New 996 owner maint. questions

[jerry7297]

Okay, so I have read through the DIY's. Everyone has a different outlook on witch olis / trans oil / spark plugs to use. So I am asking for just that a response with the Preferred products you think are the best. I am in S. Texas so its hot so wasn't sure on 10w 40 or 20w 50 engine oil, and was really looking for just preferences on the others. Any responses will be greatly appreciated. BTW I have a 2000- 996 manual with 65000 miles.

 

Engine oil / maker - ?

Oil filter / maker?

Tans axle oil / maker ?

Spark plug / maker ?

 

Edited August 1, 2016 by jerry7297

[Loren]

I have a MY99 Carrera - 6 speed and this is what I use:

Engine oil / maker - Mobil1 0W-40 or 5W-40

Oil filter / maker - Porsche factory

Transaxle oil / maker - Mobil (Mobilube PTX) 75W-90

Spark plug / maker - Beru or Bosch 14FRG 6KQU

 

The one I would caution you on is the transmission/transaxle oil - lots of issue with non-Porsche recommended brands. I would definitely stick with Porsche approved transmission/transaxle oils.

[JFP in PA]

I would add that it would be a good idea to consider Joe Gibbs DT40 5W-40 as an oil alternative.

[Ahsai]

I'm the same as Loren except I run Motul x-cess 5w-40 oil ($7/L from amazon shipped to the door - four 5gal jugs), which is also Porsche approved.

[jerry7297]

Great info guys. Thank you very much. I will be looking into these.

[judgejon]

Always fun to talk about oil....

I use RedLine 10-40.

Filter is Mahle 99610722553.

Hengst air filters, cabin and engine.

RedLine transaxle and front differential.

Bosch FGR5KQEO plugs.

Have fun....

[jerry7297]

No issues with the Mahle oil filter? Most say they are using a Porsche one? Redline is some good stuff. I replaced the trans oil in my 2010 Camaro with Redline, worked out great.

[judgejon]

On August 4, 2016 at 0:40 PM, jerry7297 said:

No issues with the Mahle oil filter? Most say they are using a Porsche one? Redline is some good stuff. I replaced the trans oil in my 2010 Camaro with Redline, worked out great.

Nope, knock on wood, Mahle filter seems to do the job.  Car is serviced by very good local indie.  Never heard of problems with using Mahle filters.  I thought Mahle was the Porsche branded filter.

[Orient Express]

I've been using Mahle filters on my 996 and my other German cars for many years.  Porsche sources their branded filters from them, and the Mahle brand is the same quality but cheaper.  I get my filters on Amazon.

[DBJoe996]

The best maintenance to do is change your oil/filter frequently, i.e., <5,000 miles.  Also get the LN Engineering spin-on oil filter adapter and LN Engineering magnetic drain plug.  http://lnengineering.com/

[jerry7297]

Huh I was wondering if the spin on oil filters were worth it or not... Has anyone had success with these?

[JFP in PA]

19 minutes ago, jerry7297 said:

Huh I was wondering if the spin on oil filters were worth it or not... Has anyone had success with these?

 

You might say we have had good results; I have many of my customers on them for several years now with excellent performance. I also use them on my personal fleet as well.  One additional benefit ( amongst many) is that you can use a FilterMag with the spin on, so that every drop of oil passes through a strong magnetic field on every pass.

[DBJoe996]

One reason for going with the spin-on filter adapter is eliminating the bypass.  The OE filter canister has a bypass.  When you use the filter adapter and regular spin-on oil filter as recommended, that means 100% of your oil is going through the filter all the time.  Have heard the OE filter bypass spring deteriorates over time and with heat cycles and then the canister filter doesn't sit right, which means oil is not being filtered.

[jerry7297]

Awesome feedback, looks like I will be getting this. Thank you for the info. Are the ones in the link above the preferred or are there other options? 

[JFP in PA]

7 minutes ago, jerry7297 said:

Awesome feedback, looks like I will be getting this. Thank you for the info. Are the ones in the link above the preferred or are there other options? 

 

LN make the nicest ones that I have seen, and we have never had any problems with their products.

[jerry7297]

Okay, thank you sir. They do look like a quality product. 

[jerry7297]

Can someone tell me if the Bosch 7969 spark plug will be okay on my 2000 911 3.4 engine. This is what I ordered, the part number doesn't match up with the Bosch FGR5KQEO which is what I was trying to get. That pulls up as a Bosch 7413 after I did some research. Should I order new ones or will the 7969's work???

[Loren]

For a 3.4 liter engine the correct spark plug is the Bosch 7413 (4-prong). (14FGR 6KQU)

[DBJoe996]

I researched mine before recent replacement.  Used Bosch 14FGR 6KQE 4 prong (Bosch 7413)

99 C2 3.4L M96/01

https://www.boschsparkplugs.net/product.aspx?zpid=8113

Edited August 13, 2016 by DBJoe996

[jerry7297]

Yep I ordered the incorrect ones. I have ordered the correct ones now. Thank you for the responses with the correct part number