Swepco v The Others

mightyspyder · Post by **mightyspyder** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:35 pm

A discussion recently centred on lubrication for older Porsche gearbox units. You can guess that Swepco came up, with some protagonists suggesting that though good, the oil is no different than, say, the oils available from Shell, Mobil, etc. Is it just a clever marketing ploy that has given this oil such prominence within the Porsche community, or is really that much better? The point I’m making is this; if it IS so marvellous, why haven’t the big hitters in the lube field followed suite? Are we just being too cynical? Personal experiences and comparisons would be appreciated, please.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:54 pm

I replaced my gearbox oil in my 915 box with swepco & it made a noticable difference to the shift

Jonas · Post by **Jonas** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 1:21 pm

Some positive feedback here:

http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewto ... swepco+201

http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/viewto ... swepco+201

/jonas

(Is this fabled Swepco to be found somewhere in CENTRAL London? I'm thinking of buying some on my next trip there as Sweden is a bit of a developing country when it comes to this Swepco stuff).

bjmullan · Post by **bjmullan** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:01 pm

I think you can only get it from Berlyn Services http://www.partsforporsche.co.uk/osc/ but I may be wrong.

I recently change my oil and I'm using Swepco (very messy and I hate the smell of gearbox oil at the best of times but Swepco is really strong especially if you make a mess like I did

). I have noticed an improvement but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra. I don't have enought experience to make the call.

lewis · Post by **lewis** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 4:27 pm

transend stock swepco http://www.transend.co.uk/index.html

lewis

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 5:07 pm

I have no experience of Swepco oil, but surely by simply changing the gearbox oil anyway you're going to notice a difference/improvement, whatever brand you decide to use?

drummerboytom · Post by **drummerboytom** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:29 pm

Nige wrote:I have no experience of Swepco oil, but surely by simply changing the gearbox oil anyway you're going to notice a difference/improvement, whatever brand you decide to use?

Does your engine run better if you change the engine oil Nige ?

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:50 pm

Am I missing the point here or something

69Olive · Post by **69Olive** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:51 pm

If you put in semi-synthetic (like I mistakenly did when I first got my car) you'll notice a change: leaks and poor shifting.

Swepco is thick, sticky stuff (excuse the technical terms) and I noticed a distinct improvement when I switched to it.