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DIY Service - Thoughts Please

Jam911

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I am changing the oil soon as an interim service.

Next year I am due a Major Service and the car will have done about 80k

I am thinking of doing the Major Service myself instead of using OPC / Indy.

My mate has a garage and a lift I can use and looking at the service book, Youtube it is all pretty straight forward and the parts come to about £200

Thinking of keeping the car so not to worried about stamps.

Am I crazy....
 
Jam911 said:
I am changing the oil soon as an interim service.

Next year I am due a Major Service and the car will have done about 80k

I am thinking of doing the Major Service myself instead of using OPC / Indy.

My mate has a garage and a lift I can use and looking at the service book, Youtube it is all pretty straight forward and the parts come to about £200

Thinking of keeping the car so not to worried about stamps.

Am I crazy....

Same question asked fairly recently, albeit 991.
http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=124280&highlight=self+service

Other threads available.
 
My last official service at Porsche was in 2009 - the car still works, and has never failed an MOT.

If you are not selling in the near term, why waste your money?!

Oil change, air filter and pollen filter changes are very basic.
 
If you car covering low miles then interims by you should be fine if your book is stamped on time for the scheduled services. It certainly wouldn't put me off buying a sound car.
 
I am doing approx 10 k per year ...

...my reasoning is that I want to keep the car...

...and I like to do some maintenance and the routine maintenance is reasonably easy as these cars are so well put together...

and I will soon pass 100,000 miles and it will worthless by then...

and I can use my mates garage, lift and tools...and that's it...

(and thanks Dermot)
 
Jam911 said:
I am doing approx 10 k per year ...

...my reasoning is that I want to keep the car...

...and I like to do some maintenance and the routine maintenance is reasonably easy as these cars are so well put together...

and I will soon pass 100,000 miles and it will worthless by then...

and I can use my mates garage, lift and tools...and that's it...

(and thanks Dermot)
It would make sense then.
 
I now have a couple of questions :

Which Brand Anti Freeze does Porsche use?

Which Brand of Brake Fluid does Porsche use?


Thanks
 
Comma G40 XSG405L is the Porsche equivalent for coolant.

Any good brand Dot 4 brake fluid, personally I would use Millers.

I tend to pick my brands and stick with them, I use Millers NT for gearbox and engine oil, and Mann for pollen filter, air filter, oil filter.

No one will really know where Porsche buy their fluids from - however if you use the above brake fluid and coolant, no one would be able to tell the difference.
 
Entirely sensible OP, you'll save money and you'll have a warm glow of satisfaction in a job well done. I wouldn't go DIY on (say) a pristine low miles GT3, but in your case - do it. Perhaps update the service book yourself and keep receipts for the service items.
 
Definitely do it yourself, especially if you have a lift available!
Its every home mechanics dream to have a lift, its so damn hard lying on hard, cold concrete and it doesn't get any easier with the years!
You will do the job very carefully and know its done properly with the correct materials.
 
Jam911 said:
I now have a couple of questions :

Which Brand Anti Freeze does Porsche use?

Which Brand of Brake Fluid does Porsche use?


Thanks

While they are still new enough to turn freely, fit stainless bleed nipples too.
 
Some people on here will have you believe you will never sell your car again.

But thats just because they would be nervous of a DIY owner.

You just reduce the market a bit, but you will still sell it.

Crack on. I've saved £1000's already on my 996 doing servicing and repairs like changing the clutch and fly myself. Its fun! (type 2 fun).
 
I am hoping to keep it for the next 20 years or so...and drive it lots...
 
You've answered your own question!
 

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