cgfen

Ben's DIY thread makes me ask, have any of you done DIY on 997.2 3.8L?
A cursory examination makes me believe that THE or A oil filter lives at the top of the engine in a nice little black plastic canister with a square wrench flat molded into it.

Is this the filter location?
Is there more than on filter as on my 993?

I have not yet put the car up on stands to see if there is a filter under the case as is seen in Ben's DIY.


I'm on the road right now. Once i return, i'll do the DIY and post some photo's.

You should see the freaky extendo oil filler tube that is part of the new engine.
It extends ! 14 inches and has a nice cup on the end to reduce spillage.
You don't really even need a funnel to fill.

cheers

Craig

OCBen

Yeah, please post pics when you do, Craig.

gota911

Craig, I read (maybe in Excellence magazine) that the oil filter was accessable from the top of the engine on the 9A1 (997.2) engines.

Edgy01

The revised DI engines only have the oil filter (cannister type) on the top of the engine, making filter changes a breeze. It's essentially where they were located on the GT3 and Turbo engines for 997.1

Minok

Here we can see the oil filter canister above the right side of the engine.

The oil filler tube is on the left side, and it telescopes way out to forward of the air intake to where the cover starts to slope downward.

abe

Now for the big question...will they still charge $300 for the oil change?
abe

uzj100

Oh, Abe, you're still in a 997.1 time warp--the 997.2 oil changes are a recession proof $400

mdrums

The 2009 Carrera S uses a Cayanne V8 oil filter...thought I'd let you know. Yes the filter is on top on the engine...super easy access!

cgfen

thanks

now we just need a remote to access the drain plug so as to not get our backs dirty under the car

that's where the $400 come from.

cheers

Craig

KBS911

Man, that must make a mess when you remove the filter. Anyone changed theirs yet?

OCBen

Only if you try to do it while the engine is running.

With the engine off there is no oil pressure to cause oil to spill out. After you unscrew the cap it should be an easy matter to lift up the oil filter paper cartridge after the oil has drained back down. Of course, you'd want to use newspaper to place underneath the cartridge as you lift it out of the engine bay, unless you don't mind a potential drop of oil landing on your clean engine.

Minok

Clean engine? Garage queens... pffft!

racer10

Hi I am new to the Porsche world with the purchase of my 2009 c4s. Can anyone walk me thru the process of changing the oil and filter on a 997.2 engine. I would love to do my own oil changes as I did on all the corvettes I owned but this throws me a lillte bit. Thankyou.

fpb111

I find it interesting that Porsche has moved the filter to the top of the engine. Mercedes (and BMW?) have had the oil filter on the top of most of the engines for a few years. It makes the 10K mi free oil changes easier. The Mercedes dealer that serviced our "old" ML320 and "new" ML350 just sucked the oil out of the dip stick access, changed the filter and refilled it from the top. No need to get dirty pulling the drain plug. Or let the sludge drain out of the bottom of the pan.
I change it at 5k (at least every other change was free) and glyptal the plug to see if they ever removed it, not on our cars.
I wonder if Porsche has recommended a specific oil sucker to use on the newer cars?

With the Mercedes filter housing mounted upside down the oil drains back into the engine pretty quickly. The filter is impaled on a structure in the housing. When you unscrew it and lift it out there is very little oil left in the assembly. I bet Porsche is similar. Just have a rag in your hand to catch the couple of drops that may fall out.

Sweeper

on my other Porsche (968) the oil filter is mounted upside down and every time I change the oil it gets everywhere, even though the oil drains down, the filter sits at an angle. THis is where about a cup or more of oil reside. When spinning off the filter oil covers everything.

Another thing is it takes a certain amount of time to refill this filter when 1st starting car. I've always wondered about oil starvation during this time. Any thoughts???

I like where the filter is on the 997.1 easy beans to change and not as much mess.