Porsche Cayenne (2011) oil change procedure

[Scum_Frog]

Originally Posted By: Bladecutter
This car is in Canada.
They do things differently (somewhat) there.

BC.


Same principals apply, you can not be forced to use the dealership oil changes, or none of the quick lube joints would exist, or at least nobody with a car under warranty would go.

Keep receipts and you are good.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Originally Posted By: Mau
Originally Posted By: johnachak
If you can spend that much on a car. Why quibble over an oil change. With that kind of sump, the changes can't be that often.


I hate responses like this. Just because the guy/gal owns a $100K+ vehicle doesn't mean they have to get shafted at the stealership for maintenance. You don't purchase a vehicle like that from blowing money away.


But by purchasing (or financing) a vehicle like that, you have blown a lot of money. By that logic, that $100k should have been used to invest (not thrown away into something that will be worthless in 10 years) and the owner should have bought a $20k new car. Because, after all, it is just a form of transportation.

 

[SteveSRT8]

It's their money. NO ONE here has the right to tell them how to spend it.

My stealership charges almost 100 bucks for a synthetic oil change by the time you get all their little baloney charges in. I can afford it. But I choose not to.

 

[cchase]

Since no one wants to ignore the cost issue, I'll throw this out.

A 2011 Cayenne V6 (you know, the one in this thread) has a starting price of $46k.

But everyone is right, if you have "that" kind of money (I'm not sure on where the line is for being stinking rich on BITOG apparently. Is there a thread that outlines this somewhere? The type that says "if you drive a car worth more than xx dollars, don't bother asking questions) just throw money wherever you can and have other people do everything for you.

 

[Spazdog]

Last V6 Cayenne I had in my shop looked like a regular Volkswagen VR6 under the spread out plastic intake.

I can't imagine spending $400, USD or CAD, for a Volkswagen VR6 oil change.

Originally Posted By: Mau


I hate responses like this. Just because the guy/gal owns a $100K+ vehicle doesn't mean they have to get shafted at the stealership for maintenance. You don't purchase a vehicle like that from blowing money away.


If someone paid $100,000 for a V6 Cayenne, either they paid $40-50,000 too much or cars sure are expensive in Canada. (I think a loaded out V6 Cayenne with the Alcantra headliner is about $60,000.)

 

[Quest]

Originally Posted By: user52165
Originally Posted By: Quest
I would spend the $$ on dealership oil change so as to retain proper service records for warranty-related claims.

Q.


Do you?


Yes, I did (with my 07 fit) for the first 3 yrs.

Afterall; magnusen-moss act doesn't even apply to those that are outside of US.

So, why does it sounds surprising to you?


Q.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
It's their money. NO ONE here has the right to tell them how to spend it.

My stealership charges almost 100 bucks for a synthetic oil change by the time you get all their little baloney charges in. I can afford it. But I choose not to.

I agree.

There is no reason for me to have oil and filter changed at a MB dealer for $250 and 2 hours if I wait there, while I can do it with a fluid extractor in less than 30 minutes with a cost of less than $35-40 (bought oil on sale with rebate and bought filter online). The money I save will enable us 2 nice dinners.

The bonus is I can pick whatever oil I like, I can also mixing grades too.

 

[SteveSRT8]

Just this AM I was under a service truck, time for brakes. I get the whole rig up in the air on stands and pull the wheels off. BTW, that's 32 cover nuts and 32 lugs! My neighbor across the street comes over and tells me I must be crazy.

Then I told him how much I'm going to spend. He almost fell over. He takes all his cars to the dealer! I can likely do my entire pad swap for about what he pays for one wheel.

Now I can take my wife to breakfast!

 

[antiqueshell]

Unless your friend really wants to DIY on a regular basis and will enjoy it I would find a decent independent shop (specializing in European cars) and let them take care of it. Does the friend have any mechanical ability at all. The job will probably cost less than half and the quality of work will be at least as good or better. Of course whatever you do hold on to ALL receipts for the work done.

As for helping him.....be careful if you make a mistake it could be costly and remember, no good deed goes unpunished today.

 

[fdcg27]

Everyone here should know that an NA Cayenne is nothing more than a badge engineered VW.
It should not cost anything like $400.00 C$ to drain and refill the oil and R&R the filter.
If your friend is so inclined, the job can probably be done for no more than $80.00, assuming that Mobil 1 0W-40 runs around $10.00/qt C$, and a filter is around ten bucks.
This sounds like a gravy job the dealer service department gives the techs it wants to keeps, since the tech would likely put around $100.00 in his pocket for an hour's work at most, if he takes lots of breaks while doing the work.

 

[johnachak]

Originally Posted By: Mau
Originally Posted By: johnachak
If you can spend that much on a car. Why quibble over an oil change. With that kind of sump, the changes can't be that often.


I hate responses like this. Just because the guy/gal owns a $100K+ vehicle doesn't mean they have to get shafted at the stealership for maintenance. You don't purchase a vehicle like that from blowing money away.


Sorry you feel that way but that is my opinion. $300 once a year or every 18 months shouldn't be such a hardship. ( That way the as you call stealership could check for any warranty concerns as I'm sure they would love the work if they found something.) IT's not like its every 3 months. Then I would see the point. However it is only my opinion.

 

[johnachak]

Originally Posted By: Miller88
Originally Posted By: Mau

If you can spend that much on a car. Why qui


But by purchasing (or financing) a vehicle like that, you have blown a lot of money. By that logic, that $100k should have been used to invest (not thrown away into something that will be worthless in 10 years) and the owner should have bought a $20k new car. Because, after all, it is just a form of transportation.


With $25 oil changes..... ;-)

 

[yonyon]

Originally Posted By: fdcg27
It should not cost anything like $400.00 C$ to drain and refill the oil and R&R the filter.


Well, there's the big question then, isn't it? If all you expect is fresh oil and a filter then $400 is way too much. When I do an oil change (except when someone's paying me to do it) it's a bit more than that. It usually takes about 2 1/2 to 4 hours. Sometimes I can do the job in just over an hour, but I've done some oil changes that took up most of a weekend.

If an oil change also includes checking all the obvious stuff that could quickly turn into a problem if it goes unnoticed and doing a couple of dozen little 2 minute tasks that might save you hours of work and serious parts down the road...well... I can't see how anybody's going to actually do that for $20. For a few hundred dollars they'd better. I can't afford that kind of money (and would have problems trusting that it's been done) for an oil change so I have to do it myself.

/no, I don't have a Porsche
//If one fell into my lap I'd probably sell it as quickly as possible and buy a Vette
///or maybe a Nova

 

[johnachak]

+1

 

[bladecutter]

Originally Posted By: yonyon

/no, I don't have a Porsche
//If one fell into my lap I'd probably sell it as quickly as possible and buy a Vette


Funny.
If a Vette fell in my lap, I would immediately sell it for the nearest Cayman or Boxster available.

I live in the land of white knuckle mountain roads.
Porsche's make for a much happier driver than Corvette's do in the mountains, in my opinion.

BC.

 

[typ901]

Well- an oil change at my local Porsche dealer is $240. That is for a Cayenne v8 with 9 quart sump. I pay around $6.50 for 8 quarts of Mobil 1 0w-40 and around $10 for the filter. So for under $70 I do the oil changes. Same deal as I could afford to take it in, with oil changes per manual would be annual or longer, but I do twice a year, as vehicle sees frequent traffic jams and extended idling.