midnight narwhal

I'm looking at getting a used 2012 911 991 and I'm a DIY guy. Oil changes, air filter changes, belts everything will mostly be done by me.

The question is, where can I get the parts needed? Where can you buy the air filters, oil filters, oil pan washers, etc and etc. If I need a new alternator, where do I obtain in, in Canada, except the overpriced dealership cost?

Thanks

Sniffer

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https://rennlist.com/forums/rennlist...r-parts-3.html

midnight narwhal

Thank you.

A sticky should be put up

TheJackel2013

To that list I will add Rockauto. Usually the cheapest, but sometimes their significantly cheapest options are not at the same quality.

DasSilberWedge

The dealer!..

DasSilberWedge

+1

midnight narwhal

Just for comapring... do you know any price on the top of head?

Like oil filter kit, drain plug etc. Just want to see how cheaper it is online.

My favorite site as to yet is http://www.autopartsway.ca/ .

DasSilberWedge

I was just being silly but for a 991, gosh I have no idea, sorry! I've picked up sway bar bushings for my 944 S2 and paid about the same as what the after market/performance oriented replacements would've cost.. Not a huge deal as they had them arrive within 2 days from down south & mine were completely worn out and I needed them asap. Anyways, I know from just clicking around that Porsche Vancouver has a "Parts Order Inquiry" link on their website. Don't think your dealer would mind if you just asked for a quote. I wouldn't put any bets on them being cheaper than Pelican, Rock Auto etc.

These links from a little clicking around. Not apples to apples as these are referring to service intervals & not the actual parts. The $$$$ stated in the links below are in USD too etc.. but pretty close:

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8765...s-pelican.html

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8823...ifference.html

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8578...e-1-100-a.html

Edit: No idea if this helps you at all but thought I'd throw it in anyways:

http://www.leithporsche.com/cdn.dlro...-checklist.pdf

midnight narwhal

Ha ha ok, I figured that after

You know what, I will go send an inquiry directly. I'm sure non dealer will always be cheaper but I'm just wondering by how much

DasSilberWedge

Fair enough! Should be enough to cover the beer

I added a few more links in there too since you replied.

midnight narwhal

The third link you got there talks about a 20 000 mile intermidiate service?
I don't see in the maintenance schedule.

EDIT: Is that just the second oil change? (10k mile interval oil change)

DasSilberWedge

Yeah I noticed that too now that you mentioned it. Unless I'm misreading the service literature, I would believe it's the second oil change, yes. The dealer or one who wanted to follow service by the book would go through each of those little bullet points up to/excluding the first bold title at the bottom of the first page that reads, "Additional Maintenance" unless the car is of age or at the specified mileage to perform the service, obviously. "Every 2 Years" is the first one to be more than just an oil change on top of the other basic bullet points despite being half way down the second page... Found that a bit cryptic.

midnight narwhal

Yeah... and that fact dealer charges like 800$+ is also quite cryptic ha ha

JTT

Its never a bad idea to periodically check dealer prices against others. Sometimes we assume, but not always accurate.

curtisr

Canada's Whale Tail offers parts for 997s which were made 'til 2012 so they might be the ticket: http://whaletailcanada.com/index.html