What do you pay for an oil change
 

... not counting DIY... if you take it to the dealer or an independent shop, what's your normal cost...

Indy did it for me last year for $120.00.

I now do it myself for $80. Took all of fifteen minutes.

$60-$80 is about right depending upon whether you find a discount on Oil & Filter for a DIY change.

But, 15 min. is too quick as the Porsche Factory Repair Manual recommends: " a dripping time of approx. 20 minutes. "

Add swapping the Filter, setting/removing the catch pan, oil refill, and you're looking at more like 30 min.

I buy my own oil (Redline 5W40) for about $9 quart. Take it to the dealership for the filter & oil change. They charge me about $125. So the total is about $197.

So, the cost per mile is less than 2 cents.

Last year - $125 at the dealer ( Mobil 1 ) :

http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/10007-chicago-oil-change.html

This year - $100 independent ( Elf ) :

http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/17088-elf-oil-2.html

Nick

You are correct. I was just thinking of how many minutes I was fiddling with the car to do the work, not the time invested sitting in my deck chair, enjoying an adult beverage, admiring my car whilst the warm oil dripped out of the engine. I guess I gotta factor that in too! :cheers:

My first Oil change I took it to a local porsche mechanic and he did it all for $135

I did my own 30K service for $197 (sparks,fuel filter,oil filter,oil..)

Id say find a local shop and negotiate if you dont do it your self

About $6 a quart of Mobil 1 times 10 quarts (need 9.25 qts) and then $15 for the filter cartridge and like 20 cents for the drain plug washer, so about $80 with tax. DIY. I let my oil drain for a few hours last time I changed my oil because I had to go somewhere and I was surprised at how much came out after I thought it was completely drained. Probably another 1/5 of a quart. And my car was level on four of the same ramps at the time. That was just from slowly dripping over a few hours.

*But I would not advise letting it go that long. The engine cools off too much and then it's a PITA to get the filter case back on tight even after lubing the rubber gasket. After it was warm again I was able to get two more full revolutions on the filter to get it to the 19 ft Lbs torque recommended.