matter what the "W" prefix number is: 0W, 5W or 10W. This viscosity in centistokes (cSt) @ 100 degrees C is with the minimum of 9.3 cSt and a maximum of 12.5 cSt. SAE defines 'normal' operating temperature in this case to be 100c or 212f. In order to have the SAE rating of 30, the oil must maintain that viscosity at that temp. The '10w' out front just means the viscosity at freezing is SAE 10. This allows the engine to better circulate lubricant at lower temps. So 50 doesn't thin to 30. While 20w50 won't hurt, I still believe the 914 will benefit from lower viscosity oil. The benefits are cooler operating temps and less drag on the reciprocating parts. Just my 2 cents... |
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sk8kat1 oil light? Jan 15 2006, 05:40 PM
Bleyseng I like 20/50 wt for year around....5-30wt is too t... Jan 15 2006, 06:49 PM SGB yes, 5w30 is too light, even in Illinois in Januar... Jan 15 2006, 07:24 PM Aaron Cox green light means less than 10psi of oil pressure.... Jan 15 2006, 07:27 PM Howard Holy sheep shit. I agree with Aaron! I overf... Jan 15 2006, 08:22 PM Bleyseng 20/50wt is thick stuff to you??? Jan 15 2006, 09:21 PM bd1308 20w-50 is real good...engine runs real sweet with ... Jan 15 2006, 09:27 PM Michael J One other thing to check is if the wire is firmly ... Jan 15 2006, 09:28 PM bd1308 according to the porsche manual, a slight flicker ... Jan 15 2006, 09:43 PM Howard ... Jan 15 2006, 09:46 PM Aaron Cox Jan 15 2006, 09:48 PM bd1308 yeah but i dont think they had multi-viscosity oil... Jan 15 2006, 09:48 PM Aaron Cox Jan 15 2006, 09:51 PM sk8kat1 ok 20-50 -- seems to be a good one -thanks..
<... Jan 15 2006, 09:58 PM bd1308 <... Jan 15 2006, 10:08 PM Howard OK, quick test. With 20w50 oil, what does the ... Jan 15 2006, 10:15 PM bd1308 at 0 degrees C, water melts and at 100 it boils...... Jan 15 2006, 10:26 PM Howard Not a bad guess, but research and try again 
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