One more about Oil and one about breaking in

[jpcolin]

hi,

I'm a new boxster owner (1998 2.5L)

now I have been reading topics a bout oil for about 2 hours ;-)

and I'm still not sure a bout wich oil to use in my contry!

temperature goes from -5°Celcius to 30°Celcius in the summer.

should i use 0w50 ofr the winter and 15w50 for the summer or??

Is htere a list for my contry because in the DIY the list is for USA/Canada

what about belgium?

any inpuit is welcome

my second question is about breaking in, my car has 10.000km and I think I should driver it carefully for the first 2000km, because the car has only done 1000km for the past 12months so wat do you guys think about breaking the car in for 2000km? any tips on how to do it?

thx

[ar38070]

The engine is as broken is as it is going to get after 10K. Never heard of 0w50. Must be a euro only blend. Unless you plan on tracking the car then just use the 0w50.

[aak5454]

I would also recommend a 0W-xx oil given your weather conditions (I used to live in Aachen just across the border into Germany) and the fact that your car is basically brand new. Your conditions are really moderate and even on your "warm" days 30C is really mild driving conditions with respect to the engine. I would not consider run a heavier oil (i.e. higher than 0W-xx) than the factory fill unless doing hard racing or live in a hot climate (American Southwest/desert) or have a lot of miles on the engine (150+tkm)

Happy Motoring :drive: