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gasgas1 wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:28 pm hi Guys

after 20k service with new oil the car was shed loads better

?? Fresh oil will make little or no perceptible difference to the way the car runs; more likely to have been a software update ....or an air filter..

Not disputing you may feel a difference...but it won’t be from fresh oil after 20 000 miles.

Oil change intervals are 20 K on most modern cars and the latest generation of fully synthetics will easily last this long.

As above, there are many threads on changing the oil after the first 10K to allow for running in swarf etc
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any thoughts why Porsche has a oil change service field on the dash, as well as the main and intermediate service intervals, only mine is stating the oil needs changing 2000 miles before the next service?
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gasgas1 wrote: Sun Jul 22, 2018 9:08 am any thoughts why Porsche has a oil change service field on the dash, as well as the main and intermediate service intervals, only mine is stating the oil needs changing 2000 miles before the next service?
What's your total speedo reading - mileage?
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gasgas1 wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 6:28 pm after 20k service with new oil the car was shed loads better, so now heading to 30k intending to get oil changed now and again at 40k service.

have quote from local Porsche garage £412, think it is a whole lot of money for £60 materials.

looking to see what anybody else has been paying?
Hi gasgas,

My 2017 Panamera 4 told me it needed fresh oil after just 10k miles. My OPC charged me £300 for the oil change. A few folks on here also reported that their Macan was asking for fresh oil before 20k miles. The OPC told me that sensors within the car/engine determine when an oil change is advised, which may not always coincide with the service timings.

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