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Bought a porsche it does not have the maintenance manual. I looked on the online owners manual and it does not say. Car is a 2002 c4s. Car currently has 25000 miles. Dealer records show that the oil was changed at 15000 miles. What are the recomended intervals for oil changes early on? I was planning on every 5000 miles.

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Bought a porsche it does not have the maintenance manual. I looked on the online owners manual and it does not say. Car is a 2002 c4s. Car currently has 25000 miles. Dealer records show that the oil was changed at 15000 miles. What are the recomended intervals for oil changes early on? I was planning on every 5000 miles.

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I think it totally depends upon your driving situtation. I personally change my oil (Mobil-1) and filter (always) about every 5K miles, even though the factory recommendaton is 15K. I do not drive my P car (04C4S)exceptionally hard, but I do get on it periodically. If you track or drive under extreme conditions (heat, cold) you want to change it sooner than later. However, given your mileage on your car, you definitely want to change oil at least once a year if you are a low mileage driver. Age the car, high mileage, you also want to change it more often. Some will say that changing the oil every 5K is a waste of money, but I find good deals on oil changes at the local dealers, and my indy is pretty reasonable on oil changes and I only have to wait about an hour with an appointment. Good maintenance and following the Porsche maintenance requirements will give you some piece of mind. Every time I take it in to my indy, I have him check the RMS and look over everything (belts, codes etc)

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