Well I just completed my first few maintenance items on my recently purchased 2006 CS with 38k. I changed the oil using mobile 1 0w-40 and the pelican parts filter kit and LN engineering magnetic drain plug. Went very smooth! Only issue, apparently the new LN plug is now 8mm hex and not 10mm as it supposedly used to be. Luckily I had both sockets. I only hand tightened the filter housing hopefully that will be sufficient.

I changed the cabin filter with the oem one from pelican as well.

Next up, the air filter and serpentine belt. I ironically grew up with a friend/neighbor who is now a Porsche mechanic at my local dealer. I drove it just down the block and he swapped out the old for the new belt and filter in all of 20min! How lucky am I. If I have any other more involved maintenance requirements such as brakes, new tires, plugs/coils, etc, he can do it all!

All in all, I feel comfortable knowing everything has been changed and done to my expectations. I just don't trust the dealers and whether or not this was done before the purchase.

Surprisingly the basics are easy to do. I will continue to do all of it myself or with the help of my buddy.

The DIY threads on these sites are very user friendly as well.

Thanks,
B

Edit - sorry about thread title typo, can't fix it.

 

What did you use to drain 8 qts of oil in to? Did you just put the back end on ramps?

 

I had a 10 qt drip pan which worked well. No ramps, I was able to back it up to a steep drop off from the driveway. The car stayed level and I could work underneath!

 

B,

Congratulations on your endeavors at maintaining yourself your new car. Having one of your best buddy as a Porsche mechanic is also a fantastic and rare asset. He can teach you a few things and later on, you can do it yourself without supervision.

You may want to purchase a couple of ramps (the large and big ones) at Auto Zone for $50. These come handy when you want to change oil or inspect the underneath of your car in full safety. I trust them much more than jack stands and lifts.

There are a few DIY articles on this forum, but most of the good ones are on the RennTech forum.

Good luck and welcome to the club.

Yves