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924turborox · Joined: 07 May 2009 Posts: 60 Location: MD, USA

hello 924 community
i have found out that i need synthetic motor oil for my 924 turbo
but the probelm is that i dont know the following:
1. if the oil i need is single/multi grade?
2. what weight i will need?
3. how much oil/how many quarts i will need

thanks

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Raceboy · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2327 Location: Estonia, Europe

You need oil that has high levels of ZDDP in it.
I use Motul 300V 20W60. It's a bit pricey but rebuilding 931 engine is a lot more expensive. 2 liter bottle of it costs around 45usd, you'll need three bottles.
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isuras2 · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 458 Location: Phoenix, AZ

I use 15W-50 as mentioned in this post: http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=28183&highlight=
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