Annual Service

[Dapster]

Hello all

Quick question - sorry if it's an oldy but I just did a search and couldn't get the precise answer....

My 01 2.7 is now at 43k miles. I looked in the service book and saw that I had the 36k service done in Nov last year - so I have now done 7k miles since the last sevice a year ago.

I assume that I now need an annual inspection and as it's done less than 9k since the last service, it should be just that - annual inspection, rather than a "small service". Is this true and if so, what's the damage for the inspection?

I quizzed the OPC who were quite happy to book my car in for a 48k service and no doubt charge me the thick end of a bag-o-sand for the pleasure!

 

[Rodney Naghar]

Dapster,

I recently called my local OPC (Staples Corner) to try and book my '97 in for an annual inspection, having covered only 6k since my service last year. The service manager replied "I'll book you in for a 12k then?" I asked him why I needed a 12k service, and that if my car had, for example, only covered 1000 miles since its last service would he give me the same answer? He said "Yes, sorry we don't do annual inspections".

My service book has annual inspection stamps in it from the previous owner.
Good luck!

 

[Mark_Bennett]

Insist on it - it's in the front of the Guarantee and Maintenance book!

(Or go elsewhere)

If the milage of annual services adds up to the next "real" service however I'd go for that...

 

[Guest]

I've just had the same experience! I booked the car in to our local OPC for what I thought was an annual inspection; the car having done less than 6000miles since last year's 12000mile service. Having had the car returned I found that I had been "stung" for another 12000mile service! The really annoying thing was to find a SECOND pack of top-up oil neatly arranged next to the one they put in last year in the front boot! Although I booked the car in personally they claim that I had left an uncertainty about the work to be done AND that Porsche REQUIRED annual 12000mile servicing for low mileage cars. Incompetence or conspiracy?

 

[jw2015]

Having just bought my 2nd hand boxster I hadn't really thought of what is the due date for a service but it was a low mileage car and I doubt I'll put more than 4000miles on in the next year so at 2 years old it'll probably still be less than 9000miles. I'll probably go for a service anyway mainly because, having read this thread, I think the 'service' the OPC showed me the documentation for was in fact an inspection, I did think it sounded too cheap for a service at about 130quid but I didn't think too much of it because the first service on a CLK I owned was only a 100quid and that was at almost 2 years old. Anyway, can anyone clarify what the situation is between service & inspection? I don't like the sound of OPCs making the rules up as they go, as it seems from above.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

JW,

It's all described in great detail in the front of your Guarantee and Maintenance book (the one with the service stamps in).

Basically the annual inspection covers most of the same ground as the 12,000 mile service, however the oil is not changed, and the air and pollen filters(!) do not get changed.
As an aside, when changing oil I always get them to change the oil filter as well, although Porsche say it is not necessary until 24000 miles...

 

[TopBear]

The annual maintenance service (without component replacement) costs one hours labour only so approx £108 inc VAT

 

[garyw]

I had the same experience a while back and stated in a "simple sentence" that I required an 12month service as per service book.
They duly did the 12month service making a difference of £800 in my pocket against the next major one at 48K.
They didn't offer it, I had to ask[]

 

[Guest]

Dear All,

Annual service or std maintenance?

To me, may be I'm wrong, but after 12 months, even with a low mileage, your engine deserves new oil and new oil filter.

Cheers,

Fab

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Fab

Annual service or std maintenance?

To me, may be I'm wrong, but after 12 months, even with a low mileage, your engine deserves new oil and new oil filter.

Cheers,

Fab

Fab .. which oil company do you work for If the manufacturers of "modern" cars using "modern" materials who do "millions" of hard miles testing and developing components that require a new attitude towards servicing why would or should any owners of these vehicles re-write the maintenance rule book [&o]