Porsche_nuts

A good amount of the maintenance service at 30 or 40,000 is visual inspections. A lot of the maintenance, like oil changes, spark plugs, brakes fluid, you can do yourself or get it done by an independent.

On top of that, there is no guarantee that the dealership will do any better a job than an indy, but it is guaranteed that they will charge you more.

vanlieremead

OP, what is your location?

Tier1Terrier

$3600 is not shocking for a dealer quote on 40k service which should included all the major stuff except maybe the drive belt.

A good indy would probably charge about $2000-2500 for the same.

737gdog

Exactly what I paid to Goldcrest Motorsports. Local Atlanta dealers quoted $2700 and $2900.

911dude41

Is the 40k mile service the same on a 991.2 TTS? I quickly glanced at what was all involved and a lot of it was inspections which could lead to needing none to multiple things replaced which could make things more or less expensive. Anyone have an image or screenshot of what's stated in the owners manual?

edirtaynine

if you're semi-handy with working on cars, you can do the 40k service yourself for 10% of the cost. Probably take the whole day if you have a free day to burn.

otherwise, definitely find a reputable indy shop to do the work at half the price of the dealer.

Msgm1

The dealer quoted was Porsche of Southampton on Long Island

The Ox

Call Bill Rudtner,Independent, South Shore Performance, Freeport
516-378-8769

dthoke

Porsche Redwood City (CA) quoted me $4,500 for a major service! Rennlist gave me several indys to choose from. I settled on Moddermans and they did the work for $2,000. I would say the experience with Modderman was not perfect, but in the end it was a better solution.

supercroc

I do a fair amount of my own service (figure I can vacuum out air inlets, check water drains, do oil changes and replace filters with the best of them) but I want the dealer tech underneath the car and a PIWIS scan at least once a year so alignments and brake fluid/spark plug//coolant changes will be done at dealer. Over the past 40 years I can distinctly remember the times I witnessed some owner whose car the dealer had never seen before pleading for some "Goodwill" related to a malady their car was experiencing. Seldom turned out well for them. Have benefited from same over the years, most notably on my out of warranty 944 Turbo that had all the engine bearings replaced at no charge due to the failure of a $.10 O-ring in the oil/water heat exchanger (thank you again, Porsche Zentrum Nuremberg). Helping keep your local dealer healthy cannot hurt.

1CEBITN

It is the same except the plugs are supposed to be changed at 30k miles or 4 years on a Turbo or Turbo S, not at 40k miles as on other 991s. Oil change, filter if needed, and brake fluid every two years are the only things beyond visual inspection items that I see called out at the 4 year / 40k service.

Jenasz

Managed to do it by myself. Before this 911, I never touch a car except for driving it. I believe you guys should be at least more experiences than me.
From what I learnt, 40k requires oil, filter, air filter and spark plug.
Brake fluid you can gradually flush it instead of one time (The standard for a brake fluid is how much water it contains. Suck everything from the container and add some back. Do it every 1000 or 1500 miles and use a tool to test it until it is good enough. Considering material is cheap and you are lazy enough to remove the wheels. It works.)
What's beyond since I just bought this 2014 used car?
Added more coolant in order to keep it between min and max. (I checked that the existing is still clean. Usually, coolant can last longer than expected. Nissan even uses life long time coolant.)
Added 2 bottles of fuel system cleaner
Cleaned the throttle body and use a computer to reset the TB (cause engine light is on)
Changed battery
Cleaned the radiators
Cleaned the front and engine bay (If you open your bumpers, you will see a lot of stones. I used a blower to clean them.)

Materials 500
Computer 200
Battery 250
Jack, Jack Stands, Rhino wramp 300
Torque wrench + bit + bolt + socket 200

That's your car. And you will be more careful than anyone else. And you will learn a lot.

spiderv6

Just organizing my 6 yr service which includes a belt change:

Dealer 1 : $2,600
Dealer 2 : $1,850
Dealer 3 : $4,650
Indie : $1,400

Oil, Filters, Brake Flush, Belt, all-wheel drive controller oil change.

I’m skipping the loaner and the coffee this time.

Porsche_nuts

How many miles do you have on your car ?

1CEBITN

+1... I'm starting to look at that as well, good data point for my 2017 TTS. I'm a stage 3 car so trying to resist the urge to upgrade turbos and move to a stage 4ish tune "while they're in there", lol.