Awesome video.....especially helpful I found was pointing out what tools are needed - for someone like myself, that is just getting into doing it myself. Cool channel - including your garage build!!

 

Thanks for posting. I did a full major service on my '12 991.1 a few months back. Since my time based interval for my belt was due soon, I knocked it out at the same time. Very little incremental cost (~$25 IIRC), only a little more additional time given that the back end was already mostly exposed and it was actually quite easy to do. I did replace my coil packs, they were the single most expensive part of my service and I'm still not convinced it was truly necessary or money well spent. Either way, with all the air filters (cabin and engine), plugs, CP's, oil, oil filter, LN drain plug, a couple tools, etc., I still saved well over $3k by not going to the stealership. So I have that going for me....plus a few new tools too!

I look forward to future videos.

 

So, I waded into the DIY 40K service pool this afternoon encouraged by this amazing group of generous forum members. Based on this and several other threads, I decided that once I was out from under my CPO warranty, I should take the service cost and invest it into a lift (new Quick Jack TL series), tools (lots of them) and the necessary parts. After buying all of these, I was still ahead of where I would have been going to the dealership. And, I am now master of my own destiny for most routine maintenance going forward.

I was slow and methodical. Hardest part was the spark plugs. That took some odd combinations of flexhead ratchets and extenders, but next time, I'm confident it will go faster. I also became intimately familiar with areas of my beautiful car that I had not been before. Overall, I am amazed at how pristine the majority of the "dirty" bits are. My next big task will be all four corners for brakes later this year. I am also going to be acquiring a set of winter wheels and tires now that I can have the entire car in the air in less than 10 minutes.

Can't thank this group enough for generously sharing their insights and knowledge.

Happy driving to all of you.

 

I replaced my coilpacks around 60k miles and I am Sure there were many more miles of use on them, but the "while you're in there" syndrome kicked in. I bet these coilpacks run 75-100k miles easy, but once every 60k miles is prob right for those parts with plenty of headroom to go a few more thousand miles with zero issues.

 

I'm a little late to the reply, but the BMC GT3 RS filters are a different fit from the BMC 991.1 filters, so they are not interchangeable.