z3mcoupe

Howdy all - I'm seeing posts with estimates of PDK services in the ~$500-$600 range.

I'm in Long Beach CA, and I'm getting quotes of ~ $1100 for the same service.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good price and quality PDK service in my area?

Thanks!

Ironman88

How many miles on your car? What year is it?

Which specific PDK service are you looking to have done?

PDK Clutch Oil replacement?
PDK Gear Oil replacement?

gmgracing

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z3mcoupe

Thanks...I should have included more info. 2011 Carrera, 93k miles on the car. I wasn't aware there were different PDK services....I would want to get any and all service work done to the PDK.

Ironman88

The PDK Clutch Oil service is recommended at 60k miles or 6 years - so your car is past-due for that one.

The PDK Gear Oil service is recommended at 120k miles or 12 years - so that one is not quite yet called for.

I had the Clutch Oil service done on my '09 this past summer. Was done at the local Porsche dealer for $561.

Having both services done at the same time of course would cost more than I paid for the single service, but it would be cheaper than to have each one done at separate times.

dashanin

I live in Orange County and would recommend Pacific German or Cape Auto. Have serviced my cars at both places and both are reputable shops. Pacific German is more geared towards performance upgrades but they do full Porsche service and members of their staff have owned multiple 997s. Cape Auto is rock solid too.

z3mcoupe

Thanks - I spoke to the local Porsche dealer yesterday who told me the Porsche PDK fluid for the job costs $450, and there's ~ 2.5 hours of labor involved, so you got a great deal.

Thanks for reaching out! I may contact you guys about some work I need to get done.

Thank you for the recommendation!

Ironman88

For my service, the cost for the PDK clutch oil was $214.27 (or $30.61 per liter - 7 liters.) And that was list price for the fluid. (Not really any deal.)

If you are thinking about using the dealer that quoted you the $450 for the fluid - you may want to ask them to substantiate how they arrived at that number.

concha

Hello, somebody had the code 17D0 in the PDK ? I have a Boxster S 2010, after changed the selector inside the gearbox, now this new code, It set the gear in emergency mode

vg247

1100 is a fair price inIf they are replacing the pan, which be done during the Pdk service,,,Porsche of Long Beach (Autonation owned I assumed?

PV997

Fletcher Jones now, under new management recently. Shame too as the iconic Circle Porsche is gone, along with their porschepartsnow.com discount parts website which was my go to source for factory parts.

$1100 is high compared to what you get even with a pan replacement. Porsche MSRP for the pan is $510 though you can find the genuine Porsche pan online for $350 (Sunset Porsche Parts). URO makes an aluminum upgraded pan (as opposed to the factory plastic version) with a replaceable filter element for $230. ATL Speedworks commented they use this on all PDKs now. For fluid you only need four quarts, not the six listed as capacity as less than four will drain. Porsche MSRP is $35 each through you can find it online for $24 each. Generic Pentosin FFL-3 (the same stuff) can be found online for $16 each.

So here's the material total summary:

• Genuine Porsche parts at MSRP (dealer price): $650
• Genuine Porsche parts at discount pricing: $450
• URO aluminum pan with generic FFL-3: $294

It's an hour labor, at least that's what it took me to DIY it. Even paying MSRP I don't see how they get to $1100 unless they are inflating part costs or labor hours. Would be interesting to see an itemized estimate.

vg247

Thanks for sharing the details and breakdown of parts and labor. I performed my last PDK service in 6/2021 with Porsche of Fremont in NorCal (also Fletcher Jones). From what I recall I think the labor is where they get you.

We’re now in a position where we reside in socal / NorCal and I’d be all for developing a new win win relationship with any great dealer for services having added a 992 and Cayenne more recently as well.

Thanks for sharing

PV997

I think you are probably right. Like I said it took me an hour but the book rate is what's used and it may be higher. The MSRP above with two hours at California labor rates and it puts you right at $1100. If I didn't want to DIY I'd find an Indy who'd let me provide parts. Many will let you do this but they won't warranty the parts just labor, but not much can go wrong with a pan.