Porsche 911 Turbo 991 Maintenance Schedule

Porsche 911 Turbo 991 2012 – 2019
Maintenance Service Schedule

The factory recommended maintenance schedule for the Porsche 911 Turbo 991 is shown below. Maintenance is due annually, with an intermediate service at 2 years or 20K miles and a major service at 4 years or 40K miles. The turbo engine requires a spark plug change at 3 years or 30K miles.

Porsche 911 991 Turbo Maintenance Costs

We recommend budgeting $110 per month for routine service, which will cover the cost of annual, intermediate, and major maintenance over a four-year period. Additionally, you should plan extra expense for tires and brakes, depending on your mileage. Expert Porsche shops can save you 20% on 911 Turbo maintenance compared to dealer service.

911 Turbo 991 Recommended Maintenance Intervals

To keep your Porsche 911 Turbo 991 healthy, we recommend you inspect the car and change the engine oil and filter annually or every 10K miles. The original Porsche 911 Turbo maintenance schedule for the 991 cars called for a minor service at 20K or two years and a spark plug change at 30K or at the 4 year interval. Additional maintenance items are also required at the six year and 12 year interval, as shown below.

Recommendations for 991 Turbo Maintenance

In addition to the standard service intervals, we recommend a PDK clutch fluid replacement at 4 years or 30K miles for the 991 Turbo. We also recommend a spark plug change every 4 years even with low mileage on the turbo engine.

What’s Included at the 991 Turbo Service Interval

Many people become confused by Porsche maintenance schedules. The intervals and maintenance items are cumulative –  so for clarity, a 4 year service includes all the maintenance items recommended at the 4 year interval, plus all maintenance items from the 2 year and annual maintenance interval as well.

Safety and Maintenance Inspection

Every annual service of your 911 Turbo should include a rigorous safety and maintenance inspection. It’s essential this is carried out by a skilled Porsche technician who knows the likely wear characteristics of your Porsche and can identify issues of concern at an early stage. A thorough inspection should reveal maintenance items that have been influenced by local environmental conditions.

Lifetime Maintenance Items

Some maintenance items are described as “lifetime,” such as coolant, for example. It’s important during the inspection to discover the health of these “lifetime” items. If you need cold weather protection from your coolant, you’ll find the “lifetime” is considerably shorter than you might expect! Identifying mechanical problems at an early stage allows planning and budgeting for the necessary work.

Your 911 Maintenance Service Questions Answered

If you have further questions or concerns about the maintenance requirements of you 911 991, you may find answers that can help you further in our guide to 911 maintenance service questions.

If you plan to take your Porsche 911 Turbo 991 to the track for some fun, there are different maintenance considerations to make. In general, track driving will speed up the requirements for maintenance and the replacement of service items. Most track day companies, groups and the PCA HPDE, will require a safety inspection be completed by a Porsche repair shop. However,  you should view the safety inspection as the minimum requirement for having a safe day out at the track with your Porsche.

When to Service Your Porsche 911 for the Track

If you’re pottering around in the novice group at a track day, most of the standard maintenance service items on your Porsche are up to the job. Once you progress to more spirited driving in the advanced run groups, it’s quite easy to quickly exceed the performance of those standard service items, especially if you are running multiple track days in a season.

Maintenance Upgrade Recommendations for Race Track Driving

At this stage, it’s extremely important not only to complete a safety inspection, but also to radically speed up maintenance. For example, a brake fluid flush and oil change before each event is a sensible approach. Likewise, a spark plug change after two events will keep your engine running healthy under track conditions.

There are upgrades to standard maintenance items for the 991 Turbo cars that can help prevent over-driving. For example, Castrol SRF brake fluid will be far more durable than the standard brake fluid. There are better engine oil recommendations for the track versus the standard Mobil 1 factory refill. As your driving progresses, it’s also worth considering different brakes and tires. A specialist Porsche shop with track experience, can better help you understand the increased maintenance requirements for your car.