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Originally Posted by deliriousga
You should probably go ahead and do the first change, just because it's a new engine and has never been changed. I don't know about the P-car engines, but in others you get small metallic debris that collects during the first few K miles that should be drained out. After that, change it just before the manual says to do it so you're not late (I think it's 20K for the 987) or annually if you don't reach the mileage.
One tip...make sure the engine is warmed up before changing it and get a sample for analysis so you can get an early warning if any parts start to wear.  |
I was told the engine has appx 24 hrs on it prior to leaving factory and has already had an oil change, negating the fears of debris, etc. entrained in oil. What was suggested was to find the build date of car by calling factory (dealer can do this) and to change oil after 12 months at the most. This will insure airborne contaminants have not degraded oil, water/condensation being the chief culprit. My car was "born" in March 05 and i changed oil in April of 06 even though it had less than 5K miles.