couple of questions

[jeffsquire]

The Porsche factory recommendation for a 2000 Porsche is a 15,000 service. THey recommend changing oil every 15,000. My Porsche (st)Dealership recommends service interval and oil change every 7,500 even though they acknowledge Porsche's recommendation of 15,000.

This is consistent with the 2006 Boxster looking at Porsche's website. They take pride in letting you know that your new BOxster needs service and oil change every 20,000. They following is from their maintainence page for the '06 Boxster.

"Longer service intervals are not only easier on resources—they also make good financial sense. Over the years, Porsche has consistently reduced its servicing requirements as well as the number of tasks.

"On both Boxster models, the intervals speak for themselves: engine oil every 20,000 miles (or two years), spark plugs every 60,000 miles (or four years), oil filter every 20,000 miles, and air filter every 40,000 miles. The brake fluid interval is two years, while the coolant is good for the life of the car.

"The bottom line? You can enjoy your new Boxster for two years or 20,000 miles before having to encounter your first regularly scheduled maintenance. As well as reducing the cost of ownership, this means you’ll spend less of your precious time servicing the car and more time doing what you love—driving it."
-www.porscheusa.com

I'm betting you'd get a different opinion for every dealership, though.

[jeffsquire]

Forgot, here's the website information.

http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/boxster/boxster/indetail/environment/

[Brucelee]

The official factory line is M1 every 15K or once a year.

The hard test data on M1 suggests that at about 12.5, it is good to get it out of there.

Personally, I would do 7500 miles myself. This is due to the cost of a replacement engine and all.

Now, if you bump up to Red Line, personally, I could justify the 15K interval.

Liquid moly is what?????????????

[pgjkc]

you guys are great, thanks!!

some feedback:
i) Liqui Moly is a European synthetic oil, I looked at the range of weights etc the shop has, the owner claims that new MBZ's come loaded with that oil

ii) wrt the interval, I was under the impression that the party line from Stuttgart was 15k, but like anything, that would be for newer cars. Most of the websites that list service intervals, even for a y2k 986 w/75k still call out 15k as the interval

iii) Even though there were some high end 911's at the shop, and they obviously knew what they were doing, I would probably not use them again (if your're interested, they're in Los Angeles)

iv) Looking at the Porsche statement, the comments are a little open-ended in that there is no boundary on how long the buyer can "enjoy" these long service intervals!

cheers
ps, I'm looking for a decent 986 or Porsche in general clubs in LA, if anyone has rec's