GT3 Mk2 sevice intervals?

[youngwill100]

Hallo,
Can someone please tell me what the service intervals are for the 911 GT3 Mk2? Is it 20,000 miles/2 years or much less? Thanks
William

[Rob_J]

youngwill100 said:

Hallo,
Can someone please tell me what the service intervals are for the 911 GT3 Mk2? Is it 20,000 miles/2 years or much less? Thanks
William

12,000 miles think you will find

[Merritt]

Rob_J said:

youngwill100 said:

Hallo,
Can someone please tell me what the service intervals are for the 911 GT3 Mk2? Is it 20,000 miles/2 years or much less? Thanks
William

12,000 miles think you will find

The length of time depends upon the model year. MY04 cars are every two years or 12k miles. The MY03 cars and earlier are every year or 12k. My MY04 car was originally supplied with the wrong service book so make sure you have the right one.

Steve

[housemaster]

MK2 is 12,000 miles or every 2 years

[Merritt]

housemaster said:

MK2 is 12,000 miles or every 2 years

As long as the car in question is MY04 or newer...

[housemaster]

Merritt said:

housemaster said:

MK2 is 12,000 miles or every 2 years

As long as the car in question is MY04 or newer...

I thought all Mk2's are MY04 and onwards?

Mine is Nov 2003, but all the paperwork refers to it as MY04

Edited by housemaster on Wednesday 22 August 16:51

[Merritt]

housemaster said:

Merritt said:

housemaster said:

MK2 is 12,000 miles or every 2 years

As long as the car in question is MY04 or newer...

I thought all Mk2's are MY04 and onwards?

Mine is Nov 2003, but all the paperwork refers to it as MY04

Edited by housemaster on Wednesday 22 August 16:51

There must have been some MY03 cars because my MKII was originally supplied (in error) with a MKII service book for model MY03. This was rectified as soon as I brought it to the attention of Reading.

Steve

[housemaster]

Well my OPC has confirmed to me that all MK2's are MY04 which is when the MK2 was released, even though some of them were released in 03? Anyone add any clarity to this?

[flemke]

housemaster said:

Well my OPC has confirmed to me that all MK2's are MY04 which is when the MK2 was released, even though some of them were released in 03? Anyone add any clarity to this?

Not trying to be impolite, but what difference would it make to a service schedule whether a car is called an "'03" or an "'04", when they're the same car?
Porsche may have changed their published recommendation after the first few months of production (first MkIIs were delivered in April '03), for whatever reason, but they are not now going to recommend one interval for some MkIIs and a different one for others.
One would have to guess that the latter advice is what they want to go with. If in doubt about that, call Reading.

Cheers.

[andy tims]

Steve's car was clearly a MK11.1

[housemaster]

flemke said:

housemaster said:

Well my OPC has confirmed to me that all MK2's are MY04 which is when the MK2 was released, even though some of them were released in 03? Anyone add any clarity to this?

Not trying to be impolite, but what difference would it make to a service schedule whether a car is called an "'03" or an "'04", when they're the same car?
Porsche may have changed their published recommendation after the first few months of production (first MkIIs were delivered in April '03), for whatever reason, but they are not now going to recommend one interval for some MkIIs and a different one for others.
One would have to guess that the latter advice is what they want to go with. If in doubt about that, call Reading.

Cheers.

I KNOW they are the same car, I am 100% clear that a Mk2 is a Mk2 is a Mk2 as far as Porsche is concerned. I am also 100% clear on what all my books and my OPC has told me. I stated that much in my post but Steve had a differing view, and I am simply trying request clarity, no more.

[Rob_J]

Rob_J said:

youngwill100 said:

Hallo,
Can someone please tell me what the service intervals are for the 911 GT3 Mk2? Is it 20,000 miles/2 years or much less? Thanks
William

12,000 miles think you will find

I really should read the service book...mine says 20k or 2yrs....I just get mine done every year anyhow............Dooohhh!

Regarding all GT3 Mk2's being MY04, would probably account for why my insurer argued mine couldn't have been registered in 2003 as, according to them, none were produced in 2003

[Merritt]

Ooops - where's my can'o'worms smiley!?

I have an original GT3MKII sales doc somewhere, I will see if I can find any reference to the existance of a MY03 car!

Steve

[flemke]

housemaster said:

...and I am simply trying request clarity, no more.

Which was all I was trying to offer.

I would venture to say that an OPC's (which, in my experience, don't know a great deal about much of anything) suggesting different service intervals for no apparent reason will have no bearing on the real world.

It's a bit like their saying that there were no '03 cars. Okaaay, they're welcome to say that, but what should we call the cars that were produced and delivered in spring '03?

In any case, why don't you call Reading, who will at least know the formal recommendation?
If Wayne Darley is still there, he should be your man.

[youngwill100]

Thanks for all the replies. Looks like a general consensus of 12K or 2 years, though Rob J reckons his service book says 20K. I think I would get it serviced annually anyway, especially with a bit of track work thrown in. My reason for asking was I was checking out the seal grey Mk2 for sale in the PH classifieds (anyone know anything about the history of this particular car, or who the owner is?). The dealer said that the service interval was 20K, which seemed a lot to me - I'm sure my previous Mk2 book said 12K.
Regards
William

[DiscoColin]

youngwill100 said:

Thanks for all the replies. Looks like a general consensus of 12K or 2 years, though Rob J reckons his service book says 20K. I think I would get it serviced annually anyway, especially with a bit of track work thrown in. My reason for asking was I was checking out the seal grey Mk2 for sale in the PH classifieds (anyone know anything about the history of this particular car, or who the owner is?). The dealer said that the service interval was 20K, which seemed a lot to me - I'm sure my previous Mk2 book said 12K.
Regards
William

I think you will find it is 12k in miles/20k in km. Both are listed in the book, hence the confusion.

[Ir Baboon]

Look at the chasis number, IIRC all Mk2 are 04MY (and mine is a May 03 reg car)and mine is 2 years