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My 2018 GT3 battery just died, and i about choked when i got the estimate! is this service estimate in line? the air filters cost $25 and take about 10 minutes to change, so I'll do those myself. Is there a reliable battery to OEM?
Thanks!
Spark plugs are an easy DIY for $150 (plus $70 for the factory specified Hazet spark plug socket) if you're so inclined. Brake fluid flush is roughly in line with what I've paid.
FWIW, I purchased a full size Pcar Duracell Platinum AGM battery from Sams for $169. Check what Group size is your current one. some owners opt for the smaller ( aka lighter) battery,
but its usually lower CCA's. Don't forget to have the proper battery tender for AGM Batteries also.
It's cool to know that the filters and plugs aren't to hard DYI. But how does one avoid running afoul of the Porsche engine warrantee by doing these at home.
Only other thought is it's time for a Zero Gravity battery!
My 2018 GT3 battery just died, and i about choked when i got the estimate! is this service estimate in line? the air filters cost $25 and take about 10 minutes to change, so I'll do those myself. Is there a reliable battery to OEM?
Thanks!
You can flush the brakes with the best fluid on the planet for less than half that! Although the stupid center locks and new caliper design really is a royal PITA.
I think a new battery requires some of the electronic stuff to be reset, so may need the dealer for that. Not sure.
While most of those jobs are easy DIY, I have found over many decades that having your car serviced at the dealer makes it much more likely that they will fight for you if you have a future problem getting the manufacture to cover an expensive issue under warranty or good will.
Personally, I'd rather leverage the dealer for the battery stuff out of pure comfort.
The rest is a piece of cake - I recently did plugs, filter and brake flush on my own. Granted, you'll do some upfront spend on specialty tooling to a certain degree - but they pay for themselves the first time around.
Got my plugs from suncoast last week. Esco stands, Precision instruments wrench/breaker combo, schwaben jack, optimal paste and lastly center lock alignment tool from ED came today. Even got a new German toolkit and Milwaukee cordless ratchet. Add that up and still much less than half of the $3k quote I got from dealer about my 12k service. Lots of good info on rennlist to do it yourself.
i asked the same thing...the service advisor said that porsche would not cover since i'm not driving 4500 miles a year. i asked if that's printed in the warranty and i'm waiting for an answer
i asked the same thing...the service advisor said that porsche would not cover since i'm not driving 4500 miles a year. i asked if that's printed in the warranty and i'm waiting for an answer
What are you driving a year? Do you keep it on a tender? Sounds like BS to me.
What are you driving a year? Do you keep it on a tender? Sounds like BS to me.
yes, I had the same issue in the past. I think Porsche only covers if driven more than 5000 mi or something a year. Let me look it up and I will update my reply if inaccurate.
07-13-2020, 04:05 PM
GT3 Service
