Porsche Successfully Tests Evolve EvoSyn
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Working With Porsche – EvoSyn Test
Porsche worked with Evolve Lubricants to extensively test our sustainable plant-based engine performance fluid. The test was conducted in Germany by APL Automobil-Pruftechnik Landau GmbH for Porsche, and the results were presented at the World Engine Council meeting.
Going Beyond Oil
Porsche is actively pursuing sustainable, green solutions with the goal of reducing it’s carbon footprint by moving away from petroleum-based synthetic oils and gasoline. Porsche has already created it’s Classic Oil Division, producing it’s own oil in Germany. In addition, Porsche launched its efuel plant in Chile – the goal to produce carbon neutral fuel for existing combustion engines. The future is sustainable, green lubricants and carbon neutral fuel.
Sustainable Green Performance
Using Evolve EvoSyn, Porsche AG conducted a “destructive engine test” on the latest 6 cylinder turbo engine. The target of the test was to go far beyond the areas of the ACEA testing methodology for oil approvals. The test was extensive and more than 600 hours in duration. It was conducted under extreme and severe operating conditions designed to find the break point for the engine and lubricant. The test included high-performance and racetrack simulations, high piston ring groove temperatures, significant aged oil conditions, extreme cold start and high fuel dilution scenarios. Way beyond the extremes you would ever want to put your Porsche engine through.
What the Test Results Mean For You
The test results (shown below) prove that the Evolve advanced hydro-carbon technology delivers a superior, sustainable fluid, that outperforms Mobil 1 and all previously tested petroleum-based synthetic oils in all test criteria. That means you can upgrade to Evolve Evosyn today and be confident of better engine wear protection no matter how you drive your Porsche or what oil brand you previously used. You can also embrace the future of sustainable, green lubricants while better protecting the investment in your Porsche.
Summary of Porsche’s Evolve EvoSyn Test Results
Understanding Porsche Test Results
It’s important to understand that engine tests are conducted by third parties who control the disclosure, presentation, and final editorial rights on any publication. In the case of Porsche for example, the test involves proprietary data from the MA2.03 engine platform and therefore is subject to NDA. It should also be obvious that positive results from this test potentially disrupt existing oil company relationships and therefore oil brand specific comparison data is restricted. The more than 100-page test results remain subject to NDA, however, Porsche has allowed us to publish the results they presented to the World Engine Congress meeting in Germany when discussing their direction with alternative green, sustainable lubricants.
Fluid Dilution and Viscosity Change Test
Fluid Dilution and Viscosity Change Test Result
A fuel dilution test is very important and is included when Porsche completes a destructive engine test. During the normal running of your Porsche engine, a quantity of fuel will enter the engine oil. This happens by fuel passing by the piston rings into the engine oil sump. It can be caused in a number of ways:
- Blow-by – Worn or dirty piston rings can allow unburned fuel to seep into the cylinders and down in to the oil crankcase. The blow-by is part of the reason why you need an AOS on your Porsche engine.
- Defective Fuel Injectors – Fuel that is not properly atomized or that leaks into the cylinders can wash down the cylinder walls into the oil. Many people believe this is one of the likely causes of bore scoring in Porsche engines – the gasoline washes away the oil on the cylinder wall.
- Frequent Short Trips – Driving only short distances or making frequent cold starts can prevent the engine from reaching its optimal operating temperature and uses stronger fuel mixtures. The frequent cold starts cause more fuel to enter the crankcase and less heat to evaporate it through the AOS.
- Direct Fuel Injection – The design of direct fuel injection in your Porsche engine can increase the risk of fuel washing past piston rings and into the oil sump.
When you add gasoline to synthetic oil, the oil thins out significantly and looses its ability to offer engine surface wear protection. The oil viscosity drops significantly, and the more gasoline you add, the worse the problem gets. Porsche dilutes the oil in the test to see where the engine will break and the oil will fail.
What This Means For Your Porsche Engine
Evolve EvoSyn Does Not Dilute and Maintains Protection
Every time you run your engine, some gasoline will enter the oil – the more cold starts and the shorter the journey, the more gas dilutes the oil. You are diluting the oil in your engine and weaken wear protection at every cold start.
In the results from the Porsche Evolve EvoSyn test shown above, a mix of 25% gasoline was added to the EvoSyn Fluid. For every motor oil previously tested, this level of gasoline mix is radically destructive. However, due to the design of the Evolve hydrocarbon, EvoSyn does not dilute or loose any viscosity. With Evolve EvoSyn, wear protection was maintained despite the introduction of gasoline! The engine did not break and the fluid continued to provide protection even under these extreme conditions!
With Evolve, you can be sure you have stable viscosity and better engine wear protection despite cold starts, short journeys, or leaking fuel injectors!
Piston Ring Wear Test Results
Ring Groove Widening Test
After more than 100 hours running in these extreme conditions, the engine was dissembled and examined in detail. One of the most important areas of measurement for oil performance is the piston ring groove widening test. Porsche engines are a high performance design requiring a tight piston ring fit to preserve compression, power, and efficiency through extended use. Weakness in the piston ring interface causes known issues such as bore scoring and oil consumption.
Typical Results – Running this test with petroleum-based synthetic oil, Porsche expects to see engine failure. In most cases the piston ring grove will widen and the first piston ring will break. Typically this test also produces significant aluminum wear rates.
Why the Test is Important for Your Engine
Compression & Oil Control – The piston rings must fit precisely within their grooves to seal the combustion chamber. Groove widening leads to loss of ring seating, increased blow-by, oil consumption, and potential bore scoring.
Strong Indicator of Lubricant Protection Quality – Excessive groove wear points to inadequate oil film strength. A strong oil film prevents metal-to-metal contact and minimizes wear deposits.
Measurable Prediction of Long-Term Engine Stability – Small groove wear early in testing can project major sealing problems later in an engine’s service life – this makes ring groove tests a critical durability metric in oil qualification.
Evolve EvoSyn Results – ZERO WEAR on Piston Rings or Grooves
After running the engine test with EvoSyn in the extreme fuel dilution conditions shown above, Porsche found one of a kind results – zero piston ring or groove widening issues and zero increase in aluminum wear rates. Evolve EvoSyn continued to protect the engine under extreme conditions and measurably showed significantly better long-term engine stability. Where petroleum-based synthetic oils fail, Evolve ensured a tight piston ring fit was maintained, preserving compression, power, and protecting the piston ring to cylinder liner interface. This clearly demonstrates Evolve’s value in long term surface wear protection and enhanced engine efficiency with extended use.
This means you can be confident that your engine is better protected against piston ring wear and will continue to efficiently deliver power in the long term.
Piston Ring Groove Deposit Results
Piston Ring Groove Deposits and Your Engine
As part of the test measurement above, Porsche checks for ring groove deposits.
Piston ring groove deposits are carbonized or varnish-like residues that form in the grooves of a piston where the rings sit and they can cause serious performance and reliability issues if allowed to build up. Deposits in the piston ring grooves are formed from oxidized oil, fuel residue, and combustion byproducts that bake onto the piston at high temperatures. Over time, these hardened layers restrict ring movement. They are caused by:
- High oil oxidation from excessive heat or extended drain intervals.
- Low-quality or degraded oil with poor detergent or dispersant chemistry.
- Short trips with incomplete warm-up cycles that cause water condensation and fuel dilution.
- Poor combustion or blow-by increasing soot contamination.
- Turbocharged or high-load operation causing local hot spots.
Negative effects of Piston Ring Groove Deposits
- Rings stick or lose mobility – stuck rings leads to engine failure – bore scoring.
- Reduced compression and lubrication control.
- Increased blow-by, oil consumption, and more emissions.
- Can rapidly accelerate cylinder liner wear.
Ring Groove Deposit Testing Insight
In aged oil or endurance tests such as the Porsche test above, low ring groove deposit formation is a critical indicator of an oil’s thermal stability and additive robustness through an oil change interval. Oils that resist oxidation and maintain cleanliness better protect the piston ring interface, which is key for sealing efficiency and long-term power retention in your engine.
Evolve EvoSyn Results – ZERO Piston Ring Groove Deposit Issues
In Porsche’s test results shown above, EvoSyn demonstrated exceptional resistance to piston ring groove deposit formation even under extreme extended high-temperature testing. The fluid’s advanced hydrocarbon maintained piston cleanliness and ring mobility, minimizing carbon accumulation within the ring grooves. Compared to petroleum-based synthetic oils, EvoSyn showed significantly lower deposit mass and better ring groove integrity, ensuring consistent compression, reduced blow-by, and sustained engine efficiency throughout the test cycle.
This means you can be confident Evolve EvoSyn will better protect and maintain the piston ring grooves in your Porsche engine throughout the oil change interval.
Deposits and Wear Rates
Extreme Conditions – Deposits and Wear Rates
To complete the test Porsche runs the engine at full throttle for as long as the engine will last – this is the destructive portion. For this final part of the test, the oil in the engine has been aged, and is diluted by more than 20% gasoline ethanol mix. Now the engine is run at full throttle until it breaks – with petroleum-based oils, that typically is not very long! However, with the engine running Evolve EvoSyn, Porsche ran the engine for more than 100 hours at full throttle before deciding to call it a day! The engine did not break.
Lowest Wear Rates Ever Recorded
The test is designed to be destructive and examines the major areas where petroleum-based oils fail. The test reveals the most significant signs of surface wear, build up of deposits, and internal engine component failures – those include cylinder liners, valves, turbochargers, bearings, cam followers, camshafts, and piston rings etc. The results from this test with Evolve EvoSyn show the lowest engine surface wear ever recorded. In fact, unlike testing the engine with petroleum-based synthetic oil, the engine did not break or show signs of wear.
What This Means For Your Porsche Engine
It’s unlikely that you would ever attempt to drive your Porsche in these extreme conditions. However, this result proves that Evolve EvoSyn outperforms all petroleum-based synthetic oils and continues to provide significantly better engine wear protection even under the most extreme conditions. No matter how you choose to drive your Porsche, Evolve EvoSyn will always better protect the investment in your Porsche.
Sustainable Power and Protection
EvoSyn is sold and installed by PcarWise Recommended Porsche Specialists or via our online store. Evolve meets the FIA standards for sustainable products and is a “drop-in” solution that does not require any engine modifications or cleaning before use. Upgrade today and better protect your Porsche.