Sorry if this is a duplicate post - a quick search didn't turn up the answer to this one.
I have a leased 2010 Cayman with 6000 miles. It is about 30 days from needing an oil change (I am now almost 1 year from the in service date). My question is: do I have to get the complete first checkup for my car, or can I wait until I have 10k miles and just get an oil change now?
Thanks,
Jeff
It's time for the 1-year service (which is basically an oil change, cabin filter, wiper, ...). The service interval is 1 year
or
10K miles. Don't forget to use your PCA discount, assuming you're a member.
6k miles and you haven't done the 1st oil change? Eek! There's all kind of metal particles that get knocked loose when the motor is first fired that are floating around. I'd change it stat. The first oil change is the most important one by far.
Hmm... One dealer says do the whole thing, the other says you can wait!
The manual says 10,000 miles or once a year . . . whichever comes first. What am I missing?? Doesn't Porsche run-up their engines before they install them? (I think I watched that being done at Zuffenhausen. Maybe not.)
Anyway, I've had three new Porsches (and two used ones). I've done the once-a-year oil change thing with all of the new ones. I haven't had a problem. Now I lease my cars so I'm not too concerned about what happens 10 years/100,000 miles down the road so maybe that's the difference. (If anyone buys a Porsche that I have leased rest assured that
it has not been abused
. I do the proper break-in, etc. No drinks or food allowed in the car. Definitely no smoking!!! Waxed at least once a month.
I just don't change the oil until the dashboard tells me to.)
Your dashboard display tells you when it's time to take your car in. You will get a countdown.
The Maintenance Book that comes with the car says 10,000 miles or One Year for an oil and filter change. At 20,000 miles there is a long list of things to do but it's mostly visual inspections. (If you are under 20,000 miles at two years everything is "iffy".)
Here's the thing . . . if you go into the average service department and ask them what should be done they will come up with a
long
list of stuff. Have your maintenance book in hand and point out what it says. Question them. Make them show you where it says you have to remove the engine for an oil change.
(Okay, just kidding on that one.)
And if you have several Porsche dealerships in the area call and see what kind of prices you can get. One dealership gave me a
written estimate
before the service (the estimate was much lower than what my regular dealership quoted for the same service) and actually came in under that estimate.
