In this video Tony Callas of Callas Rennsport shares his knowledge, experience and thoughts on proper engine maintenance in the era of ethanol fuels and omnipresent plastics, as well as modern oils and additives and how these affect classic and modern Porsche vehicles including Boxster, Cayman, and 911 models.

What is a tune-up?
What fuel should I use?
What is a Top Tier fuel?
How do ethanol enriched fuels like E10 and E15 affect critical engine components like fuel injectors?
How do you know you have bad injectors?
How can a bad injector damage cylinder bores, pistons, and piston rings?
When do you need to replace your injectors?
Why should you replace rather than "rebuild" an injector?
How do ethanol fuels affect vehicles made before 2000 that were never designed to run ethanol enriched fuels?
What engine oil should I use in my Porsche engine?
If my car is under warranty, should I use a Porsche approved oil?
How often should I change my oil?

Tony Callas is the owner and CEO of Callas Rennsport in Torrance, California. He is also the Technical Director for The Porsche Club of America. Callas Rennsport, in addition to service work, restores classic collector cars including vintage Porsche 911s, 914s, and 356s, and is one of two premier shops in the country that service Porsche 959s. Tony grew up in his father’s shop, Rennsport Porsche Works in Texas and was servicing Porsches at 10 years old, rebuilt his first engine at 16, and at 18 went to the Porsche Factory School and started working in racing. He’s worked for Roock Racing, Seikel Motorsport, Champion Racing, Rohr Motorsport, Reiser-Callas Rennsport, Peterson White-Lightning, and earned wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona and Le Mans, where Tony was Mechanic of the Year for Porsche.

свернуть