Oil change fee

If you don't change your own oil, what do you pay to have it changed? Anyone chip in. Someone's asked me, and I thought what I was quotes wasn't absurd, but I'm getting disagreement on what "absurd" is.

I always do it myself because North Scottsdale Porsche charges over $200. I use Mobile 1 0W40 that I buy at WalMart for $6.38 a quart and a K&N filter that costs $12.99 at O'Rileys.

I've read about the $400 dealer oil change. Most indy's will either charge you retail for the oil and cheap labor <or> cheap oil and more labor, but still probably in the $100-150 range for labor, plus whatever they charge for the oil. The answer... no more than an hours worth of your time, some very basic tools and... You can usually buy Mobil or Castrol on discount for about $5-6 per quart. Add another $10-$15 for a filter. Easy change!

I will answer your question directly. At my dealer $250 at my Indy $200. Both use Mobil 1 0W40. Typically, dealer takes one hour; Indy about 40 mins.

My Indy puts Redline and will cost me $180. I might save the labor but I have a more oficial record of it plus I do it once a year.

I had the local dealer do the first oil change-$270. I've done them all myself since then. About $75 for oil and filter and an hour of my time.

Thanks. Local dealers charge about $300 or more here, so that would seem almost in line. Agree that doing self is easy enough with right tools and time. I also agree that the record of doing it "officially" may be worth it for me, plus annual check-up by qualified mechanic (not me) is worth the money to me.

About $277 Oil, filter, labour, environmental fees, taxes etc... I guess I am doing my own from now on. The cost of the oil and filter represent 65% of the cost.

Around $150 from my Indy. But that also puts an experienced mechanic under my car and poking around the engine a couple of times a year. That is valuable in terms of keeping ahead of other problems... Before they leave you by the side of the road or cost you big money.

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Mainline? Conshohocken? There are good indy shops around Philly also that don't charge as much.

My local indy charges me $180 and uses Titan synthetic oil (5w-40). I usually take it in every 5-6k miles, which works out to 9-10 month intervals. Although I am quite capable of doing it myself, I like the fact that a trained professional is poking around the underside of my car on a routine basis.

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I hate to say it, but I doubt the trained professionals are changing your oil...I'd guess that whatever the equivalent of an intern is the person doing that kind of work. Anyway, my dealer asked $240 to change the oil on my 996. After picking myself off the floor from laughing so hard, I just started doing it myself for about $75 or so. It's just a car and an engine and the process is no more complicated than on any other vehicle. Also, I don't care if there's any record of oil changes or not. I stick the oil/filter receipts in the giant mess of paperwork on my work bench. I'm sure I'll get around to organizing that some day.

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And you'd be wrong. But hey, feel free to offer more opinions on things that you don't know.

Easy there. In my shop I'm confident of the service techs. I'm sure not all shops are the same. The person who helped me builds mid-80s engines, is a very nice man, races 911 cars frequently, and owns several 911 cars of varying expense himself. I happen to trust them only because I watched a $250,000 mid-1960s car roll into/out of the shop. That, and because the car's only been serviced there, but there are several indy shops that I'm sure do a good job near me (although the last one scuffed my 944 rims, probably because the less-than-senior tech was tasked to change my tires).

In Canada, in my city (small town 300k) not sure why we have a gigantic Porsche dealership as I have never seen a 911 convertible anywhere around the city they asked for $350 plus 13% tax so about 420 all in or 425 USD.

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Yup... Dead wrong. I know the techs at my Indy. And more importantly they know me and how much I care about the car. The day it arrived on the transporter (had it delivered to the shop) I provided breakfast for the entire crew. Sometimes it is the little things.

Seattle -- about $250 -- but note that it includes a minor inspection of the vehicle. While it's up, they check the under carriage, lights, etc. I don't drive enough miles in a year to change the oil based on mileage, so I have it changed every Nov. as it gets cold -- so it has the thinnest, freshest oil as it goes into the cold months. I don't mind paying a mechanic once a year to put the car on the lift, change the oil & check it out a bit before winter. Yes, I could change the oil myself, but I don't mind having someone who knows these cars well give it a once-over. Cheap insurance.

My indy charges $140 or if I bring the oil and filter, he charges $40 He is a real decent guy and I have been going to him for 15 years

my experience as a diy (yes i look around while i am under there too) m1 0w/40 wal mart $6.50 * 9 = $58.50 hengst e14hd77 filter online $11.00 (six pack purchase) my time - priceless (right?) TOTAL $69.50 cut open the oil filter and look for debris too

I pay about $300 for Oil, filter, air filter, cabin filter, and a few other minors like that. I use Motul 8100 5-40. I should also note he complete cleans interior and exterior of the car as well for that price. I don't have hte setup to do it myself, plus I like to have my guy look over my car, he does a 150 point inspection every time. I pay a lot to maintain my car, and it shows

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+1 DIY is rewarding

change my own on all my vehicles, 2-5qt jugs of Motul, around $80 shipped and a filter around $10........I just don't really trust other people working on or touching my vehicles for the most part.

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Is that Motul 300 5w 40?

8100 xcess 5w40 from turner motorsports, 300 is a bit more

My local dealer (Inskip Porsche in RI) charged me a bit over $200. I was curious about those oil filter conversion kits for sale on places like Flat 6 - what exactly do they do? Do they allow you to use a regular screw-on oil filter vs. the cartridge type of filter? Any downsides to this? Is this a common mod - something I should consider? I was thinking of doing my own oil changes this summer, and if this makes life easier I will definately consider getting one. Thanks for any info on this!

i don't know about these filter conversions. i find factory canister is easy and cleaner and filter kit comes with new o-ring and drain plug washer. oil change is quite straight forward - definetly give it a go. make sure your pan is large enough, and cut open the filter to have a look.

$185 at my Indy. I hate Dealers.

I paid $175 today at a local independant.

$140 = one hour labor (includes filter inspection) $ 16.50 = Filter $ 96.75 = Shell Helix 5w40 Plus Wa Tax - Total $277.31 And I am fine with that because I trust my Indy to do a good job and I can talk to the guys who work on it about my concerns, issues what ever and see the interest they take in my 996.

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which indy? Aker's or Chris's?

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I installed the LNE spin-on oil filter adapter. They claim that it does a better job than oem. I can't vouch for that, but I can say that it's easier to buy filters because you can get them any place. One downside is that it takes more effort to cut them open for examination.

Ok, end of the day the car needed an 8-year tune up, including spark plugs, oil change/filter, air/cabin filters, etc. Price of (only) oil plus filter was $132, not including labor. New battery ran $125. Neither of those seem excessive to me; assuming the oil change is 45 minutes to an hour, at $135/hour, the price of doing it myself is less than half, but not absurd by any call to have them do it. Price of keeping all my presets for battery change....priceless. Total labor was more than parts, which has to be assumed, but at the end of the day I'm quite satisfied. They also complemented my car's insides (engine, not interior that is) as being, "in great shape." That's worth the price of admission, but I'd bet they say that to all the guys....

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Wow, you come out swinging, eh? Take it easy and consider that if the lowest paid guy at your local place isn't doing your oil changes, you're probably paying too much. This isn't rocket science, it's just letting some oil drain out of an engine.

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Only when responding to self-proclaimed internet "experts" who don't know what they're posting about. Since you just don't get it, let me spell it out for you. My local place has only two guys, both of them well trained, experienced professionals. There is no one else. If your place has a bunch of paid flunkies on staff, maybe you're the one who is paying too much.

Answer to Fivepointnine .... Chris Powell's shop.

$175 Indy $250 Dealer

Hey Kr3678 , take it easy .I am sure Tooloud10 dint mean it thay way . if you go to dealer its usally young and inexperiance guy doing the oil change and tire rotation, changing wipers etc .......... Peace !

I actually 'enjoy' my annual oil/filter change every summer. It isn't difficult to visually check brake pad wear, suspension, exhaust, tires etc. and it allows me to know my porsche better. It's also a significant savings to me that I can put towards other purchases like wheels and tires...