Am I correct to understand the frequency of servicing???

"The following maintenance schedule is based primarily on the recommendations from the Porsche Maintenance and General Repairs Manual. However, where noted, we have provided some additional recommendations and in some cases more stringent recommendations than those required by Porsche."

911 (997 since Model Year 2005)
Engine oil 20,000 miles or every 2 years
Spark plugs 60,000 miles or every 4 years
Oil-filter element 20,000 miles or every 2 years
Air-filter element 40,000 miles or every 4 years
Fuel filters are maintenance-free
Coolant does not require changing

2 years seems long for an oil change. Please enlighten me

 

The newer cars seem to be extending the oil service interval. My BMW was just serviced and the counter was reset to 25000km before the next service. I may do it in 1/2 that....from what I have been told, it's the new formulation of the synthetic oils. I think old school owners find that to be a very lengthy interval.

 

Are you talking miles or kilometers...you listed miles.

You do have a lot of oil.

The norm in Europe where cars regularly run at 200 kph is 20,000 kms between oil changes.

I would have no trouble running 20K kilometers, but two years is too long for me unless I can have an oil analysis done at which point, I might as well just change it.

A co-worker runs his BMW 330 Ci over 20K kilometers on synthetic oil; the oil checks out fine in our labs.

I'll change mine at least once a year; twice a year on my daily driver.

 

I just think P Car owners like touching their cars...

 

Exactly ...... my Dad once said to me " change your oil before you change your engine " Words of wisdom and common sense. Understanding that synthetic oil has come a long way and with the amount of oil these smaller displacement engines hold, long term wear on bearings and valve train parts could fail due to extended services. Oil is cheap in comparison to an Air Cooled varioram . Just knowing that fresh oil is sitting in that holding tank is comforting in my books! I change my oil every spring regardless of millage or time.
My .02$

 

Do it at least yearly, especially if you store it over the winter. Mine is done before hibernation every year, even though I only put 2500 km on it last year.

 

A good many of us do the oil once a year or every 7k kms. Oil filter at every change of course. I wouldn't say the coolant is lifetime but i'm more comfortable changing than leaving it for years. Brake fluid once a year or no more than 2 years.

 

i change mine every 8k, its just Oil...

 

Thanks sirs,

Now other than getting ripped at the dealer or DIY, where would you recommend? I've just put 5K on my new CPO car and thinking whether I should get an oil change...

 

Sputter: "I wouldn't say the coolant is lifetime but i'm more comfortable changing than leaving it for years."
what is coolant for?

re the oil change...any track time you should change more frequently. mine has 2 filters

 

Oil changes are when we bond with the car... Machine/Human interfacing.

 

I'd go to an Indy (keep your bills) as they are cheaper and Autowerks up the 400, Hunter Motorsports in Etobicoke or Mantis in Oakville - all are great. I've had service from Courtney @ Autowerks and give him high marks, many say Brent at Hunter is really good and I've bought parts at Mantis and know his guys from Regional racing so you can't really go wrong with any of these people. There are others around but I can't speak to the service so others can chime in about them. I will say that if you have a garage that you might want to give the oil change a shot - it's one of the easiest cars to do and the bottom line is the oil is about $100 bucks depending if you hit a sale and the filter is about $18-$20.

 

I'd say change the oil every second day, but that might be excessive. It's not so much the oil but the contaminants it carrys. If the rings are sealing well and not having gas splash in the cylinder because an injector isn't firing right then a little longer. Thinks of it this way. How often do you fill up the gas tank and how much did that cost? Then ask yourself how much does an oil change cost and what does that do for your motor?

 

I was told by a Porsche mechanic that the longer interval (by Porsche and other car manufacturers) has more to do with more stringent EPA requirements.

 

How so? I'd like to know why these newer cars can go so much longer between changing the car's life blood. My Odyssey goes 8k to 10k between changes and the BMW tells me 25k before I'm due again.