Marc Gelefsky

Saw this on the 997 forum... This is what you need to do to change the oil and filter , Air Filter on a 991.

Now, I do really like the look of the new car but is it me or is this a genuinely stupid design? whats a dealer going to charge 500 bucks to change the oil?
Maybe the bumper is "quick release".... nah.





To get to the air filter:

Sneaky Pete

Mark.....I'm good with what I have. This looks like a car for the guy that drives once and a while and makes 250K/year. I don't make that.

Thundertub

Gee. Too bad the air filters aren't at the front of the car. You could get your radiators cleaned at the same time.

Marc Gelefsky

I'm very happy with what I have, but I could see owning a 991 down the road when they depreciate and all the flaws come out

But I don't want a car that I have to spend hours on just to change the oil and air filter!

While I'm sure the 991 will be a superb driver it takes the 991 further away from what many of us love about these cars. But than again I said that about the 996 when it came out and now I have owned one for years. But I still hang onto the ol' 86 for the fix I need.

nick49

Car manufacturers are purposefully designing things to force customers to seek service at the dealer. When the Boxster first came out in '97 in the US there was a lot of speculation and fear associated with doing a simple oil change. Most people would just take the car to the dealer and pay the price which was very high. You've got to remember many loaded Boxsters were over $60k and there was quite a waiting list just to order one, and hardly anything, anywhere came up used for quite some time. The (high) rollers would pay up to $350 for the simple oil change and most didn't consider DIY.

Dennis C

Wow!

DreamCarrera

Porsche must be taking advice from Ferrari.

SSST

Well you can see the oil filter housing easily accessed on the top of the motor. Assuming you can drain the oil from underneath, I don't think you would need to remove the bumper to change the oil.

The air filter though. That's another matter. You shouldn't have to remove body panels to change a filter.

philooo

you will have to admit that the air filter is something you don't have to change more often than you would need to clean your front 996 radiators... which require the front bumper to be removed.

I hope oil change are easy because this needs to be done a lot more frequently especially for the client who track their car.

dennis hiip

Maybe oil extraction through the dip stick tube. Geez, I don't think they have dip sticks. Do they?

Pac996

Somebody making custom air intakes is going to love that model.

DreamCarrera

You would do that through the oil fill tube, but I doubt draining the oil would be the biggest hassle. I think oil changes on the 991 will be an easy DIY project given the location of the oil filter.

However, I have seen the small engine cover on the 991 in person and I'd bet that most maintenance DIY projects, such as air filter replacement, serpentine belt, MAF, throttle body, alternator, coolant tank, etc., will be a serious PITA.

Divot

Step 1. Remove both tail lights
Step 2. Remove bumper cover

Are they kidding?

Barn996

Guess I won't be getting in line for the 991 anytime soon. That's just crazy, maybe Porsche has switched from beer breaks to something a little stronger.

No HTwo O

The 991 air filter is good for 80,000 miles, IIRC.