Porsche Boxster Oil Type Finder

For a long time, the Boxster was notorious as an entry-level Porsche and seen by many as a women's car - completely unjustly, as the performance of the Boxster proves. The Boxster was too round and soft and perhaps too cheap for some people.

That all changed with subsequent generations, after the introduction of the 1996 model that followed the original Boxster. In the meanwhile fourth generation, which has been sold since 2016, the name suffix 718 was added. Since then, the Porsche 718 Cayman and 718 Boxster have been marketed as model variants of the same model. At the same time, the design drew a little closer to the most popular of all Porsches, the 911, with slightly less curved headlights and a sportier line.

The performance range of the Porsche Boxster is between 300 and 400 hp. The entry-level engine is a four-cylinder, while the top model uses a six-cylinder. All engines can be combined with either a manual or automatic transmission.

Motor oil is a vital part of your Porsche Boxster's engine. It provides the much needed lubrication to many of the internal parts of an engine. One of its key jobs is to prevent wear and tear on the moving parts which helps keep the engine running smoothly. Without oil, the engine would cease up almost immediately.

Regularly checking and changing your Porsche Boxster engine oil is really important. Every time you start and run your car, very fine by-products from the combustion in the engine will be collected in the engine oil. This is one of the reasons why over time the oil goes black. If these contaminants build up too much and exceed the capacity of the oil it can have a negative impact on your car’s overall efficiency and actually effect its performance as it creates sludge and increased wear in the engine block.

Every engine oil will have its viscosity grade labelled on the packaging. This will look something like 0W-20, 5W-30 or 5W-40. This grading is used to measure how thick / fluid the oil is and help ensure you buy the right oil for your car. The lower the viscosity grade of the oil, the more fluid and thinner it will be than those with a high grade (higher numbers) which will be much less running and thick.

So which engine oil should you buy for your Porsche Boxster? Whether you are topping up your Porsche Boxster oil or doing a full change of your Porsche Boxster's oil it is really important that you use the correct grade of oil.

We have listed all the Porsche Boxster models and engine types in the following table, as well as the correct engine oil grade for each of the cars. You can use the search and filter to easily find the right engine oil for your Porsche Boxster.

Car Make & Model	Year	Oil Grade
Porsche Boxster (981) GTS Petrol	2012, 2013, 2014	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (981) GTS Petrol	2015, 2016	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (981) S Petrol	2012, 2013, 2014	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (981) S Petrol	2015, 2016	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (981) Spyder Petrol	2012, 2013, 2014	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (981) Spyder Petrol	2015, 2016	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (981) Boxster Petrol	2012, 2013, 2014	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (981) Boxster Petrol	2015, 2016	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) S Petrol	2005, 2006, 2007	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) S Petrol	2008, 2009, 2010	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) S Petrol	2011, 2012	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) Spyder Petrol	2005, 2006, 2007	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) Spyder Petrol	2008, 2009, 2010	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) Spyder Petrol	2011, 2012	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) Boxster Petrol	2005, 2006, 2007	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) Boxster Petrol	2008, 2009, 2010	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (987) Boxster Petrol	2011, 2012	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 GTS Petrol	2016, 2017, 2018	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 GTS Petrol	2019, 2020, 2021	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 GTS Petrol	2022	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 S Petrol	2016, 2017, 2018	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 S Petrol	2019, 2020, 2021	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 S Petrol	2022	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Boxster Petrol	2016, 2017, 2018	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Boxster Petrol	2019, 2020, 2021	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Boxster Petrol	2022	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman GTS Petrol	2016, 2017, 2018	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman GTS Petrol	2019, 2020, 2021	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman GTS Petrol	2022	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman S Petrol	2016, 2017, 2018	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman S Petrol	2019, 2020, 2021	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman S Petrol	2022	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman Petrol	2016, 2017, 2018	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman Petrol	2019, 2020, 2021	0W-40 or 5W-40
Porsche Boxster (982) 718 Cayman Petrol	2022	0W-40 or 5W-40