My wife's Cayenne is needing a major service, but the dealer is really expensive for this. I went to an indy shop for the last major at 40K. It seams like most of this could be DIY: air filter, cabin filter, spark plugs, etc. Any info or links to DIY on these would appreciated.

Here's a pic of the garage.

 

I'm with you on that - already purchased the air & cabin filters, spark plugs in progress. All those look fairly easy to do. I've also done brake pads & rotors in the past, but I'm thinking on passing on with my 2008 Cayenne Base, as it looks to be a much more complicated job than what I'm used to with the Acura MDX. Anyway, please share some pics, thanks!

 

Not me. My dealership does a nose-to-tail inspection every service. I want to know what may be happening before a major incident occurs.

 

Technically, there is no 80k service on the 2008 Cayenne. The 2008 S has a 72k major and an 84k minor service. All other years have an 80k major service, but Porsche thought that going to 12k mile service intervals was a good idea for the 2008 model year, and then changed their mind for 2009.

 

We actually offer a kit that includes everything you need for your Major Maintenance.

Included in the kit:

• Mahle engine oil filter with rubber sealing ring
• 10 quarts of Mobil 5W-30 synthetic motor oil
• Mann activated charcoal particle filter for the cabin air system
• 8 Bosch spark plugs

For more information Click Here.