turdfarmer

Seems like our cars have officially turned old and rare enough that there’s no longer an easy online diy with photos for changing our oil anymore.

anyone have one?

dbf73

Just use any 993 NA diy you can find. The only thing different to add is draining the turbos which just needs a hex driver to remove the obvious drain plug in the bottom main surface

ronnie993tt

There's so little oil in the turbos and most of us change our oil so frequently, I don't think the independents bother draining the turbos.

Mike J

Yup, nothing too special about oil changes on a turbo vs NA car. I do drain the oil sumps on the turbos just because it gets every drop out but I also pull the oil feed line that is just below the secondary filter because that lets out quite a bit more oil. All the usual rules apply, be really careful on the refill since the oil goes in really slowly once there are a few quarts in and the filler tube can overflow. Prime the filters by cranking with the DME relay out before startup - I usually do that after 7 or 8 quarts in the tank, crank until you see say 2 bar on the oil pressure gauge. When draining the engine case, hold the plug in place with a screwdriver and slowly tilt the plug to let out the sump oil slowly, otherwise if you just pull the plug it will gush and soak your left hand heat exchanger (never mind the mess).

Cheers,

Mike

turdfarmer

Thanks for all the tips folks, wrapped her up this weekend. Seems like 10.5 qts gets me right midline on the dipstick.

Mike J

Of course, if you really want controversy, to post what oil you used. :-)

Cheers

Mike

rlme36

the one thing i'd add is that for the engine drain plug that Mike is talking about above, I use a form a funnel to redirect the flow into your bucket of choice. Also use it on the sump drain plug to help with not lubricating the side rocker, it really doesn't need it. ;-)

rob