2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA transmission oil

Maintenance,CarCare
Cautions168
Powermeasurements168
Coolantlevel169,170
Engineoil170-173
Engineoillevel171
Engineoilrecommendation172,173
Brake-fluidlevel174
Fueleconomy,operatingyourcar
inothercountries175
Fuel,fillerflap,fueltank176,177
Fuelrecommendations177,178
Emissioncontrolsystem179,180
Fuelevaporationcontrol,
washerfluid181
Powersteeringfluidlevel182
Airfilter,particlefilter,
automatictransmissionfluid,
manualtransmissionoil183
Wiperblades184
Carcare185-193
Maintenance,CarCare
167

AirFilter
Adirtyairfilternotonlyreducesengineperfor-
mance,butcanleadtoprematureenginewear.
Regularfilterreplacementispartoftheroutine
maintenanceservice.
t>Industyconditions,checkthefilterelement
morefrequentlyandreplaceifnecessary.
ParticleFilter
Thefreshairpassingthroughtheparticlefilter
intothepassengercompartmentisvirtuallyfree
ofdustandpollen.
t>Iftheoutsideairispollutedbyexhaustfumes,
pressthecirculating-airbutton.
Adirtyfiltercanbethecauseofreducedair
flow:
t>Havefilterreplacedbyyourauthorized
Porschedealer.
Regularfilterreplacementispartoftheroutine
maintenanceservice.
AutomaticTransmissionFluid
Thetorqueconverterandthetransmissionare
lubricatedwithAutomaticTransmissionFluid
(ATF).Thefinaldriverequirestransmissionoil.
See"Capacities".
Donottowthecarorruntheenginewithout
ATFinthetransmission.Theautomatictrans-
missionmaybedamagedbyevenatinyspeck
ofdirt,onlyacleanfunnelorspoutmustbe
usedwhenaddingATF.
TheATFandtransmissionoilhastobechecked
andchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMain-
tenanceSchedule.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheATFandtrans-
missionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,who
hastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessary
fillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,
haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckit
outimmediately.
ManualTransmissionOil
Thetransmissionoilhastobecheckedand
changedattheintervalslistedinyourMainten-
anceSchedule.See"Capacities".
Werecommendthatyouhavethetransmission
oilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohasthe
requiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfilling
equipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,
haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckit
outimmediately.
Maintenance,CarCare
183

Capacities
UseonlyfluidsandfuelsauthorizedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillgladlyadviseyou.
YourPorschehasbeendesignedsothatitisnotnecessarytomixanyadditiveswithoilsorfuels.
EngineOilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.8.5quarts/8.0liters
Oilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.8.7quarts/8.25liters
Referenceindicationisthelevelontheoildipstick.Alsorefertothesection"EngineOils".

Coolant
approx.5.95U.S.gallons/22.5liters
Manualtransmission
anddifferentialapprox.2.85quarts/2.7literstransmissionoil
Tiptronic5approx.9.51quarts/9.0litersATF
DifferentialwithTiptronic5approx.1.32quarts/1.25literstransmissionoil
Fueltank,refillvolume911Carrera:approx.16.9U.S.gallons/64liters,911Carrera4,Carrera45:approx.16.6U.S.gallons/
63liters,includingapprox.2.6U.S.galions/l0litersreserve
FuelqualityYourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusing
unleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).
Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehicle
willoperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI).
sincetheengine's"ElectronicOktaneTMknockcontrol"willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
Powersteeringapprox.1.3quarts/1.27literhydraulicfluidPentosinCHF11
S@
BrakefluidUseonlyOriginalPorschebrakefluid.
Windshieldwasherapprox.3.17quarts/3literswithoutheadlightwasher,approx.6.02quarts/5.7literswithheadlightwasher
250TechnicalData

T
Tachometer75
Taillight231
Tank176,177,250
-Ventilationsystem181
Targaroof160-165
Technicaldata244-258
Telephone126
Temperaturesetting105-109
Theftprotection16
Tiptronic77,129-134,183
Tires14,197-204,246-249
-Pressure5,199,249
-Pressurecompressor121
Tiresandtirecare197-204
Toolkit120,121
Towing238,239
Track246
Transmission128-134,254
-Fluid183,250
Tripcounter73
Trunkentrapment123
Turnsignals75,101,228,231
u
Undercoating179,189
v
Valves201
Vanitymirror31
Vehicle
-Care185-193
-Data242,243
-Identificationlabel242
-Identificationnumber120,242
-Washing185-193
Ventilation106-109
Vents106-109
Voltmeter72
w
Warninglamps68-71
Warningmessages92-97
Washerfluid181,250
Washing185-193
Weights251-253
Wheel
-Changing209-211
-Bolts17,208
Wheels191,197-204,246-249
Windows26,27,140,189
-Washernozzles102
-Washersystem102,181,250
Windshieldwiper/washerlever102
Windshieldwipers102,103,184
-Replacing184
Windstop150-153
Wiper
-Blades184
-Interval102,103
Winteroperation:
-Battery217
-Coolant169,170
-Engineoil170-173
-Jumpercables220,221
-Locks187
-Seals190
-Snowchains203,248
-Tires197-204,246-249
-Washerfluid181
-Wiperblades184
Index
263