[hcalvani]

Hi Folks,

I know the "good ole" oil discussion for the Porsche...

But I recently switched to using the Porsche Classic 10w-60 oil for my '88 Turbo (original engine w/ 56K miles). I had been using 15w-50 Mobil for the last 8 years.

The car always smokes (the initial puff) at start-up and I always observed a few/minor oil dime-to-quarter spot sizes on the ground after usage - while driving throughout all seasons in the Mid-Atlantic region. But since I changed to 10w-60, I no longer see the smoke at start-up and oil leaks after turning the engine off.

Granted, I have only been driving the car during the summer (temperatures) since the oil was changed, so I assume the higher viscosity at higher temperature helps to mitigate the leaks (not sure how it would help suppress the smoke at start-up).

Perhaps during the winter months, I will once again see the return of small oil leaks, with the lower oil viscosity at lower temperatures. But I will stick to the 10w-60 oil, since the car gets driven more during the warmer temperature months anyway.

Needless to say, the car seems overall happier with the Porsche Classic oil

Have any folks switched to 10w-60 and can confirm these observations?

Thanks,

Humberto-