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2000SoCalBoxsterS · 05-22-2007, 01:37 PM

All great advice on the oil change. One word of caution. Your Boxster takes 9.3 quarts of oil with a filter change but it is better to use slightly less than too much. If you over fill with oil it will ruin your CATs which cost big money. Also, that $180 oil change quote is not bad when you consider that tha oil alone is $60 minimum (they have to open the 10th qt to give you that 0.25 or 0.30 quart) then the filter is between $21 - $24 so you're looking at about $84 without labor. And the Porsche dealers get about $125 - $150 per hour for labor. Those F'er's

05-22-2007, 01:37 PM	#9
2000SoCalBoxsterS Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Huntington, NY Posts: 409	All great advice on the oil change. One word of caution. Your Boxster takes 9.3 quarts of oil with a filter change but it is better to use slightly less than too much. If you over fill with oil it will ruin your CATs which cost big money. Also, that $180 oil change quote is not bad when you consider that tha oil alone is $60 minimum (they have to open the 10th qt to give you that 0.25 or 0.30 quart) then the filter is between $21 - $24 so you're looking at about $84 without labor. And the Porsche dealers get about $125 - $150 per hour for labor. Those F'er's __________________ http://i25.tinypic.com/20aq3wn.jpg http://i26.tinypic.com/2zguetx.jpg http://i28.tinypic.com/2jdi1ok.jpg 2000 Boxster S: 18" Turbo wheels w/color crests, Litronics, Onboard Computer, Traction control, Cruise, Painted rollbar, Leather interior, Aluminum package, headlight washers, Porsche GT3 seats, windstop, Hi Fi six speaker amp package, DSP, CDR 220, Limited Slip, side airbags, BK Rollbar extender.