[Canada Kev]

You guys are too funny.

I have no opinion on these oils that Porsche have presented in some cool metal cans. That's why I haven't tendered such on this topic. I'm basically sitting back and taking a wait and see position on this product.

The 10/60 is in the acceptable range as indicated in the owner's manual that was printed in the '80s for my car. So is the 20/50 which is also sold in the cool metal can. So we have some nostalgia for those guys who remember the old cans you had to pierce with the spout to get the oil out. Fantastic. Score one for the marketing department.

One of those Porsche oils is synthetic, one is mineral. I'm not about to open up a synth vs. dino debate, but I think that to have the viscosity range of the 10/60, a synthetic blend would likely be required.

Perhaps this oil is great for the older air cooled cars, and I hope it is. I haven't seen any scientific evidence that shows its wear properties are at least as good as Brad Penn or M1 or VR1. That sort of information will take many months or years to accumulate. Has anyone done a Blacktone analysis on a virgin sample of this oil? The fact that Porsche isn't providing any specific information about the formulation troubles me somewhat. Why wouldn't they proudly proclaim it, especially knowing the crowd that might use this stuff?

Anyway, as I said, I have no substantial opinion on this oil. If it works to your satisfaction, that really is great. I hope you get many years of service because of it. And I applaud the OP and others who share their experiences, whether good or bad.

BUT, the reason I stepped into this new oil melee is the rose coloured glasses fan boy stuff that people post where Porsche can do no wrong. When they give you some of the P-brand Koolaid, you drink it up like you just walked across the desert because your horse died of thirst.

Porsche makes mistakes. All auto makers do. They contradict themselves in manuals, screw up common sense things (HL relays, fusing, IMS, etc). Just because they slap their sticker on the packaging does not make it the next better thing.

Perhaps Porsche spent hundreds of hours and piles of money testing this oil on air cooled engines from 2.0 through 3.6, but I doubt it. It's likely just re-packaged Castrol or Mobil. And that's OK. I have no complaint about that.

Things change and I'm all for newer and better technology. The chemical and mechanical engineers back in the sixties could only imagine stuff like modern synthetic oil with a viscosity of 10w60. But for me to use this in my engine, I'd want some more information than what is written on the can.

So before someone goes on and on about the engineering prowess of the vaunted Porsche machine, think about it first. Just because they say so, doesn't make it true. Try it, test it, converse with fellow users, share your experiences, then form your opinion. Don't act like sheeple; go in eyes wide open.