Maintanance Question - Need a quick answer on this one

[Mark_T]

If the car is new to you and you don't know the service history, I would want to check everything on the maintenance service list. If you are unsure of what treatment the car received in the past, doing the 60K early certainly can't hurt.

The best idea of all is to make a list based on your own research and then perform all of those tasks yourself, or at least as many as you can. The savings will be in the thousands over the next few years. Between this forum, Pelican Parts, and Pedro's Garage you will be able to find everything you need to know, including what tools you will need to get and where to get them.

Sounds like you need to start with a Motive European Black Label power bleeder and a set of Snap-On metric flare wrenches...

[greg9ball]

Originally Posted by Mark_T

If the car is new to you and you don't know the service history, I would want to check everything on the maintenance service list. If you are unsure of what treatment the car received in the past, doing the 60K early certainly can't hurt.

The best idea of all is to make a list based on your own research and then perform all of those tasks yourself, or at least as many as you can. The savings will be in the thousands over the next few years. Between this forum, Pelican Parts, and Pedro's Garage you will be able to find everything you need to know, including what tools you will need to get and where to get them.

Sounds like you need to start with a Motive European Black Label power bleeder and a set of Snap-On metric flare wrenches...

The car is not new to me. I've owned it since 2/2008.

[jcb986]

The 60K mile service is not much. Changing oil, cabin and air intake filter, checking brakes, coolant and few other things. Yes, they say they put in the computer to check the engine history, like over revs and codes. Plugs are at 90K and a TIP service is now at 70K. Engine coolant is every 4 years or 60K but Porsche says the coolant is lifetime as they did with the TIP fluid. I did the 60K service on mine for less than $150 and a day getting dirty...big deal. GO here and learn a little.

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