Change oil before or after winter storage?
 

Hey guys,

My Z currently has 2500 miles on the clock and I was wondering if it is recommended to do my first oil change this fall before I put it away for the winter (will probably be around 3200 miles by then) or just wait until spring and change it first thing?

Holy smokes!!! You beat me to it! Mine has about 3500 and is due to go for a nap in October. Was wondering the exact same thing!

Change before store. On the off chance you have some water and other contaminates in your used oil, it would sit in the engine for a few months un-used. Clean oil sitting there instead means no contaminates sitting in there :)

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change before

change after hibernation. no meaning changing before. just run it to 180F+ , fillup, pressure up, battery manager. done.

This is what I do...

btw, if anyone's interested im going to be selling a set of like-new conditon flat stoppers soon. 175 shipped in the USA.

they go for 250+ shipped.

Amazon.com: Race Ramps RR-FS Flatstopper - Set of 4: Automotive


reason: not hibernating my G this winter as she's my dd now. i have another set for my Z. :p

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before

Oil is cheap. Do it before and after.

WOW, I'm getting sad already! Talking about putting away the Z on the 1st week of September.

BTW, I HATE Winter!

Also a good idea... I just got mine done last week, not sure how many more miles ill put on mine before it goes away at the end of October. If it had not been done in a while, id do it both...

flatstoppers already sold. :)

My husband takes care of our cars. I asked him and he said oil and filter change before storage. Here are a few useful links to storing a car.

Porsche Club of America, Russell's Tech Tips

Winter Storage Preparation