Porsche

Maintenance schedule

911 (997.1) — 2005–2008

At Geha Performance, we know your car's maintenance matters to you. Here is the complete maintenance schedule for your Porsche 911 (997.1), so you always know where you stand and what comes next.

Find your mileage along the top of the table. The column just before it shows what was due at the last service; the column just after, what is due at the next one. Each X marks a service that is due. The service is due at whichever comes first: the mileage or the time.

Example: at 132,000 km, the last service was the 120,000 km service and the next one is the 135,000 km service.

So-called “lifetime” fluids

For some components, such as a manual transmission or a differential, the manufacturer schedules no fluid change: it calls the oil “lifetime”. It does not say whose lifetime, and its warranty does end. Oil still ages: heat and the work of the gears break it down, mile after mile. Worn oil protects gears, synchros and bearings less well, and a transmission or differential costs far more than a fluid change.

Geha Performance therefore recommends changing these fluids at the intervals shown in the table. Where possible, each interval comes from an identical or very similar component for which a manufacturer, or the fluid's maker, publishes a change; each row's note gives the source. These rows are a Geha Performance recommendation, not the manufacturer's.

The manufacturer changed this schedule over the model years, so there is one table for each period:

Model years 2005–2007
Model years 2008

See the oil change kits

Model years 2005–2007

Maintenance schedule by mileage, from 15,000 to 300,000 km — Model years 2005–2007
Service	30,000km	60,000km	90,000km	120,000km	150,000km	180,000km	210,000km	240,000km	270,000km	300,000km
Replacements
Engine oil and filter Geha kit available →	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Cabin filter	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Engine air filter		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Spark plugs (or every 4 years)			Due			Due			Due
Drive belt: replace (or every 6 years)			Due			Due			Due
Manual transmission: oil (or every 12 years)						Due
Tiptronic transmission: ATF, filter and final drive oil (or every 12 years)¹						Due
Front differential (all-wheel drive): oil (or every 12 years)						Due
Inspections
Air filter: check, replace if needed	Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Fault memory: read with the diagnostic tool	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Underside and engine compartment: leaks, chafing and panels	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Radiators, air intakes and coolant hoses	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Coolant: level and freeze protection	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Brake pads and discs, front and rear	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Brakes: lines, hoses and fluid level	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Drive shaft boots	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Tires: wear, condition and pressure	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Body drains: debris	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Door and front lid locks, safety hook	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Exterior lighting	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Headlights: aim	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Horn	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Washer and headlight washer: fluid level	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Battery	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Electrical equipment, warning and indicator lights	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Full road test	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Convertible top (Cabriolet): service (or every 2 years)	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Accessory belt		Due			Due			Due
Fuel system: lines and connections		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Parking brake: lever free play		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Clutch: pedal play and end position		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Front and rear axles: play, ball joints and tie rod ends		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Exhaust: leaks and mountings		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due
Seat belts: function		Due		Due		Due		Due		Due

By time, regardless of mileage

Brake fluid: Every 2 years
Rollover protection (Cabriolet): check: Every 2 years
Tire repair kit: sealant: Every 4 years
Tire pressure sensor batteries: After 4 years, then every 2 years
Airbags; rubber and hydraulic engine and chassis mounts: After 4, 8 and 10 years, then every 2 years
Scheduled services, if the mileage is not reached: Minor service no later than after 2, 6, 10 years…; major service after 4, 8, 12 years…
Coolant: replace²: Every 5 years
Power steering: fluid²: Every 4 years

1. Tiptronic (automatic) transmission only.

2. Geha Performance recommendations for so-called “lifetime” fluids: Why we recommend this ↑

Coolant: replace. The manufacturer only has the level and freeze protection checked. Geha Performance recommends a change every 5 years, the interval published in the technical data sheet of a long-life G13-type coolant (5 years or 250,000 km).
Power steering: fluid. No manufacturer publishes a change interval for this fluid, even for a sister car. Geha Performance recommends replacing it every 4 years: this interval is Geha Performance's own choice, with no manufacturer source.

Model years 2008

Maintenance schedule by mileage, from 15,000 to 300,000 km — Model years 2008
Service	15,000km	30,000km	60,000km	75,000km	90,000km	120,000km	135,000km	150,000km	180,000km	195,000km	210,000km	240,000km	255,000km	270,000km	300,000km
Replacements
Engine oil and filter¹ Geha kit available →	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Cabin filter	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Engine air filter			Due			Due			Due			Due			Due
Spark plugs (or every 4 years)			Due			Due			Due			Due			Due
Drive belt: replace (or every 6 years)²				Due				Due				Due
Manual transmission: oil (or every 12 years)									Due
Tiptronic transmission: ATF, filter and final drive oil (or every 12 years)³									Due
Front differential (all-wheel drive): oil (or every 12 years)									Due
Inspections
Fault memory: read with the diagnostic tool	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Underside and engine compartment: leaks, chafing and panels	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Radiators, air intakes and coolant hoses	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Coolant: level and freeze protection	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Brake pads and discs, front and rear	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Brakes: lines, hoses and fluid level	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Drive shaft boots	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Tires: wear, condition and pressure	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Body drains: debris	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Door and front lid locks, safety hook	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Exterior lighting	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Headlights: aim	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Horn	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Washer and headlight washer: fluid level	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Battery	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Electrical equipment, warning and indicator lights	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Full road test	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due	Due		Due
Convertible top (Cabriolet): service (or every year)	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due	Due
Accessory belt			Due				Due				Due
Fuel system: lines and connections			Due			Due			Due			Due			Due
Parking brake: lever free play			Due			Due			Due			Due			Due
Clutch: pedal play and end position			Due			Due			Due			Due			Due
Front and rear axles: play, ball joints and tie rod ends			Due			Due			Due			Due			Due
Exhaust: leaks and mountings			Due			Due			Due			Due			Due
Seat belts: function			Due			Due			Due			Due			Due

By time, regardless of mileage

Brake fluid: Every 2 years
Rollover protection (Cabriolet): check: Every 2 years
Tire repair kit: sealant: Every 4 years
Tire pressure sensor batteries: After 4 years, then every 2 years
Airbags; rubber and hydraulic engine and chassis mounts: After 4, 8 and 10 years, then every 2 years
Scheduled services, if the mileage is not reached: Minor service 1 no later than after 1, 4, 7, 10 years…; major service after 3, 6, 9, 12 years…
Coolant: replace⁴: Every 5 years
Power steering: fluid⁴: Every 4 years

1. Porsche also calls for a "minor 2" service at 40,000, 100,000, 160,000 km, etc. Its detailed checklist was not found: at those services, the table shows only the oil change.

2. Porsche calls for this replacement at 80,000 km. The table places it at the service before, so the deadline is never passed.

3. Tiptronic (automatic) transmission only.

4. Geha Performance recommendations for so-called “lifetime” fluids: Why we recommend this ↑

Coolant: replace. The manufacturer only has the level and freeze protection checked. Geha Performance recommends a change every 5 years, the interval published in the technical data sheet of a long-life G13-type coolant (5 years or 250,000 km).
Power steering: fluid. No manufacturer publishes a change interval for this fluid, even for a sister car. Geha Performance recommends replacing it every 4 years: this interval is Geha Performance's own choice, with no manufacturer source.

Past 300,000 km, the cycle starts over: at 315,000 km, use the 15,000 km column.

Source: Porsche Cars North America's official maintenance checklists for the 911 Carrera (997) and Boxster/Cayman (987), Canadian and US vehicles: 2005–2007 model years (PNA 000 162 EA and EB) and 2008 (PNA 000 162 EC and EE), with the km intervals published by Porsche. For 2008, each deadline is placed at the service before, so it is never passed. Intervals for normal use.

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