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Jam911 Albert Park Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 1572	Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:39 pm   Post subject: DIY Service - Thoughts Please 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.... _________________ Current '07 997 C4S Ex '99 2.5 Boxster
pzero General Joined: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 6825 Location: London	Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:48 pm   Post subject: Re: DIY Service - Thoughts Please Jam911 wrote: 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.
deMort Shanghai Joined: 21 Mar 2015 Posts: 10933 Location: Brighton	Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:39 pm   Post subject: Can i just say no you are not and if you have any questions then please feel free to contact me . _________________ . If What i Have posted has helped , Please stick Something in the donation box for my Current Charity ... https://www.myeloma.org.uk/ Thank you. 7 PM till 9 PM but often offline . New Car data is Courtesy of P9XX for help in getting it running on my computer __________________
Poker2009 Suzuka Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 1085 Location: London	Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 6:45 pm   Post subject: 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. _________________ 997.1 C2S, Jet Green, 6-Speed Manual, Coupe, Ohlins R&T, HRE Wheels Millers NT+ 10W50, driven above 3000 RPM.. original engine.
Scholester Barcelona Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Posts: 1355 Location: South West	Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:07 pm   Post subject: 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. _________________ 997.1 Turbo Coupe, manual, black/black. 30k miles under its belt. Kline S/S 200cel. May be for sale soon as i fancy something older and slower?
Jam911 Albert Park Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 1572	Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:41 pm   Post subject: 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) _________________ Current '07 997 C4S Ex '99 2.5 Boxster
Scholester Barcelona Joined: 16 Jan 2012 Posts: 1355 Location: South West	Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:50 pm   Post subject: Jam911 wrote: 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. _________________ 997.1 Turbo Coupe, manual, black/black. 30k miles under its belt. Kline S/S 200cel. May be for sale soon as i fancy something older and slower?
Jam911 Albert Park Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 1572	Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 7:32 am   Post subject: I now have a couple of questions : Which Brand Anti Freeze does Porsche use? Which Brand of Brake Fluid does Porsche use? Thanks _________________ Current '07 997 C4S Ex '99 2.5 Boxster
Poker2009 Suzuka Joined: 09 Sep 2009 Posts: 1085 Location: London	Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 7:55 am   Post subject: 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. _________________ 997.1 C2S, Jet Green, 6-Speed Manual, Coupe, Ohlins R&T, HRE Wheels Millers NT+ 10W50, driven above 3000 RPM.. original engine.
Counter Of Beans Hockenheim Joined: 10 May 2018 Posts: 654 Location: Hampshire	Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:07 am   Post subject: 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.
ian_alex Monza Joined: 25 May 2015 Posts: 219	Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:34 am   Post subject: 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.
maldren Albert Park Joined: 07 Oct 2016 Posts: 1676	Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:42 am   Post subject: Jam911 wrote: 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. _________________ Mike 2003 996.2 C2 Coupe Arctic Silver
wasz Paul Ricard Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 3094 1999 Porsche 996 Carrera 2	Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:50 am   Post subject: 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). _________________ 996 parts cache sell off My special order MY99 Vesuvious Charcoal 996 | Clutch, Fly RMS IMS AOS Job | Steering Rack Hard Lines | Air Con Compressor / System
Jam911 Albert Park Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Posts: 1572	Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:26 pm   Post subject: I am hoping to keep it for the next 20 years or so...and drive it lots... _________________ Current '07 997 C4S Ex '99 2.5 Boxster
maldren Albert Park Joined: 07 Oct 2016 Posts: 1676	Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 5:51 pm   Post subject: You've answered your own question! _________________ Mike 2003 996.2 C2 Coupe Arctic Silver
kaypaul Trainee Joined: 23 Dec 2016 Posts: 90	Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:01 am   Post subject: Just keep a copy of all the service parts invoices that will confirm the dates and make your own record in the service book. My car is a Gen2 and has 2year service intervals which I have serviced by my indy he stamps the book but in-between I have carried out brake fluid changes and hose upgrade also premature annual oil changes and make a note in the book. Good advise to upgrade to stainless fluid nipples. Mine only just released another year and it would have been callipers off and re threads I think OPC would only bleed fluid through one nipple per calliper if they had this problem! Home service does give a warm glow of self satisfaction but keep a nice file of receipts
maldren Albert Park Joined: 07 Oct 2016 Posts: 1676	Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 5:44 pm   Post subject: kaypaul wrote: Home service does give a warm glow of self satisfaction but keep a nice file of receipts And if you source your parts carefully you can save a lot on parts too by avoiding the 'Porsche tax' wherever possible. _________________ Mike 2003 996.2 C2 Coupe Arctic Silver
Martian Sepang Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 2991 Location: Bury St. Edmunds 2007 Porsche 997 Turbo	Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:39 pm   Post subject: And you have the satisfaction that you know it has been done. _________________ Manheller Racing - Nürburgring
Martian Sepang Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 2991 Location: Bury St. Edmunds 2007 Porsche 997 Turbo	Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:40 pm   Post subject: deMort wrote: Can i just say no you are not and if you have any questions then please feel free to contact me . _________________ Manheller Racing - Nürburgring
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