MC, 1701 Allocation Of Approved Engine Oils Until My 2020 (06/22): Legend

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Information on Porsche specifications

	A40	C40	C30	C20
Standard	VW50200/50500	VW51100	VW50400/50700	VW50800/50900
Viscosity class	Multi-grade	Multi-grade	Multi-grade	Multi-grade
Viscosity class	0W-40 or 5W-40/5W-50	0W-40/5W-40	0W-30/5W-30	0W-20
Other definitions
x	Approved
-	Not used

Attachment A: Country allocation according to groups

Group I:

Andorra, Azerbaijan, Australia, Albania, Egypt, Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, French, Guiana, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Martinique (French Antilles), Malaysia, Mexico, United Kingdom. Antilles), Austria, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Czech Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, USA, Ukraine, Hungary, Vatican, Belarus, Cyprus

Group II:

Abu Dhabi, Algeria, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brunei, Costa Rica, Curacao, Chile, Dominican Republic, Dubai, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Guatemala, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Cayman Islands, Cambodia, Kenya, Kuwait, Columbia, Laos, Lebanon, Mauritius, Macao, Morocco, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen, Jordan, Jamaica

For classic vehicles with air-cooled boxer engines, Porsche recommends special engine oils that are not included in the above list.

Viscosity:

The viscosity of an engine oil is specified by the SAE viscosity class.

The first number and the letter W (winter) identify the viscosity at low temperatures. This means that an oil with the specification "5W" is more viscous than oil with the specification "0W".

The second number indicates the viscosity at high temperatures. This means that an oil with the specification "40" is less viscous than oil with the specification "50".

Multi-grade oils are identified by both viscosity specifications, e.g. SAE 0W-40, 5W-40 or 5W-50.

Examples:

SAE 0W-40 and 5W-40 oils have the same viscosity at high temperatures, but at low temperatures, the "5W" oil is more viscous.

SAE 5W-40 and 5W-50 oils have the same viscosity at low temperatures, but at higher temperatures, the oil with viscosity class "40" is less viscous.

Miscibility:

All engine oils approved by Porsche can be mixed provided they are of the same Porsche oil specification . This means that it is not necessary to flush the engine when the oil is changed if another type of oil is used. However, since each oil brand has a specially matched composition, an oil of the same brand and grade should be used if possible when topping up between oil change intervals.