Oil change for Porsche GT3

A reader recently asked me this question on my blog.

I switched from a 718 Cayman to a 718 Spyder.One year inspection of Porsche 911 GT3 at dealer｜Costs What is the PCCB reduction?In the article in the "What is the oil change?" section, did you change the oil in the transmission at the time of the initial inspection, as it did not seem to be on the one-year inspection statement? If you don't mind, I would like to know your thoughts on the maintenance around the oil for reference.

I haven't seen a 718 Spyder on the street yet, but I see that they've already started delivering cars... wow, I'd love to see that!

Now that I have asked my husband about this oil change, I decided to write an article about it.

Conclusion.My husband did not change the oil in the transmission during his one year service on the GT3.Yes. I asked him why.

I'm not just talking about the GT3, but all Porsche models.I try to follow the owner's manual and dealer's instructions as much as possible.The following is a list of the most common problems with the "C" in the "C" column.Maintenance RegulationsAccording to the "Transmission Oil Change", the transmission oil should be changed every 180,000 km or every 12 years, so I have not changed the oil.

Sure, it's not limited to GT3.Taking care of the Boxster's topandNormalizing the PanameraAs for the "how to do it," my husband told me that he checks the instruction manual every time he does something. My husband often says things like this.

Especially for a sports car manufacturer like Porsche, engineers and employees think things through, test and improve as much as possible, and then sell the car in the best possible condition.
On top of that, the instruction manual states that "I recommend this approach.The idea is that since it says, "The car should be driven and maintained accordingly," it is best for the driver to drive and maintain his or her car accordingly.

And.

Breaking-in, engine oil

Now that I know about changing the transmission oil, I asked about changing the engine oil.

I followed the instruction manual for the normalizing operation.As for the GT3, I changed the oil and filter once after 1500 km of break-in.I changed it after that at the time of the one-year inspection. Basically, I try to keep the distance around 7000 km, a little shorter if there are many circuits or traffic jams, and a little longer if there are long distances to cover.
According to the maintenance regulations, the GT3 should be maintained for 10,000 km (15,000 km for the regular model), and 5,000 km for circuit driving, but the roads in Japan are hot and humid and the distances are short, so we keep them a little shorter.

He said.

Instruction Manual for GT3｜Maintenance Regulations for Circuit Driving

Maintenance regulations for 911 GT3, 911 GT3 RS and Cayman GT4

As for changing the engine oil, all of our Porsches are driven quite a bit, so we change the engine oil when we finish breaking in the car.

Her husband continued.

I looked at the 2019 GT3 owner's manual and it says that breaking in is "For both GT3 and GT3RS, the speed should not exceed 1500 km and 7000 rpm.It said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry," and the dealer instructed me to do so when I took delivery of the car.
But if you look at the English version of the 2018 GT3 instruction manual, it says "3000 km, 4000 rpm", so...From my GT3 (MY2019), maybe something changed in the engine specs or they changed their policy on how to break in the engine.No.
Because of such minor changes, I try to read and follow the instruction manual as much as possible.

The more I think about it, the more I think about it.

Instruction Manual for GT3｜Breaking-in

I'm sure there are many different views, but when in doubt, it is probably a good idea to read the instruction manual first.

I'll try my best to buy my own Porsche soon so that I can think about maintenance and this and that!