Maintenance Intervals

[texomawaves]

I finished reading my Operators manual. I'm a month-old newbie to Porsche ownership However, there was nothing mentioned about Maintenance Intervals, wtf? I need to know how often it's recommended to change oil, tranny fluid, diff, plugs, belt, filters, etc, etc, etc. Is there a web page with "all the above" for a 98 Boxter?

My apologies if a thread already exists. I can't seem to find the forum search button.

Chris

[Jaak]

Hi Chris,

Look for the Maintenance booklet that should be in the owners manual case. It gives you the required schedules according to Porsche. Most people I know exceed the requirements independant to the mileage driven. I put on less than 6K miles a year and I change the oil at least twice a year. As for the other fluids, I get them done every few years. It does not hurt to over service these vehicles ....

[texomawaves]

Unfortunately I don't have the maintenance booklet. I bought my '98 from an idiot who lost it.

So, I have 54k mi and wondering when I'm due for tranny fluid change (tiptronic), transaxle grease change, and spark plugs? ...and anything else I should begin to worry about. Thanks guys!

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by texomawaves

I finished reading my Operators manual. I'm a month-old newbie to Porsche ownership However, there was nothing mentioned about Maintenance Intervals, wtf? I need to know how often it's recommended to change oil, tranny fluid, diff, plugs, belt, filters, etc, etc, etc. Is there a web page with "all the above" for a 98 Boxter?

My apologies if a thread already exists. I can't seem to find the forum search button.

Chris

Try this for the basics: http://www.986faq.com/7-0/schedule.asp

[mikefocke]

for an '01 is posted here . It ought to be close enough...I don't recall any big differences between my '99 and this '01.

Do change your oil much more often.

[texomawaves]

Thanks guys. That was exactly what I'm looking for. It surprises me the oil changes are 15k miles. I just changed mine after only 4k miles, Mobile-1 0W-40, oh well I'll let it go a little longer next time perhaps.

[jmatta]

Not too much longer on the oil changes...the pros on here recommend changing approx every 5k miles. You may also consider looking at their recommendations on oil weight, such as 5W40 or 10W40.

Many, many threads on the oil topics if you do a search. Good luck and enjoy the car!