Porsche Cayenne Maintenance Schedule
2011 – 2018

Time or Mileage Based Service Intervals and
Maintenance Schedules for Porsche Cayenne 958

Porsche Cayenne All Models 2011 – 2018
Maintenance Service Schedule 958

The factory recommended maintenance schedule for the Porsche Cayenne 958 models 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. We recommend that maintenance on 958 Cayenne models is now based on physical inspection and elapsed time.

Porsche Cayenne 958 Maintenance Costs

We recommend you budget $90 a month for routine service, covering annual, intermediate, and major maintenance over four years. Plan extra for tires and brakes. Expert Porsche shops can save you 20% compared to dealers.

Cayenne 958 Maintenance Intervals

To keep your Porsche Cayenne healthy, we recommend you inspect the car and change the engine oil and filter annually or every 10K miles. The original Porsche Cayenne maintenance schedule calls for an intermediate service at 20K or two years, and a major service at 4 year or 40K mile intervals. Additional maintenance items are also required at the 6 year and 16 year interval.

Recommendations for Cayenne Maintenance

We recommend you ignore the 80K recommendation for the replacement of air filters and do this sooner! Also, given the number of transfer case issues on the Porsche Cayenne, we recommend you change the all-wheel-drive controller oil every 40K miles.

What’s Included at the Cayenne 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 should include a rigorous safety inspection. It’s essential this is carried out by a highly skilled and experience Porsche technician who knows the likely wear characteristics of your Porsche, and can identify issues of concern at an early stage. A thorough inspection will also reveal those maintenance items that have been influenced by local 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 Cayenne Maintenance Questions Answered

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

Porsche Cayenne 958 Transmission Maintenance

The original Porsche schedule for transmission fluid change was almost neglected and posted as a foot note on the documentation. The fluid was supposed to be “lifetime” and it was assumed it didn’t need to be replaced regularly. In practice, many Porsche Cayenne owners have experienced degraded performance or failure of the transmission because of this.

As you can see below, we recommend you service the transmission fluid and filter at 80K mile or 8 year intervals at a minimum. However, base your next transmission service around the historical records. In some instances it may make sense to not change the transmission fluid. Seek the advice of a Porsche specialist to help determine the best course of action with your Cayenne 958 transmission service.

Annual Maintenance or Every 10K miles

• Vehicle Inspection
• Change engine oil and filter
• Clear roof drains
• Battery CCA test
• Reset maintenance service indicator
• Update or replace maintenance items based on inspection

Add the following maintenance items to the annual service, based on the time or mileage intervals shown below:

Additional Maintenance Every 20K or 2 Years

• Replace brake fluid
• Clutch adaptation (Hybrid)
• Replace cabin pollen filter

Additional Maintenance Every 30K or 4 Years

• Replace spark plugs (Turbo)

Additional Maintenance Every 40K or 4 Years

• Replace spark plugs (V6, V8 and Hybrid)
• Replace engine air intake filter
• Replace engine coolant
• Replace tire sealant
• Adapt panorama roof control module

Additional Maintenance Every 60K or 6 years

• Replace drive belt
• Clean throttle body
• Replace PDCC fluid reservoir
• Replace supercharger drive belt (Hybrid)

Additional Maintenance Every 80K or 8 years

• Replace transmission fluid
• Replace transmission fluid filter

Additional Maintenance Every 160K or 16 years

• Replace front differential oil
• Replace rear differential oil
• Replace transfer case oil
• Replace transmission fluid and filter

Original 958 Cayenne Factory Maintenance Schedule