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dghii · 05-22-2012, 10:34 AM

Up to you Greg....Depends on your skills and how you value your time.
That being said, none of these items are 'gotta do it right this second'. You are not close to 60K miles and filters and plugs don't go bad with time.

If you decide to tacke a few things yourself, I'd recommend you by replacing your air and cabin filter, along with replacing the serpentine belt. You will learn how to access your engine and once you experience the very little amount of time involved in these jobs, you'll gain confidence to move on to plugs or brakes.

Speaking of brakes, if you don't want to do this job, any decent shop can flush/bleed the brakes. There is nothing 'magic' about the Boxster brakes.

Plugs are not difficult either but there is a little time involved as you have to remove your rear wheels (one at a time if your on the ground) to access the plugs. The forward most coil packs are a little tougher to get at but certainly nowhere near impossible. Look for the DYI stuff mentioned earlier.

I did the 90K mile service on my car last year (purchased with 76K with limited service history). The most expensive thing was using OEM coolant and gearbox oil (gearbox oil r/r not required at 60K). The rest was easy. Autohauz AZ has good prices on OEM parts if you want to look around.

As I recall,
Plugs $38
Oil tubes and O-rings (didn't really have to) $50 (can't remember exactly)
Air filter $15
Oil filter $10
Oil $60
OEM Coolant $100 (not needed at 60K)
OEM Gear oil $80 ((not needed at 60K)

I'd already done my Serpentine belt (belt cost $22)

05-22-2012, 10:34 AM	#11
dghii Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,497	Up to you Greg....Depends on your skills and how you value your time. That being said, none of these items are 'gotta do it right this second'. You are not close to 60K miles and filters and plugs don't go bad with time. If you decide to tacke a few things yourself, I'd recommend you by replacing your air and cabin filter, along with replacing the serpentine belt. You will learn how to access your engine and once you experience the very little amount of time involved in these jobs, you'll gain confidence to move on to plugs or brakes. Speaking of brakes, if you don't want to do this job, any decent shop can flush/bleed the brakes. There is nothing 'magic' about the Boxster brakes. Plugs are not difficult either but there is a little time involved as you have to remove your rear wheels (one at a time if your on the ground) to access the plugs. The forward most coil packs are a little tougher to get at but certainly nowhere near impossible. Look for the DYI stuff mentioned earlier. I did the 90K mile service on my car last year (purchased with 76K with limited service history). The most expensive thing was using OEM coolant and gearbox oil (gearbox oil r/r not required at 60K). The rest was easy. Autohauz AZ has good prices on OEM parts if you want to look around. As I recall, Plugs $38 Oil tubes and O-rings (didn't really have to) $50 (can't remember exactly) Air filter $15 Oil filter $10 Oil $60 OEM Coolant $100 (not needed at 60K) OEM Gear oil $80 ((not needed at 60K) I'd already done my Serpentine belt (belt cost $22)