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What do you actually get in a major service over an oil change then?
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Can anyone explain the service structure that OPCs use?
A minor service is £327, major £536 but then it seems spark plugs, fuel filter, drivebelt & brakefluid are all seperate service items. What do you actually get in a major service over an oil change then? :?
Migration info. Legacy thread was 141165
Major does not include spark plugs they are charged as a seperate item. My recent major was in the region of £750 without plugs, but including a brake fluid change as it was due(every 2 years? cant remember RTM?+ some odds and sods like 3 new coils etc..
Migration info. Legacy thread was 141275
Plugs aren't included on a major, on a 996 plugs are done every 48k, drivebelt the same. Brake fluid every 2 years.
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So what is done in a major service over a minor one then?
Plugs are done every 24k, 36k & 48k for pre '99, '99-'00 and '01on respectively according to Porsche :?
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Migration info. Legacy thread was 141282
Plugs every:
24,000 miles (up to Model year 1999)
36,000 miles (Model Year 2000)
48,000 miles (Model Year 2001)
But no later than every 4 years
For the rest of the information you could always read the Service Book, all the details are presented in a lovely list!
Migration info. Legacy thread was 141293
ok to update on a 911 GT3 the 24k service does include the plugs but for that reason the menu price is
£850
where as on the C2 - C4's the cost is £530 and does not include the plugs
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The price difference is the labour.
Minor in 1.5 hours + oil + filters = £327
Major is 3 housr + oil + filters = £500 ish then plugs and other bits on top. Extra is the assumption that the engine comes out. No idea why they price it this way.
Migration info. Legacy thread was 141347
Perhaps a bit off-topic, but come re-sale time, does the amount saved from having services done at indies penalise you drastically than if you had done them with an OPC? I bought my car from an indy; in the service book, there are 2 OPC and 1 indie service stamps.
~ Maxie
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