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Pictoral of 718 PDK oil change--amazingly complicated MikenOH - 5 years ago |
Wow! Guenter in Ontario - 5 years ago |
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Guenter in Ontario
Looks like Porsche didn't just cut two cylinders off the flat six. They also moved things around to create an extra "challenge" for servicing. Makes you wonder how much the dealers will charge for THAT oil change.
All the troubel seems to be with... grant - 5 years ago |
Youtube video with 718 oil change MikenOH - 5 years ago |
Re: Youtube video with 718 oil change Guenter in Ontario - 5 years ago |
Well-made video Boxsterra - 5 years ago |
thanks, Mike grant - 5 years ago |
Re: thanks, Mike MikenOH - 5 years ago |
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grant
I do hate those under-trays. Small beer you may say, but its a total PITA on my Audi, and I have always loved just how simple this job is on the 986; remove plug, spin off filter, drain, replace (wait forever, go do something), fill, done. On the Audi, its 1) fight with and swear at the belly pan, then 2) wrestle the oil filter out of a crevice behind the sway bar where and errant move shorts it across the starter pins SPARK!!. Change shorts.
Now back to the GTS. From what i see this is only for the 4-cyl turbos, not the previous 981 flat six. The 9A1 was more complicated, but as I recall, nothing was difficult to access.
From the video - the two issues are a) the belly pan and b) poor access to the filter, Just like my Audi.
I wonder what the reason for the pan is. Normally, aero is part of it, but i also suspect its to insulate the hot mufflers and cats from, say, leaves.
I could see some leaving it off.
I expect that, as with the S6, the filter becomes easier with practice. For track use and frequent oil changes, it may make sense to leave it for several oil changes. The filter wont clog in 5-8k miles, and the 250-300mL is not the end of the world....
Grant
Yea, the brake pads thing bugs me too... grant - 5 years ago |