997 servicing

[gordonawood]

I am about to have the first service (2 years) done on my 2010 997 Carrera S, this is my first Porsche so I dont really know the score. Porsche service are saying that the air-con needs servicing at 2 years at a cost of £199. This seems a bit excessive both in terms of cost and need for an air-con service at this stage. I dont mind paying for it if it is required but I wonder if I am being "upsold".
Does anyone have any experience of this?
thanks

[balls-out]

I would ask what 'servicing' means. What do they check and/or replace? Could be a pollen filter? I guess that will account for 200 quid at porsche dealer prices I can't think what else is 'servicable' in air-con. Pressure check for re-gass topup maybe?

I'm surprised there isn't an annual service. Not familiar with modern standards, but 2 year old engine oil in a high performance car doesn't sound appealing to me.

Edited by balls-out on Tuesday 10th July 10:34

[sleep envy]

Pollen filetr change and a squirt of anti-bacterial fuild down the system to kill off any nasties.

OPC charge £50 for customer lube - pay up as you'll need it.

[Crusoe]

Is your air con cold and working fine, if so it doesn't need re-gassed. There could be other service items related to the air conditioning like checking the drive belts for wear etc. but I would expect anything that needed to be replaced to be under warranty. If it is a re-gas say you don't need it but find out what they are planning to do. MX5 dealer claimed it needed done every year on my dad’s mx5 when it was all fine.

[jjr1]

I didn't pay for my air con to be serviced at 20,000 miles and I supplied my own oil. Two identical cars went in for the same service and mine cost around £500 the other car £950. Both got stamped and my arse felt slightly less sore after.

[balls-out]

jjr1 said:

.. and my arse felt slightly less sore after.

Ah - is that what the £50 customer lube mentioned earlier is all about

[sleep envy]

see what happens if you're a tight arse

[balls-out]

Crusoe said:

Is your air con cold and working fine, if so it doesn't need re-gassed. There could be other service items related to the air conditioning like checking the drive belts for wear etc. but I would expect anything that needed to be replaced to be under warranty. If it is a re-gas say you don't need it but find out what they are planning to do. MX5 dealer claimed it needed done every year on my dad’s mx5 when it was all fine.

Servicing on modern expensive cars, shouldn't be the wait til its broke and then fix it approach. I don't know of the truth, but there are various statements suggesting that on average most vehicles lose up to 15 percent per annum. If thats true, then it could be considered reasonable to check the system every couple of years to keep it topped-up and working at full effectiveness.

Personally - I'd save my money and wait til it breaks, but then I don't a newish porsche...

[ArosaMike]

Any decent garage will have a regassing machine. Whether it's done there or at a Porsche dealer makes no differnce. All they do is screw the pipes on and press go. There's zero skill in it...other than not being an idiot and pressing go before it's screwed on!

[gordonawood]

All good points but what I guess I am worried about is if I dont have it done and it packs up 4 months later it wont be covered on warranty.