Savage

Could someone point me to a good guide on the tt oil change? I've been searching for over with no luck. Still getting used to the forum.
thanks
Tim

wross996tt

Here maybe:

oil change

Mikelly

Pretty simple one really... You need to have the copper drail washer for the crankcase and the aluminum washer for the sump tank drain plugs. You need an oil filter socket, a filter, and 9 quarts of oil for the car. Get the car up in the air, pop the rear lid, and open the oil filler cap. 15mm wrench loosens the crank case drain plug. Once it's empty, drain the oil tank by loosening the drain plug while "applying" tightening pressure on the boss (17mm wrench on the drain pug and 19 or 21mm on the boss.). Once the "drain" of the internals is complete, clean up all the oil spilled when that 7 quarts dumped from the sump tank....

Then lower the car, crack open the filter cap with your filter wrench, and extract the filter. Take a lint free papertowel or a syring (I don't know why, but I do have one from my mountainbike disk brake bleed kit I use) and extract all the dirty oil from the filter housing. Put the new filter in and install the rubber ring around the housing. Once that is complete, fill the crankcase with fresh 0W40 and make sure you fill it with 8.5 quarts.

Check for leaks and you're done.

Mike

PorscheDoc

Don't forget the 2 turbo drain plugs. Washer size of those is 18x22

schred

Also be ready for the gusher of hot oil that comes out of the oil tank when the drain plug is out. It really comes out fast.

slant911

And the Doc is correct you are supposed to draing the turbos also. However, after having done the complete oil change once here is my opinion....

The oil "system" holds something like 12 quarts of oil. The best you can ever hope to get out is around 9 quarts. So even if you do everything exactly as planned 3 quarts (about) will still be in there. For the cup of oil that comes out of the turbo housings it's not worth the time to me. I did them but won't waste the time doing it again on the next oil change.

I know that some people are going to say it's blasphemy to not do it. I change my oil every 5000 miles or less. That extra cup ain't gonna make a difference.

My $1.03

Oh yeah forgot to mention that Mr. Schred is right on. Be sure you are ready for the 200MPH projectile vommit that comes from the oil tank. I wasn't and spent longer cleaning up then actually changing the oil.

Loren

99% of the dealers don't both with the oil in the turbos either.

drh

The Turbo is different that the procedure shown on your link. The filter is above the engine.

That looks like the 996 and the Boxter\Cayman


Try this one.
http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=7075

Dock

I don't think it takes long at all to drain the oil from the turbos. And although I can't easily drain all the oil in the system, the closer I get to 100% the better. Not only that, working on my Turbo is fun...I enjoy changing the oil (although I don't change it every 5000 miles. I consider that way too often), so turning some additional wrenches to drain the oil in the turbos is entertainment, and not a chore.

CaptPegLeg

Loren, how about you? Do you change the oil in the turbos?

Mikelly

I did it once myself, draining the oil in the turbos and found such a small amount that it just wasn't worth it.

That said, I change my oil every other track event, and have only put 7K miles on the car in the last year, with about 5 oil changes in that period of time...

Mike

Savage

thanks for all the replies.

Loren

Only when asked to.
If the car had gone well over the prescribed oil change interval - I probably would drain the turbos. Or, if the car saw a lot of track time and I thought there was oil breakdown. But for everyday driving where most folks change oil well ahead of the factory recommendation - I don't see a need to.