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Old 03-30-2012, 05:14 AM   #1
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Changing air filter on the 991

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Old 03-30-2012, 05:24 AM   #2
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Should have been titled, "why it costs three hundred dollars to have your air filters changed in the new 911".
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Old 03-30-2012, 08:04 AM   #3
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Oh man I first I thought this was much ado about nothing, surely Zee Germans had come up with quick release mechanisms to disassemble but removing the wheels!!!

Man if that isn't asking for someone to put things back together the wrong way and find out once you're hitting the brakes at speed.
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Old 03-30-2012, 08:42 AM   #4
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Don’t want to see the procedure for replacing the oil filter.
I heard you need to drop the engine and remove the dashboard.
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Old 03-30-2012, 08:47 AM   #5
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I'll never complain about changing the air filter in my Box again.
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Old 03-30-2012, 09:17 AM   #6
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As I wrote on rennlist... It's like doing maintenance on a Tiger tank... zee Germans just don't learn.
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Old 03-30-2012, 09:29 AM   #7
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Take it to Quick Lube and insist they honor their policy of checking the filter, that should teach em...
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Old 03-30-2012, 11:40 AM   #8
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So basically, to do any work on the engine, you have to take off the wheels, back bumper cover and air box. Nice.
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Take it to Quick Lube and insist they honor their policy of checking the filter, that should teach em...
Most quick oil change shops in my area flat out refuse to work on Porsches ...
... and the one who didn't refuse managed to screw it up (re-used the washer for the oil drain plug, which created a leak)
Doing my own oil changes ever since...

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