Service Game Plan this weekend

[unklekraker]

let me know if there's room..im sending you a off topic PM

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

You could save $110-$120 and do the Poly-rib Belt yourself. Mine cost me $30. It's just as easy as doing the Plugs. You need to remove the engine Firewall and need a 24mm Socket. Takes about 10 min. tops. Use the socket to move the Tensioner Pulley to relieve the tension. Slip old Belt off and thread new Belt on, release tensioner Pulley, button everything back up. Take Wife/GF out to dinner with your new found wealth. If interested, send me a PM for the procedure...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[Perfectlap]

hmmm, I've changed belts and hoses on previous cars but that's my untrained diagnosis to the random squeal on the Boxster.
I'm sure they will charge me to verify, have no idea what else it could be.
But that belt has to be replaced after six years. Let's see what they say.

p.s.
if someone videotaped all this simple DIY stuff they could make a ton of dinero with all these second hand 986's starting rack up miles and trading ownership hands. Or it would be pirated and put on YouTube.

[FrayAdjacent]

Sounds like a lot of the stuff you could do yourself and save some money. Definitely the items you highlighted... but it does sound like the belt would also be an easy one. IMHO, the brake flush wouldn't be too cumbersome either, as well as the oil change. I've found Mobil 1 0W40 locally for I think around $6.49/qt. At least that's what I think it was when I changed my oil in January.

Given my car has 45k on it, and I unfortunately didn't get the service history with the car, and I intend to keep the car for a long time... I might to do the following things over the next year or so:

Change the belt
Change spark plugs
Change O2 sensors
Clean MAF
Clean idle air valve and replace the gasket
Flush brakes with better fluid
Change AOS and hoses
Replace oil filler hose
Replace dipstick tube

At about 60k, I think I'll get new rotors, since I changed my pads at about 41k, and the rotors did have a bit of wear. MAYBE find a set of 996 brakes to swap.