Hi there
Well when I got my C2S in March this year, I had all the work required to pass the 111 point check done by Mike at S&C, plus some extra work, new plugs, new coils and an oil change, at this point the car was on circa 30,000 miles.
Its previous service was at 24,000 in April 2010, so certainly at no point due yet.
On the 911, well its rear engine makes life very easy, especially on my driveway and onto doing the oil change I am amazed as to how easy it was. I drained the oil warm, then put through 1/2 litre of fresh oil to make sure all the old was out, which in honesty looked pretty clean anyway, but the car is on just over 35,000 miles, so its only been in their 5000 miles max.
Some pictures:-
Oil draining:-
Filter tool for easy removal:-
I then decided to disect the old filter and check for metal particles as its rumoured this can be an early detection of an IMS failure, needless to say upon pulling my filter apart I was happy to be unable to find anything, so fingers crossed looks like my IMS is all good, here is a picture of the filter dismantled:-
I shall be taking my car for its Porsche service in March/April 2012 which will mean since my ownership the car is getting fresh oil circa every 5000-6000 miles, maybe this is a bit ***** especially considering I have warranty, but my view is oil is less money than an engine and a whole lot less stress. I like to look after my cars and if I can help prevent a failure by doing a couple of oil services between the set Porsche services I will.
Plus its my oppinion that 20,000/2yr intervals is too long and could be why 997.1 had a few engine failures as the protective properties in oils I suspect don't quite last so long but I'm not an oil expert. Still for the price of oil makes sense to just change the oil more regular, 10l can be had for sub £80 so its not huge amounts of cash.
Well when I got my C2S in March this year, I had all the work required to pass the 111 point check done by Mike at S&C, plus some extra work, new plugs, new coils and an oil change, at this point the car was on circa 30,000 miles.
Its previous service was at 24,000 in April 2010, so certainly at no point due yet.
On the 911, well its rear engine makes life very easy, especially on my driveway and onto doing the oil change I am amazed as to how easy it was. I drained the oil warm, then put through 1/2 litre of fresh oil to make sure all the old was out, which in honesty looked pretty clean anyway, but the car is on just over 35,000 miles, so its only been in their 5000 miles max.
Some pictures:-
Oil draining:-
Filter tool for easy removal:-
I then decided to disect the old filter and check for metal particles as its rumoured this can be an early detection of an IMS failure, needless to say upon pulling my filter apart I was happy to be unable to find anything, so fingers crossed looks like my IMS is all good, here is a picture of the filter dismantled:-
I shall be taking my car for its Porsche service in March/April 2012 which will mean since my ownership the car is getting fresh oil circa every 5000-6000 miles, maybe this is a bit ***** especially considering I have warranty, but my view is oil is less money than an engine and a whole lot less stress. I like to look after my cars and if I can help prevent a failure by doing a couple of oil services between the set Porsche services I will.
Plus its my oppinion that 20,000/2yr intervals is too long and could be why 997.1 had a few engine failures as the protective properties in oils I suspect don't quite last so long but I'm not an oil expert. Still for the price of oil makes sense to just change the oil more regular, 10l can be had for sub £80 so its not huge amounts of cash.