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When I changed the oil for the first time in my car after I bought it the turbo drain plugs were a bear to break loose. Now it's easy because I do it once a year and I don't pretend to be The Hulk when I tighten them.
Hey Linwood - not sure if you know Joe Tegtmeyer who owns Joe’s Last Chance Garage in Bulverde - he is an awesome guy who focuses on Porsches and he fixed mine completely and permanently for $75. I had him do a bunch of work on my 911 and my Cayenne - great guy.
I do not know him. $75 is a good deal for this job. I joke, but it was not bad at all. Everything was straight forward. Only bad part was the heat….
When I changed the oil for the first time in my car after I bought it the turbo drain plugs were a bear to break loose. Now it's easy because I do it once a year and I don't pretend to be The Hulk when I tighten them.
I torque mine to factory spec. Never had an issue with them.
When I changed the oil for the first time in my car after I bought it the turbo drain plugs were a bear to break loose. Now it's easy because I do it once a year and I don't pretend to be The Hulk when I tighten them.
Which is why Hulk now uses a torque wrench set for 30 Nm for the turbocharger drain plugs . . .
I replaced both turbo drain plugs when I first bought my car years ago and have always drained the the turbos and used new seals as part of the routine oil change. And then torqued the drain plugs to spec. Figured the Porsche factory shop manual would not include this step as part of the engine oil service unless the engineers thought it had some merit.
I use a torque wrench (set to the proper values) on all four drain plugs.
I warm up the oil prior to changing it, and I let each point drain until there are very few drips. Probably an hour each for the case and the tank, and maybe 30 minutes each for the turbos.
I use a torque wrench (set to the proper values) on all four drain plugs.
I warm up the oil prior to changing it, and I let each point drain until there are very few drips. Probably an hour each for the case and the tank, and maybe 30 minutes each for the turbos.
Interestingly, I finished the oil change today - ran the car up to temperature so I could see the level, and added two more quarts - for a total of eight, without draining the reservoirs, and it was one bar from the top line.
Now, I am curious as to how accurate the oil level monitoring system is.
08-18-2022, 05:39 PM
