Annual oil change or at recommended interval? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

RandallNeighbour · 08-19-2008, 06:31 PM

Change the oil and filter once a year regardless of your mileage unless it's very high between intervals.

Very few owners on this board actually believe Porsche's marketing crap about 15k intervals. I change mine every 7-8k or once a year. It's cheap compared to a new motor.

Brucelee · 08-19-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Change the oil and filter once a year regardless of your mileage unless it's very high between intervals.

Very few owners on this board actually believe Porsche's marketing crap about 15k intervals. I change mine every 7-8k or once a year. It's cheap compared to a new motor.

As usual, Randal is so right!

RandallNeighbour · 08-19-2008, 07:31 PM

Oh let's not go that far, Richard... if you think I'm right most of the time you haven't visited with my wife!

"If a man states his opinion alone in the forest and his wife is not present, is he still dead wrong?"

Kirk · 08-19-2008, 08:31 PM

I just changed my oil. It had only been about 5,000 miles but almost two years. I just don't drive my car enough!!! Any way, the oil was nasty - pretty ugly looking. I'm definitely going to stick with changing it every year and would recommend the same for you.

If you do it yourself it's not so god-awful expensive. Plus check around, when I got my oil a month ago Autozone had a deal on Mobil 1, where if you bought 5 quarts you got them at a discount and got a FREE Mobil 1 oil filter. Now they don't make a Mobil 1 oil filter for the Boxster, but maybe they make one for another car you own. So I got 10 quarts of Mobil 1 for like $60 and then two free oil filters for my SUV.

Kirk

docdyh · 08-20-2008, 03:58 AM

Thanks to all. How often do you guys change your brake fluid? My dealer suggests every two years?

08-20-2008, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by docdyh

Thanks to all. How often do you guys change your brake fluid? My dealer suggests every two years?

Your dealer is correct.

tomk17 · 08-20-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bmussatti

Your dealer is correct.

RE the brake fluid change every 2 years, what does the dealer typically charge for the fluid change? I just had my car in for the 2 year service and they did not push it on me or even mention it.

Brucelee · 08-20-2008, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

Oh let's not go that far, Richard... if you think I'm right most of the time you haven't visited with my wife!

"If a man states his opinion alone in the forest and his wife is not present, is he still dead wrong?"

I love your quote. May I use it?