3rd year maintenance 992
10-06-2023, 07:51 AM
#17
With our 718 I have read that spark plugs are very important to do on time not miles as they can "weld" themselves into the head due to heat (I'm assuming largely due to the turbo) so I will do the same with my T. The selling dealer did the 40k service on ours at 10k miles, including plugs.
10-07-2023, 08:48 PM
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10-09-2023, 03:22 PM
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10-09-2023, 09:17 PM
#21
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Three year oil change Mobil One
So I did a three year oil change at the dealership this summer and made the mistake of requesting Mobil One. Labor was $360 and Parts $328.44. Mobil One was and additional $248. Should have asked up front if there was an additional charge for using the recommended oil
10-10-2023, 08:21 PM
#22
Mobil 1 should always be used by Porsche dealers as it's the recommended oil - I can't imagine what other oil they use that costs $248 less when Mobil 1 oil itself is less than that.
10-10-2023, 10:31 PM
#23
Lol...from your location sounds like Jack Daniels Porsche.
10-10-2023, 10:51 PM
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Any Penske dealership…and there are a lot of them…..use Pennzoil, because they sponsor the Penske racing teams.
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10-12-2023, 05:02 AM
#25
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Mine is in the shop as we speak getting the spark plugs. In service date of 09/2020. 14.5 k miles. $2,200. I was told plugs every 3 years or 30,000 mi. Probably could have waited a year, but my thought was better to pay now than pay later.
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10-12-2023, 08:28 AM
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With our 718 I have read that spark plugs are very important to do on time not miles as they can "weld" themselves into the head due to heat (I'm assuming largely due to the turbo) so I will do the same with my T. The selling dealer did the 40k service on ours at 10k miles, including plugs.
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10-12-2023, 09:53 AM
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https://www.enginebuildermag.com/201...dular-engines/
10-12-2023, 10:01 AM
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Perhaps - but many Ford F150 owners a decade ago would argue with you on this statement. Ford sold a LOT of vehicles with the 4.6 and 5.4 engines.
https://www.enginebuildermag.com/201...dular-engines/
https://www.enginebuildermag.com/201...dular-engines/
That said, I had a dohc and sohc 4.6...no problem removing the plugs. But the sohc ejected 3 plugs for fun.
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10-12-2023, 03:42 PM
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10-12-2023, 03:52 PM
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Absolutely, his point was if you're 4 years down the road with 15K, changes the plugs while you can. Regardless of accountability the interface between differing metals (Plug & Block) could cause issues after 4 years and it's not worth the overwhelmingly larger expense to remove the plugs the hard way (his quote was all money save delaying maintenance were gone and then some). He told a few stories about the ramifications after many attendees asked about delaying mileage/time services until the mileage came up.