30,000 maintenance in Portland, OR - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

deliriousga · 08-01-2005, 12:15 PM

They are behind the rear tires. Take the tire off and they're in your face. There's a separate coil on top of eac one so you need an allen wrench (easier w/ a socket, either 4mm or 5mm, I can't remember exactly which one) and a spark plug socket. The allen wrench takes the two screws out that hold the coil on top of the plug.

The Boxster uses the 4-prong Bosche platinum plugs so there's no gapping, just put them in. Use some anti-seize on the plug threads and di-electric grease on the plug heads to keep them from sticking next time. I'd hate for you to have to replace a coil because the boot fused to the plug and tore in half later on.

You should also check your serpentine belt and the rollers at 30K miles.

Personally, I prefer a dealer who requires you to take the car in to get the code. I don't think they should charge you for the 10 seconds it takes to get it, but if a theif can just call the dealership with the S/N then the code becomes useless.

Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions about the 30K.

Good luck!

Killertraylor · 08-01-2005, 12:27 PM

Thank you, John! I see your point with the radio code thing, but charging $75 and making me go to the dealership (25 mile drive) are wrong for something that takes 2 minutes. I offered to fax a copy of the registration if they would give me the info. over the phone and they wouldn't.

I'm glad the plugs are so easy to change! Thanks again! I'd still like to have a good mechanic look over the car so if anyone knows of one in Portland, I'd love to find out who it is.

deliriousga · 08-01-2005, 12:37 PM

[QUOTE=Killertraylor]I offered to fax a copy of the registration if they would give me the info. over the phone and they wouldn't.QUOTE]
Now that's just plain stupid on their part.

Some dealers are only interested in the guy who wants to throw money at everything with no reguard.

I hope you find someone good in Portland. I'm sure there's one out there somewhere.

TOM986 · 08-01-2005, 02:42 PM

Michael Jordan at Stuttgardt Autoteck is very honest and a very good mechanic. They are in Lake Oswego and the phone # is 503-635-3098.

Brucelee · 08-01-2005, 04:04 PM

On a 2001 you do not need to change the plugs at 30K. 60 K is the recommendation.

PDXBoxster · 08-01-2005, 08:48 PM

I agree w/Tom on Michael Jordan and Jess over at Stuttgardt. I had them do the oil and filters when I got my 2001 Box a couple of months ago and I think I got out of there with only a $300 bill.

I am about to send my Box into Jeff Gamroth at Rothsport in Tualatin. He is going to put on a set of Pilot Sports, PSS9 coil overs (lowered and corner balanced), high temp brake fluid and racing pads, GT3 sways on front and rear, GT3 rockers and a GT3 nose. Jeff and his crew are primarily Porshce race cars builders and now that there is a break in the season I can get in and get some of his time. He has also offered to put in a 3.4L or maybe even a 3.6L over the winter with CAI and street-legal racing exhaust and put on some Cup passive brake cooling. But at probably around $25-$35k, I may have to think about that for awhile. I only paid $24k for it w/ less than 10k miles on it so the engine is pretty fresh abeit not a 3.6L. Jeff said with a bigger engine and all the mods he is about to put on, I would have "a weapon" that no 996 could touch.

pilyo bxster · 08-01-2005, 09:35 PM

I didn't know there's a lot of portlanders owning a boxster. I just got my car back the dealer. roof transmission. almost $1000 in parts' 500 in labor, thanks for my extended warranty. They did handle almost everything except it took them 2 weeks to fixed it! and they didn't even wash my car so pretty dirty! So I give them about 7 out 10!

Brucelee · 08-02-2005, 05:50 AM

Sadly the money on that conversion would likely go right down the drain at resale time. Not that this is the ruling issue, just thought I would mention it.

Now, a nice chevy V8 in a 944 can be done for under 10K!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by PDXBoxster

I agree w/Tom on Michael Jordan and Jess over at Stuttgardt. I had them do the oil and filters when I got my 2001 Box a couple of months ago and I think I got out of there with only a $300 bill.

I am about to send my Box into Jeff Gamroth at Rothsport in Tualatin. He is going to put on a set of Pilot Sports, PSS9 coil overs (lowered and corner balanced), high temp brake fluid and racing pads, GT3 sways on front and rear, GT3 rockers and a GT3 nose. Jeff and his crew are primarily Porshce race cars builders and now that there is a break in the season I can get in and get some of his time. He has also offered to put in a 3.4L or maybe even a 3.6L over the winter with CAI and street-legal racing exhaust and put on some Cup passive brake cooling. But at probably around $25-$35k, I may have to think about that for awhile. I only paid $24k for it w/ less than 10k miles on it so the engine is pretty fresh abeit not a 3.6L. Jeff said with a bigger engine and all the mods he is about to put on, I would have "a weapon" that no 996 could touch.