Oil Change at OPC

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Whtever
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Probably been asked many times on here but my 1 year old Macan is due an oil service (3.7k lockdown Miles) and the OPC quoted £340 of which £170 was for 5.2ltrs Mobil 1 0W20 oil. Asked if I could provide my own oil, exact same type and was told point blank no, not there policy to allow?

Is this anyone’s experience?

Want OPC dealership stamps in the book but price seems to be taking the mick

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BigPhil
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Post by BigPhil »

You can't really blame them, they have their overheads to cover.

It's like asking if you can bring your own steak along to a restaurant as you don't like the price of the T-Bone.

Buy a Porsche and it comes with Porsche sized maintenance bills.
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Post by SAC1 »

Hi Whtever, Perhaps get a cost for this service from your next nearest OPC. As long as they are not in the same group!

If it's lower, then you can use it to negotiate with your dealership.
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Post by Beaverman »

I always take my own oil and the OPC are perfectly happy about it (they let me at least!).
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Post by thewanted »

Whtever wrote: Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:32 am Probably been asked many times on here but my 1 year old Macan is due an oil service (3.7k lockdown Miles) and the OPC quoted £340 of which £170 was for 5.2ltrs Mobil 1 0W20 oil. Asked if I could provide my own oil, exact same type and was told point blank no, not there policy to allow?

Is this anyone’s experience?

Want OPC dealership stamps in the book but price seems to be taking the mick

I'm not sure where you are based, but Porsche Brooklands will let you supply your own oil as long as the bottles are sealed and you have an invoice for them.
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Post by MCDK »

I supplied my own oil to Porcshe Belfast and saved a lot. They were perfectly ok and indeed gave me the exact spec to buy.

I would go to another dealer if that is their attitude. Yes they have costs to cover but the high labour cost will be more than enough to cover that.
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Post by Madelvic »

BigPhil wrote: Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:15 am You can't really blame them, they have their overheads to cover.

It's like asking if you can bring your own steak along to a restaurant as you don't like the price of the T-Bone.

Buy a Porsche and it comes with Porsche sized maintenance bills.
I like your analogy, can't argue with that. I just find their prices hard to swallow (sorry for the pun). I use an Indy for my old Boxster as they are a fraction of the price
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Post by AllanG »

Madelvic wrote: Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:44 am Total rip-off when 5litres is £30

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124509808641 ... =28&chn=ps
The problem is that the above oil is NOT Porsche C20 approved, which is the spec for a Gen 2 Macan S 3.0 litre engine.

I’ve recently bought the following Mobil 1 0W20 C20 oil from Cox Motor Parts:-

https://www.coxmotorparts.co.uk/honda-s ... l-5-litre/
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Post by AllanG »

OPC Portsmouth also allow you to supply your own oil.
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