12-12-2005, 10:58 AM
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Oil Change
Is the oil change something that is a DIY thing - or does this need to be done my the dealer?
Is there a DIY thread or instructions on this anywhere??
Thanks
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12-12-2005, 11:03 AM
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12-12-2005, 01:35 PM
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Oil change is so DIY it isn't funny. One oil drain plug, 1 filter, 10 quarts of 0w-40 mobil 1 oil. Nothing special about doing it in the boxster.
With that being said, our local Porsche dealer somehow does oil changes with mobil 1 for $54.95, which is less than you can buy 10 quarts of oil and a filter for.
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12-12-2005, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PorscheDoc
Oil change is so DIY it isn't funny. One oil drain plug, 1 filter, 10 quarts of 0w-40 mobil 1 oil. Nothing special about doing it in the boxster.
With that being said, our local Porsche dealer somehow does oil changes with mobil 1 for $54.95, which is less than you can buy 10 quarts of oil and a filter for.
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Man, I wish my dealer did it for that!
Don't forget, 1 new crush ring for the drain plug.
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12-12-2005, 04:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PorscheDoc
Oil change is so DIY it isn't funny. One oil drain plug, 1 filter, 10 quarts of 0w-40 mobil 1 oil. Nothing special about doing it in the boxster.
With that being said, our local Porsche dealer somehow does oil changes with mobil 1 for $54.95, which is less than you can buy 10 quarts of oil and a filter for.
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WOW, are your kidding me! $55 for an oil change. I need to move to KC.
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12-12-2005, 04:13 PM
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$55 is a GREAT DEAL. Niello Porsche in Rocklin charges $180 for a oil change.
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12-12-2005, 05:45 PM
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Yea, we were doing oil changes at the shop for 109 bucks with mobil one. We had to drop them to 79 bucks, which is what it costs us to do it, just to try and stay competitive. Now it is more of a convienence thing for the customers more than anything.
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12-12-2005, 06:45 PM
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I think it is 9 qts of oil.
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12-12-2005, 07:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PorscheDoc
Yea, we were doing oil changes at the shop for 109 bucks with mobil one. We had to drop them to 79 bucks, which is what it costs us to do it, just to try and stay competitive. Now it is more of a convienence thing for the customers more than anything.
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My gawd, the regular cost is $250 here in my country
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02-02-2007, 02:42 PM
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No ones mentioned the oil cooler drain plug, is this not important? I thought this prevented all the oil from being drained completely?
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02-02-2007, 02:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alikhan78
No ones mentioned the oil cooler drain plug, is this not important? I thought this prevented all the oil from being drained completely?
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Hi,
Not necessary...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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02-03-2007, 01:54 PM
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mikedivincent, if you decided to take on this task and go shopping for a floor jack. Make sure you purchase one that compresses below 4 inches. Not all floor jacks will compress this low. The one I purchased will compress to 3 ½ inches and it works great. The racing floor jacks like RandallNeighbour mention usually compress low enough to fix under the Boxster.
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02-03-2007, 11:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alikhan78
No ones mentioned the oil cooler drain plug, is this not important? I thought this prevented all the oil from being drained completely?
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Hi,
The Boxster does not have an Oil Cooler in the traditional sense. Most cars have a separate radiator through which Oil, rather than Coolant, flows to cool it by using airflow through the Oil Cooler to extract the heat to atmosphere.
The Boxster uses an Oil/Coolant Heat Exchanger mounted on the engine. This Heat Exchanger does just that, extracts the heat from the Oil by the Coolant, which then passes it to atmosphere through the radiators on the front of the car. The Center radiator on the Boxster S is just that, and additional Coolant radiator, not an Oil Cooler. FYI...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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02-05-2007, 06:47 AM
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Wow, $55 for an oil change! I can certainly deal with that. I'm likely moving to KC in the next couple months so I'll certainly make use of that!
Patrick
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