John's 991

The "change oil now" message came up on my car with 4,200 miles on it. I have changed the oil at 2,500 miles but never reset anything, partly because I was not sure how but mostly because I intended to change it again at 10,000 miles anyway.

I have no problems changing it, but find it curious that the car thinks it needs it so long before the "normal" service interval. I have done lots of track days and am wondering if that is it. I also doubt that it really needs to be changed as it only has about 2,000 miles of use.

Has anybody else seen this on their car? Do you think the warning will reset automatically if I do change the oil?

MayorAdamWest

1 year?

John's 991

Ah yes, I forgot the 991 has an annual oil change requirement in addition to mileage based. Thanks!

gota911

and no, it will not reset itself if you change the oil.

cole328

The sad thing is that after one year, you only have 4500 miles on it....

LonnieR

That's sad ...I average 10-12K miles per year. After all, it's just a car.

Chris Stewart

I don't know 4500 sounds pretty good to me. That means by the time I can afford the car it will only have 22500 miles on the clock.

All you 991 owners should drive less in fact and preserve those cars for us future 991 owners

John's 991

Well don't worry too much about low miles, I have managed to wear out two sets of brake pads and a set of tires in that time. Lots of "quality" miles (track days and a bit of canyon carving) if not too much quantity. It is certainly not a garage queen.

Tim K, thanks for the note on changing the oil not resetting the service indicator. I figured it would not be that simple, but nice to know.

duxsi

So what do these oil changes really cost and are you insisting on Mobil 1.
Seems to be all over the map from user experiences.

John's 991

The first time I changed the oil, I did it myself and think it was about $5 a quart for Mobil 1 and $20-ish for the filter and such. It is quite easy to change. I will let you know what the local dealer charges, but historically they are pretty expensive.

Cogito_Ergo_Zoom

Almost 11k miles: new tires next week, oil has been changed once, and the pads will need changing soon. Drive your car. Enjoy. Smile. Repeat.

hockeyguy

I got C2S cab 3 weeks ago and have already put on 1800 miles! I plan on driving 40-45K miles in the next 2 years, until the lease is up.

parkerfe

Such low mileage. I have driven 17k+ miles on my 991c2s since June 2012.