Service reminder, 10+ days remaining till oil change message came up the other day. Two questions. Has anyone in the forum used the Durametric tool to reset the service reminder message and oil fill capacity, 7.5 qts or 9 qts ? TIA

 

yes it works

 

I'm curious if we can use the Griots Oil Extractor for oil changes... It extracts as much (if not more) oil as a regular oil change.... Just wondering... My dealership charges $390 for 991 oil change.. (Ferrari 360 was $280)

 

Oil extractor will not work, but changing oil is not that hard. ( I own 996 and 997). I have a ind change it for $70 labor plus oil and filter and two crush washer it cost me about $145. I supply the washers, filter and oil

 

thanks for the reply. The reason why i asked is because i remember reading the post in this forum that one member was having an issue of using the tool to reset the reminder. I am about to purchase the tool and want to make sure that it works.

 

So how many quarts does the 991 C2s hold?

 

A little more than 10 however it may only drain 8 to 9+ quarts. It's potentially messy but I measure the amount drained and refill that amount. Because the filter holds a small amount I'm usually about 1/4 quart low.

 

Good to know that the Durametric tool works as described

 

Didn't work for me and "customer service" wasn't.

 

Thanks so much - appreciate the info.

 

It may be wasteful but considering that the drain is aluminum and so is the plug and they may be easily deformed I am also replacing the drain plug with the gasket. It's $5 or so.

 

Over kill to replace the plug. I changed my oil for 13 years on my 996 and for the last 3 years on my 997. Always replaced the washer but never the plug.
Always tourqued it to spec and they showed no wear at all.

 

What is the factory oil recommendation - Mobil 1 0w-40?

 

Yes.

 

Yes, since Exxon pays to be the recommended oil.