Engine - Porsche Approved Oils/Service Interval

Cayenne

2/03 1701

Binder - 1 Engine - Part 2

Date: 1-23-04

Cayenne (V6) - Engine Oils Approved by Porsche

Oil Change Service Interval 10,000 miles (15,000 km)/Year

Vehicle Type:
Cayenne (V6)

Model Year:
As of '04 (4)

Concerns:
Oil change interval for Cayenne V6 and how to reset the "Maintenance Calculator" in the instrument cluster.

Information:
All Cayenne V6 engines are factory filled with an engine oil of VW specification "50300". New vehicles produced have their maintenance calculator set for an oil change service interval of 10,000 miles (15,000 km) or 1 year.

The maintenance calculator in the Cayenne (V6) determines the time of the engine oil change depending on the vehicle load and driving style, and requests for "Service" via the multi-function display.

Only engine oils approved by Porsche are to be used.

Work Procedure:
Engine Oil Change

After changing the oil, the oil change service interval must be reset in the instrument cluster using the PST2 (Porsche System Tester 2). The country version for which the new vehicle was produced is stored in the control modules. The PST2 automatically detects this country version before resetting the maintenance calculator and depending on this, offers the following options for oil change service intervals:





1. The country version of the vehicle corresponds to one of the countries listed in Table 1. Depending on the engine oil used for the oil change, the following selection options for oil change service intervals are available in the selection menu of the PST2 for these vehicles, when resetting the maintenance calculator with the PST2:

1.1 If an engine oil in accordance with the VW specification 50300 was used:
The oil change service interval is set in the maintenance calculator for an oil change service interval of up 30,000 km or 2 years, after selecting and confirming this oil quality in the PST2 menu => "Engine oil according to VW spec. "50300".

1.2 If an engine oil not in accordance with the VW specification "50300" was used:
The oil change service interval is set in the maintenance calculator for a fixed oil change service interval of 10,000 miles (15,000 km) or 1 year, after selecting and confirming this oil quality in the PST2 menu => "Engine oil with general Porsche approval".

2. The country version of the vehicle "does not" correspond to one of the countries listed in Table 1.
For vehicles having these country versions, all engine oils approved by Porsche may be used which are listed. Even when an engine oil meeting the VW specification "50300" is used, the oil change service interval of 10,000 miles (15,000 km) or 1 year is to be observed.

2.1 If an engine oil approved by Porsche was used:
The oil change service interval is set for a fixed oil change service interval of 10,000 miles (15,000 km) or 1 year when resetting the maintenance calculator with the PST2.

Literature: Cayenne Technical Manual, Group 1, V6 engine:
> Repairs: 17-1 - Engine oil and oil filter change








Overview of engine oils approved by Porsche in accordance with the VW specification "50300".

(Approved for North America oil change interval of 10,000 miles (15,000 km), or for country listed in Table 1 with a oil change interval of 30,000 km or 2 years.











Overview of engine oils approved by Porsche (North American oil change interval of 10,000 miles (15,000 km)





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