DIY Oil change 9A1 7.2 C2s
04-04-2018 | 09:21 PM
#16
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So the consensus is pretty much if you want to do your own oil change, get a durametric for no "reminder lights", while the oil change is straight forward, the durametric is not. I went on their website and they run 279 for the basic one. Probably four oil changes would pay for it, not too mention it does other basic diagnostic work as well.
https://m.ebay.com/itm/181645870352?rmvSB=true&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&_mwBanner=1#vi__app-cvip-panel
04-05-2018 | 09:46 AM
#18
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From: Summerland, BC
You don't need a Durametric and I don't think they make one yet for the 997.2 - I thought only up to 2008.
I use a Launch X431 aka Cresetter. It is cheap - and you can buy it on eBay or Amazon for less than $40.
Only issue I had was figuring out how to change the menu to English as out of the box it's in Chinese!
It took me few minutes to figure out but no big deal.
I use a Launch X431 aka Cresetter. It is cheap - and you can buy it on eBay or Amazon for less than $40.
Only issue I had was figuring out how to change the menu to English as out of the box it's in Chinese!
It took me few minutes to figure out but no big deal.
04-05-2018 | 02:03 PM
#19
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From: OC, CA
You don't need a Durametric and I don't think they make one yet for the 997.2 - I thought only up to 2008.
I use a Launch X431 aka Cresetter. It is cheap - and you can buy it on eBay or Amazon for less than $40.
Only issue I had was figuring out how to change the menu to English as out of the box it's in Chinese!
It took me few minutes to figure out but no big deal.
I use a Launch X431 aka Cresetter. It is cheap - and you can buy it on eBay or Amazon for less than $40.
Only issue I had was figuring out how to change the menu to English as out of the box it's in Chinese!
It took me few minutes to figure out but no big deal.
04-05-2018 | 02:19 PM
#20
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From: Lower Left Corner
Correct fill level is one bar below full. Each bar is 0.4 Qts, or 0.38 liters.
04-05-2018 | 02:59 PM
#21
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So I bought the foxwell/schwaben NT510. It's works for resetting the Macan service interval and reads all the codes on the 997 and the Macan. So I'm keeping it. They said it will eventually get a software update for the 997.2 but currently can not reset anything.
Anyway, can you give a link to the launch you bought for $40? I see them on eBay from $60-$1000. If I can reset the service light for $40 I'm in, but I'm not spending the $150 for the icarsoft por ii.
Anyway, can you give a link to the launch you bought for $40? I see them on eBay from $60-$1000. If I can reset the service light for $40 I'm in, but I'm not spending the $150 for the icarsoft por ii.
04-05-2018 | 03:14 PM
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So I bought the foxwell/schwaben NT510. It's works for resetting the Macan service interval and reads all the codes on the 997 and the Macan. So I'm keeping it. They said it will eventually get a software update for the 997.2 but currently can not reset anything.
Anyway, can you give a link to the launch you bought for $40? I see them on eBay from $60-$1000. If I can reset the service light for $40 I'm in, but I'm not spending the $150 for the icarsoft por ii.
Anyway, can you give a link to the launch you bought for $40? I see them on eBay from $60-$1000. If I can reset the service light for $40 I'm in, but I'm not spending the $150 for the icarsoft por ii.
04-05-2018 | 06:56 PM
#23
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From: Victoria, Texas
A- thought you had to throw the car away after 100k, good to now.
B- thought they didn't allow german cars into parking lot of wal-mart, you driving a 1976 ford econoline motorhome your not telling us about, to obtain access to said parking lot
C- thought you had to drink german beer while performing this, i'm an american drinking mexican beer while working on a german car with japanese wrenches made in china (thats where snap-on is right?), know wonder this is confusing
B- thought they didn't allow german cars into parking lot of wal-mart, you driving a 1976 ford econoline motorhome your not telling us about, to obtain access to said parking lot
C- thought you had to drink german beer while performing this, i'm an american drinking mexican beer while working on a german car with japanese wrenches made in china (thats where snap-on is right?), know wonder this is confusing
04-05-2018 | 10:22 PM
#24
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From: Summerland, BC
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...iABEgLJ3fD_BwE
This is the only link I could find to the tool I bought. When I got mine it was cheaper (2 years ago). I guess they discovered it was good for Porsches and now they are asking more.
This is the only link I could find to the tool I bought. When I got mine it was cheaper (2 years ago). I guess they discovered it was good for Porsches and now they are asking more.
05-12-2018 | 12:58 PM
#25
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Joined: Mar 2018
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From: NYC