oil capacities PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2007 5.G Owners Manual

EngineOilRecommendation
Recommendedoilviscosityrangesdependentonambienttemperatures
AmbienttemperatureseasonalSAEViscosityRangeengineoils
generallyabove-13F/-25CSAE0W-40,5W-40,5W-50approvedbyPorsche
generallybelow-13F/-25CSAE0W-40approvedbyPorsche
Suitableoilsare:
UseonlyengineoilstestedandapprovedbyPorsche(Porscheapprovallist).YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Youwillfindastickerintheenginecompartmentwhichprovidesinformation(manufacturer)abouttheinitialfactoryfillingofyourengine.
Generallyyoucanfindthemanufacturersuggestionsontheoilcontainersorasabulletinonthemarket.
Oilchange
TheengineoilhastobechangedattheintervalslistedinyourMaintenanceSchedule.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheengineoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredoilsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakintheenginehaveyourdealercheckitoutimmediately.
Allcurrentengineoilsarecompatiblewitheachother,i.e.whenmakinganoilchangeitisnotnecessarytoflushtheengineifyouwishtouseadifferentbrandorgradeofoil.Since,however,eachbrandofoilhasaspecialcomposition,
youshould,ifpossible,usethesameoilbrandifitbecomesnecessarytotopupbetweenoilchanges.
Porscheengineshavelongintervalsbetweenoilchanges.Youcanmakebestuseoftheselongoilchangeintervalsbyusingmultigradeoilssincethesearelargelyindependentofseasonalfluctuationsintemperature.
Ifyourvehicleisusedfrequentlyinstop-and-gotrafficincoldweather,theenginewillnotalwaysbecompletelywarmedup.Condensationfromproductsofcombustionmayaccumulateintheoil.Inthiscase,itisadvisabletochangetheoilmorefrequentlysothatyourengineonceagainhas100%efficientengineoil.
Engineoilperformanceclass
Engineoilisnotonlyalubricant,butalsoservestokeeptheengineclean,toneutralizethedirtwhichpenetratesintotheenginethroughcombustionandtoprotecttheengineagainstcorrosion.Toperformthesefunctions,theoilisprovidedwithadditiveswhichhavebeenspeciallydevelopedforthesefunctions.Theefficiencyofanoilisexpressed,forexample,bytheAPI,ILSACorACEAclassifications.
Viscosity
Likeallliquids,engineoilisviscouswhencold,andthin-bodiedwhenwarm.TheviscosityofanoilisexpressedbyitsSAEclass.Forcoldviscosity(measuredattemperaturesbelow32°F/0°C)
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Refueling
Fueltankcapacityislistedunder“Capacities”.Porschedoesnotrecommendtheuseoffueladditives.
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
1.Important:Stoptheengineandswitchofftheignition.
2.Slowlyunscrewthetankcap.Hangthetankcapontheplasticstrapofthefillerflap.
3.Insertfuel-hosenozzlefullyintothefillerneckwiththehandleofthefuel-hosenozzlefacingdown.
4.Donotaddfurtherfueloncethecorrectlyoperatedautomaticfuel-hosenozzlehasswitchedoff.Fuelcouldsprayorcouldrunoverinwarmtemperatures.
5.Replacethetankcapimmediatelyafterrefuelingandturnituntilyouhearitandfeelitengage.
Ifyoulosethetankcap,youmustreplaceitonlywithanoriginalparttoreducethepossibilityofareintheeventofacollision.
Note
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduringrefuelling.
Pleaseobservethechapter”OILDISPLAYANDMEASUREMENTOFTHEENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage136.
Portablefuelcontainers
Danger!
Portablefuelcontainers,fullorpartiallyempty,mayleakcausinganexplosion,orresultinreincaseofanaccident.
Nevercarryadditionalfuelinportablecontain-ersinyourvehicle.
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ManualTransmissionOil
ThetransmissionoilhastobecheckedandchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMaintenanceSchedule.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
WerecommendthatyouhavethetransmissionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckitoutimmediately.
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AutomaticTransmissionFluid
ThetorqueconverterandthetransmissionarelubricatedwithAutomaticTransmissionFluid(ATF).Thefinaldriverequirestransmissionoil.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
DonottowthecarorruntheenginewithoutATFinthetransmission.Theautomatictransmissionmaybedamagedbyevenatinyspeckofdirt,onlyacleanfunnelorspoutmustbeusedwhenaddingATF.
TheATFandtransmissionoilhastobecheckedandchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMainte-nanceSchedule.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheATFandtrans-missionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckitoutimmediately.
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Capacities
UseonlyfluidsandfuelsauthorizedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillgladlyadviseyou.
YourPorschehasbeendesignedsothatitisnotnecessarytomixanyadditiveswithoilsorfuels.
Engine911Carrera,911Carrera4,911Targa4:Oilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.8.5quarts/8.0liters911Carrera,911Carrera4,911Targa4:Oilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.8.7quarts/8.25liters911CarreraS,911Carrera4S,911Targa4S:Oilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.8.7quarts/8.25liters911CarreraS,911Carrera4S,911Targa4S:Oilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.9.0quarts/8.5litersPleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEOIL”onpage235.
Coolantapprox.8.45U.S.gallons/32liters
Manualtransmissionanddifferentialapprox.3.1quarts/2.9literstransmissionoil
TiptronicSapprox.9.5quarts/9.0litersATF
DifferentialforTiptronicSapprox.1.3quarts/1.2liter
Fueltank911Carrera,911CarreraS:approx.16.9U.S.gallons/64liters911Carrera4,911Carrera4S,911Targa4,911Targa4S:approx.17.7U.S.gallons/67liters
FuelqualityYourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusingunleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehiclewilloperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI),sincetheengine’s“ElectronicOctane™knockcontrol”willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
Powersteeringapprox.1.35quarts/1.27literhydraulicfluidPentosinCHF11S®orPentosinCHF202®
Brakeuid0.48quarts/0.45liters;useonlyOriginalPorschebrakefluid.
Windshieldwasherapprox.2.6quarts/2.5literswithoutheadlightwasherapprox.6.3quarts/6.0literswithheadlightwasher
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