Dealer vs Jiffy Lube

[PeterJoyce]

If you go to Jiffy-Lube you will have to bring your own Mobile1. Just ask them not to charge you for the 4-5 quarts they usually charge, and just charge for the labor.

[kzaveri82]

Thanks Pete,

I just decided against it, I just remembered a guy who had oil changed on his BMW 530i 2 yrs ago from Pep Boys. His engine seized the next day and he was screwed.

I'll just go to the dealer to get the oil changed, it comes out to the same price (considering we have to change oil wvery 15k miles)

Is there anything else thats done at the 30k service interval?

Thanks
Khurram Zaveri

[Ronzi]

A whole bunch of checking this and that. If you have the Maintenance Manual for your car, it will specify what gets looked at during each maintenance. In the case of my '99, there is a list of 25 separate checks that are performed at the 30k service.
Some folks think this is a ripoff, others (me, for one) think that they are earning their money (probably around $90 an hour shop labor rate) if they actually do the checks they are supposed to do.
Expensive, but then nobody (should have) said owning a Porsche was going to be cheap.

[Tool Pants]

The maintenance check list is here. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?act=maint&code=maint_menu The Boxster is the same as a 996.

We filmed the 30k service on a Boxster and 996 for the DVD set if you are interested in doing it yourself.

On your year the plugs are good for 60k miles.

[Brucelee]

I would not have the oil in my Lawn Mower changed at JL. I do have a local guy who does my oil changes for me AS I WATCH.

I buy the filter at my local dealer and the Mobil 1 at Wally World or Pep Boys.

Lately, I have been using Shell Fully Syn Rotella 5-40. At WW, it costs about $3.25 per qt.

Ditto on the plug info, 60 K for 01 and up.

Good luck.





QUOTE=Tool Pants]The maintenance check list is here. http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?act=maint&code=maint_menu The Boxster is the same as a 996.

We filmed the 30k service on a Boxster and 996 for the DVD set if you are interested in doing it yourself.

On your year the plugs are good for 60k miles.[/QUOTE]

[porscheguy05]

An oil change is not rocket science. Personally, I live 1.5 hours from the dealer and I either change it myself or take the filter to a shop that uses mobile one and spend a whole lot less. The only thing they can mess up is either not putting the filter on or not puting the oil in. Personally I check the level before I leave as a precaution. If I lived closer to a dealer I might be inclined to have it done there instead, but probably not for something as easy as an oil change.

[Adam]

[QUOTE=porscheguy05]An oil change is not rocket science. Personally, I live 1.5 hours from the dealer QUOTE]

As I was reading this thread I was thinking the same thing. I change my oil every year or 5k miles and live 2 hours from my dealer. I wouldn't take my car to have the dealer change the oil if they lived on the same block as me though. Oil changes aren't hard to do people. I am not mechanically inclined at all and if I can do it anyone can. I actually enjoy it. I learn more about my car and how it works. I don't think anyone is so busy they can't take 45 min to change their own stuff. Perhaps some of you guys just have too much money and wanna support your local dealer or somethng. I don't care what Porsche says either, 15k intervals isn't a good idea even if you drive like Ms. Daisy. Maybe someone can give me a viable reason on why they can't change their own oil..I'd love to hear from ya.