Mobil 1 great deal

[Matt Bachand]

There are oil filtration systems that are good for 60k miles. Not all setups are created equal.

Here is the maint frequency:
Cayenne (since Model Year 2003)
Engine oil every 20,000 km or every 2 years (excluding 3.2L Cayenne V6 which has variable intervals, as displayed on the instrument panel.)
Spark plugs every 40,000 miles or every 4 years for Cayenne and for Cayenne Turbo, every 60,000 miles or every 4 years for Cayenne S
Oil-filter element every 20,000 miles or every 2 years (excluding 3.2L Cayenne V6 which has variable intervals, as displayed on the instrument panel.)
Air-filter element every 80,000 miles or every 4 years
Fuel filters are maintenance-free
Coolant does not require changing


Are you saying that the filter specified by Porsche is not satisfactory for these frequencies? On what are you basing your opinion?

I'm simply saying, I would not buy a 70k$ Porsche, and not change the oil till it read 20,000 miles on the clock.

Could backtrack and say I could probably never afford a porsche.

Could Backtrack and say someone else referenced Mobil-1 Being the cause of Porsche Engine failure, and thus lead on the tangent of 20,000mile interval being absurd.

How does a maintenance free fuel filter work?

Totally off topic here, but 80,000 miles or 4 years on the AIR CLEANER seems absurd too... My opinion based on common sense. Not wanting to start an argument, or offend anyone.....

Also based on my own opinon, buying a brand-new Porsche for what they cost is absurd too...

Hell, what do you expect, you're in a 6.5 (Klunker) forum... perhaps you'd get more porsche love in the 09/10 Dmax Section.... wait, with a 700/mo truck payments there, little room for the porsche fund....

Sometimes engineers often overlook the simple things, and depend far too much on computers and sensors to find out whats wrong. ITs geting to the point you need a 2nd set of computers and sensors just to monitor the first set.

Perhaps the 20,000/2yr oil intervals, compounded with the 80,000mil/4year air cleaner, with the completely maintenance free fuel filter (lifetime?) Is whats killing a few of these Porsche engines? Or is it the 8-9kRPM beat runs? Couldn't be quality control in a German factories... Engineering issues? Not sure.

What about engine machining? Do the German plants have these machined and cleaned so thoroughly and exact that no break-in particles remain? Possibly... Seems 20k miles before the FIRST oil change is absurd too. NOt that that was ever stated, but was never excluded either)....

Life's far too short guys. Smile a little... :thumbsup: