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Old 08-02-2007, 08:04 PM
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Please tell me what kind of Mobil 1 oil is recommended by the factory for a 997 tt.

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mobil 1 0w-40 is the factory fill.
 
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Thanks, my local store has Mobil 1 5w-50 only ...
 
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yeah, i have the same problem here in toronto. m1 0w-40 is the factory fill for a lot of newer cars (porsche, corvette, bmw, mb, etc) so you can go to your pricey dealer parts counter to get some.
 
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yeah, i have the same problem here in toronto. m1 0w-40 is the factory fill for a lot of newer cars (porsche, corvette, bmw, mb, etc) so you can go to your pricey dealer parts counter to get some.
Or you could go to that store called......something tire.....or something like that.
 
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Or you could go to that store called......something tire.....or something like that.
i tried already but the big box retailers don't carry 0w-40.

btw, what's your stage 3 mod?
 
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This is from a google search - not an endorsement.

http://www.autobarn.net/oil44877.html


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/se...rocess=default

Probably a lot of others further down the search
 
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my dealership lets me get the PCA discount on oil, and there is usually no line of indigent people holding busted out alternators and dead batteries to stand behind
 
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my dealership lets me get the PCA discount on oil, and there is usually no line of indigent people holding busted out alternators and dead batteries to stand behind
 
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yeah, i have the same problem here in toronto. m1 0w-40 is the factory fill for a lot of newer cars (porsche, corvette, bmw, mb, etc) so you can go to your pricey dealer parts counter to get some.
try having an M that's required to only take specially formulated Castrol TWQS 10W60 - i think its like $13 per quart and hardly available anywhere but the stealership
 
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Walmart and AutoZone has 0-40. But its not stocked at every store, you have to hunt around.
 
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Walmart and AutoZone has 0-40. But its not stocked at every store, you have to hunt around.

..the only problem with wally world is.... you have to GO IN to their store!
 
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I found Mobil 1 0W40 at Pep Boys in Los Angeles for $5.95 a quart.
 
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i tried already but the big box retailers don't carry 0w-40.

btw, what's your stage 3 mod?
I've never seen 0W40 there either.
 
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I got M1 5W-50....
 
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