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60K service

Benjamin Choi
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I know what's recommended in the manual, but what else should I add on top of it?

I'm having my indy put in the 997 coils just to get them in there and avoid any future issues since I am at 60K miles.

I asked him if I should get the coolant flushed, but he said not really if everything's been fine to date. I did the diff and tranny oils about 15K miles ago. Spark plugs, too, but just doing it again to add with the new coil packs.

Thanks in advance,

Ben

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I talked to my dealer service writer today about getting my '01 Boxster in soon for the 60K mile service (bringing in a different car tomorrow). He tried to talk me out of spending $ on flushing the coolant ("it's lifetime coolant, not needed") and said the transmission oil didn't need to be changed until 90K per Porsche. He's happy to do additional work before recommended by Porsche, but said he isn't pushing anything additional and suggested I save my money. When do you ever hear a dealer service writer tell you that?! I will probably have the lifetime coolant and transmission oil changed at the 60K mile service if the cost isn't too outrageous

What do the 997 coils fix?

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I just replaced mine about a month ago. None of the removed packs had any visible damage but the boots were looking a bit tattered. I thought they might arc to the engine case. After replacing the packs I could definitely see that the idle was considerably smoother. I'd say this project is cheap and easy peace of mind.

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I just replaced mine about a month ago. None of the removed packs had any visible damage but the boots were looking a bit tattered. I thought they might arc to the engine case. After replacing the packs I could definitely see that the idle was considerably smoother. I'd say this project is cheap and easy peace of mind.

thx for the encouragement $$$ :D

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