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718 PDK 4 year service cost

rowtietowers

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Hi
Preparing for the next service which is due end of Jan 2021, anyone had the 4 year service done on their 718 with PDK at an official Porsche Centre - any idea of costs.
Trying to find the relevant "fixed price servicing” costs on Porsche’s website is like trying to explain dark matter. Every link comes to a dead end.
Not sure why it should be such a mystery?
Yes I know I can phone up and ask but a heads-up would be useful.
 
Fixed price for a 981 used to be ~ £975, your two less spark plugs but more involved oil change should even things out to be much the same ?

 
Google 718 Total Transparency and you'll find the now withdrawn fixed price servicing schedule that some dealers are still operating to.

Price quoted is £875 (seems almost a bargain as I've been quoted almost £1500 for the same service on my Macan)

 
AndrewCS said:
Fixed price for a 981 used to be ~ £975, your two less spark plugs but more involved oil change should even things out to be much the same ?
Cheers - yes the PDK oil change seems rather expensive from looking at a Macan service.

I‘ll find out & report back.

 
Chappelle said:
Google 718 Total Transparency and you'll find the now withdrawn fixed price servicing schedule that some dealers are still operating to.

Price quoted is £875 (seems almost a bargain as I've been quoted almost £1500 for the same service on my Macan)

Thanks I’ll take a look but sounds like that figure doesn’t include the PDK oil change - I maybe wrong!



 
Hi

Just had my 718s 4 year service. £1137 . Agree a figure in advance though with porsche dealership. They will add extra checks on. The only thing for me was the puncture fluid used for a flat tyre. Complete waste of time but it will need changing after 4 years. I would not bother with this and save around £90 . Take care if you have a high mileage or car outside the coil packs can rust up in rare occasions. Pm if you need more info

 
rowtietowers said:
Hi

Preparing for the next service which is due end of Jan 2021, anyone had the 4 year service done on their 718 with PDK at an official Porsche Centre - any idea of costs.

Trying to find the relevant “fixed price servicing” costs on Porsche’s website is like trying to explain dark matter. Every link comes to a dead end.

Not sure why it should be such a mystery?

Yes I know I can phone up and ask but a heads-up would be useful.

My 981 Spyder was serviced in July 2 months late due to pandemic It was the 4th year big service and the prices quoted from 4 OPC ranged from £995 incl of VAT & Plugs to £1320 incl [:eek:]

For the first time in decades of ownership I found shopping around produced 4 very different quotes all from London based dealerships the most expensive being the supplying dealer Hatfield who also wanted the car for 48 hours due to Covid19

I settled at £1075.00 incl by a dealer prepared to do the service etc in a 5 hour window - I arrived at 8am so was expecting car to be ready by 1pm

At 12.00pm got the call car was ready for collection. Unfortunately for me I had walked 4 miles from the dealership so arrived back dead on 1pm as originally planned :ROFLMAO:

 
UPDATE

Phoned Porsche Centre Teesside - the service booking is controlled from Sheffield as all part of JCT600 group. All Porsche Centres around NE England are JCT600 so no point shopping around.

Alex phoned me back to confirm 4 year “fixed price“ cost was discounted to £1,050 if all done together (otherwise £1,236.52) - this included brake fluid change plus spark plugs.

As someone else said PDK gearbox oil change isn’t due until 120,000 miles or 12 years (unlike the Macan which is 4 years or 40,000 miles).

Also as many have said no Porsche Club discount as fixed price is discounted anyway.

No doubt they’ll supply me with another 1 litre Mobil 1 top-up oil and charge me - I still have 2 full containers from previous visits!

No courtesy cars either and probably not likely until April at the earliest!

Thanks guys for the heads-up.

 
I own an older 987 Gen 2. This may have changed with the newer models?

The service regarding the PDK gearbox is as follows.

Gearbox oil every 12 years or 120k. Cost unknown.

Clutch fluid every 6 years or 60k. Cost approx. £235.00 at a specialist (RPM Yorkshire) Cheers 🚘🚘

 
Just reopening this rather than starting a new thread.

I'm looking to get my 718 (base, manual) serviced - 4 year/40k mile service - so brake and spark plugs being the notable additions.

I'm generally shocked by the costs I'm getting from different OPCs. My local in Yorkshire wants £1450. Another one wants £1280 and the best offer I've had is a £1180 at a Stratstone owned OPC in the North West.

Am I correct to think that all these prices are on the expensive side? I know roughly 18 months ago, there was a transparent service cost posted on Porsche's website, which had the above service at roughly £850.

Keen to hear other people's views/experience servicing recently.

Thanks

 
Apols if an almost like for like query to James'. But, I'm due a 4 year service for my 718 Boxster S, where Porsche West London have just quoted £1800 due to being a "really major service": £744 for the general service, £761 spark-plugs & brake pads, £295 air con service.

I declined the air-con service as I rarely use it, drop the roof when hot. I'm keen on your views please as I'm a low mileage driver (my car has only done 14,300 miles) but when I asked W.London if it really needed the replacement spark-plugs and brake pads, they said they cannot advise only recommend given the age...

Appreciate any thoughts

Thanks,

 
David,

If you have the Porsche extended warranty you’re advised to stick with the official dealer network but if not then Porsche Independents like JAZ, RPM Technik, etc., will do an excellent job for a lower price owing to their much lower labour charges. Don’t forget that as a PCGB member you’re entitled to a 10% discount on parts from official dealers, and some Independents also discount their labour charge if you’re a member. West London may also give you a member discount, so it’s worth asking.

The Porsche technician will measure the brake pad thicknesses as part of the service and advise whether or not replacement is necessary, and the aircon service is optional. Incidentally I was quoted £120 incl. VAT for that by PC Silverstone, so I’ve no idea where the ridiculous figure of £295 came from.

I would get the spark plugs changed - if only to ensure that they haven’t seized! - since their position on the underside of the boxer engine means that they’re vulnerable to the elements, and there have been reports on either this or the Cayman forum of bolts on the 718 coil-packs seizing.

Note that the 4-year/40,000 mile service should also include replacement of the brake fluid.

Jeff

 
Leaps,

Regarding use of the air con, not shaw if it is correct but some say your better to use the air con regularly even if on normal temp. They saying goes “use it or loose it“ regarding the gas.

 
Leaps said:
Apols if an almost like for like query to James'. But, I'm due a 4 year service for my 718 Boxster S, where Porsche West London have just quoted £1800 due to being a "really major service": £744 for the general service, £761 spark-plugs & brake pads, £295 air con service.

I declined the air-con service as I rarely use it, drop the roof when hot. I'm keen on your views please as I'm a low mileage driver (my car has only done 14,300 miles) but when I asked W.London if it really needed the replacement spark-plugs and brake pads, they said they cannot advise only recommend given the age...

They are certainly hyping it up arn`t they ... really major service indeed [8|]

They are quoting for items they are yet to inspect, if dry stored ... for your mileage it`s unlikely to require pads and an aircon service but as noted above the aircon system should be given some use, if only to circulate the lubricant in the `gas`

Ask for a price for the standard four year service ... oil - filter change / pollen filter / spark plugs / brake fluid / inspection / tyre sealant (?) ... check these against your service / maintenance handbook schedule

I would have previously suggested contacting Porsche HQ Reading but having done this myself, to query dealer costs they are no help at all. The standard reply of ... all dealers are stand alone entities and hence are able to set their own prices for the area in which they operate. Given that they all purchase the service parts from HQ and those that I have spoken with charge us the same for those ... it`s their imaginative structuring that appears to escalate things !

 
West London are the most expensive of the Retail Group for servicing. I was told this when calling their central help desk in January looking for GT3 service pricing information.

Brake pads are not scheduled service items. Get them to remove these from the quote and just report on pad depth - I'd be surprised if you needed new brake parts after 18k miles. This will knock several hundred pounds off the cost.

Plugs are a 4 year service scheduled replacement item.

My GT3 (big) 4 year service will be £2.1k inc VAT v a northern centre £1.9k

You might see if they'll allow you to supply the oil, some centres include oil at a cost of £27 per litre inc VAT, whereas a northern centre charges £18.66 but make sure you supply the correct type in sealed containers.

 
I had a major (8 year) service on my 981 CS back in Mar just prior to selling. I asked Hatfield, E London and Silverstone for quotes, and although living in N London I went to Silverstone as they were £400 cheaper. From memory I think around £1000-1100 (inc brake fluid and MOT).

 
Ask for a breakdown of tasks. I only got a complete breakdown at invoice time and may have passed on a couple of items given the option.

You will find the basic tasks are the fixed price element but other items such as V belt check/ replacement, air con 'service', brake fluid change, air filters are additional items and time/ mileage related. Don't think that the services are 'major' and 'minor' either. My 6 year 'minor' also had replacement v belt and air filters. Slipped in was 'odour and allergen' in the list (there was a separate item for the cabin filter) which I suspect was a flush of the airways...not top of the list in my mind for a Boxster. They tried to charge extra for clearing the hood drains...which should be on the standard list surely...which after a discussion they included. The service was £1000.

My previous service (4 year at 12,000 miles) included plugs but additional was checking of V belt, rubber mounts (and window cleaner at £7.50). £1200 this time.

 
OPC prices include the (often unwanted) spare litre of Mobil1. I have previously asked them not to include that and they have knocked it off the price. One OPC even told me that they had customers with lots of spare litre bottles which they bring in and get them credited against the oil cost in the service.

 

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