avonted

Northeast Ohio here so don't judge that she is officially being put away for the winter. I have read enough to know the car should not be started once it's stored. This being the case, can I change my manual trans oil while it's just sitting? My garage is heated but it's not going to still be pretty cool in there. And no, I am not going to start the car and (obviously) not going to drive it. So, wait on this?

Other stuff on the list that I do not think matters;

- Fister D
- Brake shoes
- Replacing those sticky temp switches
- Doing a DIY center console paint job

I would love to know other winter folks here and what they're doing to their 997's. Heck, it might inspire me to do some more stuff.

Thanks!

latonnelier

Even though it doesn''t get that cold here in Tucson, I have plans to replace all of the hoses on my cooling system and get my Aero bumper mounted up. If my Bilsteins ever arrive, they'll go on as well.

Petza914

Wait until you can warm the transmission fluid with a drive before changing it. This does 2 things for you - makes it thinner so it drains better, but also mixes any tiny debris particles into the oil so they can drain out with it. Otherwise, they may just sit on the bottom of the case and not get mixed into solution until you start driving it again in the Spring. When doing the fluid replacement, the LN Engineering magnetic oil drain plug is the same thread spec as the bottom drain plug on the manual gearbox. I replaced the regular OEM plug with one of these when changing my fluid so that any ferrous particles from the gears will be pulled out of solution to the drain plug. Also, only use Mobillube PTX fluid - nothing else.

avonted

Thank you - will do

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