HOW TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID in a Porsche Boxster 986 | Gearbox Oil Change (Project 38)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Project 38 from the 101 Projects for your Porsche Boxster book.
Today I changed the transmission oil in my 1998 Porsche Boxster 986 and made a DIY tutorial. Below is a list of the tools and parts you'll need.
Swepco 201 Gear Oil: amzn.to/2A2K8st
Fluid Transfer Pump: amzn.to/2KZQ6fF
Triple Square Socket Set: amzn.to/2WqzS4F
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Oil Drain Pan: amzn.to/3ff1fHz
3/8" Drive Socket set: amzn.to/3c6hJ2y
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101 Projects for your Porsche Boxster book:
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986 Service Manual:
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This was really cool to watch! Straight and to the point as well.
+QuickJack thanks guys! Love your lift!
Last year, I was prepared to spend upwards of $500 (mostly labor) to have my mechanic change the fluid. The actual bill was ~$95. He raised the car, removed the right rear tire/ wheel and a baffle on the wheel well which exposed the filler...accessed with a long extension. You might want to check this out next time.
Well that would be great!
Hi great video. Changed my Transmission Fluid last year and to make it easier next time I used a Holesaw and cut out an access hole in the metal panel directly below the drain hole in the transmission. Will save me the extra hassle removing that plate and the two diagonal braces next time. Mick 👍🍻
+Michael Kane haha I like it!
Awesome tutorial...I've just finished this project (actually almost done but came back here to remind myself of the torque specs for the 15mm nuts and bolts on the cross arms and transmission cover). One difference between my 2004 Boxster and yours in the video - both the drain AND fill plugs take the 16mm T square bit and the plugs look identical. In other words, my project didn't require the 17mm hex socket. Thanks again for putting these videos out there...I wouldn't have nearly the same level of confidence working on my Boxster without them.
+eonvaulter thank you! And thanks for the tip on the later model Boxster 😃
Thank you so much. So many projects we can do ourselves on our Boxster. I have a 98 as well. I’m going over many of your videos gathering knowledge. Cheers.
+AJ AJ you’re welcome! Have you considered becoming a member? 😁
Do you mean subscribe? Already did!
well done video. old oil looked pretty good for ~20 years
+John Thornley thanks! 🍻
Did this today too, along with my new exhaust and a new fuel filter. Thanks for the easy step by step.
+matao87 sweet!
Great instruction on how to change the trans oil. Plan to do this on my own car.
+Sylvester Oranje thank you! Best of luck.
Thanks Aaron! Being watching some of your videos before I bought a Boxster and now I finally have one, this will be my next project :)
+Chen Zhao congrats, and you definitely found the right channel for the joys of Boxster ownership!
I love your content. Absolutely fantastic. Not sure if anyone has commented on this before, but I was trained to never use a torque wrench to break torque or loosen bolts. A breaker bar or regular socket wrench would be a better choice IMHO
+C. to the M. Thank you! And I absolutely agree with you. I assume I used my torque wrench to loosen a bolt? I must have been really tired or just lazier than usual 😂
Got mine today thanks to your video. Was smooth. Top fill was cranked on pretty tight. But just rolled over 40k miles so was probably factory tightened. Filled it to where it just coming out not the 11mm below. So weird. Should be good. Driving felt seamless. Thanks man!!
+Brian Sturgill you’re welcome!
Excellent job Iain
+Iain Mcglynn thank you!
This video was amazing helpful, my favorite channel to help me with my car
+BINGZZA123 thanks so much! Glad it helped. 😊
Nice vid, That fluid look really clean coming out.
+Chris BRITT thanks! Yeah, transmission fluid doesn’t change color the same as engine oil though.
Got through my 01 👍 did it at 69k mi used the swepco, thanks for the video and the recommendation! Old fluid came out looking pretty well used- with that odor... I actually drove the front up on ramps and jacked the rear to level. To anyone attempting that process, I was stuck for a second on how to get the Jack started.(it could slide under to the jack point but you had no clearance to crank down and lift.) Then my pop suggested to use the Porsche jack to lift up the one side just enough to get the big jack started... It actually worked quite well. The 10 mm bolt that holds on the bracket to the engine cover panel is a bxtch if you mess with it. (I'm really recommending not touching it) It's a bolt that spins... FYI a 2001 requires a 10 mm Allen key for the drain plug and fill plug. 120 pumps on the new bottle! My shifts (especially in the cold cuz I am from MI) were honestly a little bit stubborn before performing this maintenance. I found that shifting between first and second was immediately improved and quite frankly cycling through all the gears felt better. I have a feeling like the longer an owner goes past 50,000 miles versus how hard they are on the car the manual gearbox will feel more ready. Being just under 70k mi, I knew I had better perform the maintenance as soon as possible in order to enjoy and do the right thing with a car headed towards 100k miles. 🙏😁🏁 Love your vids Aaron! Very next thing for me is motor mount bushing 👍 seems highly recommended for smooth shifts and acceleration at speed.
+Jack Mitchell that’s great. And thanks for the detailed info!
Your videos are excellent 👍👍👍👍👍
+Raymond Mumford thank you, that’s the goal 😁
Great video, great style too Aaron! You really make this process fun tho I know it's not easy. BTW I too have a shop dog! 🐵🐶🏁
+jstrangm thanks! And cheers to shop dogs 🍻
There must be a good reason they advise 11 mm below the fill hole for the 5 speed. Saw a 986 forum comment that this is to prevent gear oil from getting on the clutch through the throwout bearing.
Yeah probably
You are a brave soul to have your entire body under the car. It's nice that the transmission is pretty accessible from the rear.
+vasantos2171 the Quick Jacks are rock solid! Never a worry 💪
Great content, highly encourage everyone to peruse his videos. I have a question regarding the trans oil change, did you get the car aligned afterwards? Do you think its necessary? Also, the book that you use for your videos, does it have a good amount of 987 cayman info or just 986? Thanks!
There should be no reason for an alignment after changing any oil. And yes the book is Boxster centric, but you could pick up a few things that translate.
Thanks!
+Lew Gar you’re welcome. Thank YOU for joining and becoming a Member!
Great step by step video. I followed your DIY and finished the fluid change in about an hour. Did you have any issues using Swepco 201 since the recommended oil is 75W90?
+Michael San Jose thank you. No issues at all!
I don't understand why the bottom plate or beauty cover is necessary in the first place but if there's a reason for it, it should have had a hole precut for the drain plug o make the job easier. I also do not see why if the 2 plugs have same size and threads why they need different tools to reach in and twist them, For those of us not rich enough to have parallel electric lift bars reaching the fill plug can be accessed by removing the rear left wheel. Takes more time to remove the beauty plate than to do the gear oil change. Expect a full day if you haven't done it before
+Alexander Schonfeld with this video it shouldn’t take a full day, but yes, the first time always takes much longer
Thanks for doing this video. Did you have any problem putting the aluminum plate back on?
+Chuck Borozinski a little. Mine is tweaked a bit
Yours seems dif than my 2004 manual. trans. Mine is supposed to be all 10mm hex sockets. Mine has a 10mm hex plug on the rear lower left side of the trans. Anyone know What that's for?
maybe you'll still see this, but I cannot get the shield to line up at all. any hints?
+XrayBravo the triangular one? Those are a huge pain sometimes. No tips unfortunately
@@HelpMeDIY I just used a bigger hammer lol I finally got it.
Any problem putting the diagonal bars back on? I heard do not lower the car and drive w/o those bars they hold alignment
+Richard Lopez the big metal braces? No issues, and yeah, I wouldn’t drive without them. They seem important 😁
Quick question does transaxle (Gear) oil 75w-90 from FCP EURO means that’s it’s meant for the transmission? For 986
+Omar Sanchez they are super knowledgeable, I’d just call them and ask
Will do Thank You 🙏🏼
i have a question, the SWEPCO 201 oil is the incorrect viscosity, its 80w90. i know its minor but the boxster takes 75w90. i talked to a sales person at SWEPCO and they said that the Porsche Boxster should take the SWEPCO 202. not the 201. apparently the 201 is meant for heavy industries. so my question is; could the writers of the 101 book have made a type-o when they wrote SWEPCO 201? or have they tried both oil and realized the 201 works better.
+gary g that is interesting and a good question. Short answer is I have no idea. If I had to guess, I would say it might be a lot like motor oil where it depends on the climate. That slight of a difference in motor oil would make absolutely no difference. 🤷♂️ but if somebody actually knows, please chime in!
Motul Gear 300 75w-30 for me. Like butter.
@@briansturgill5905 30 or 90?
The actual work starts @ 7:50
Just want to clarify on the tool a little. It need triple square tamper proof, not the regular triple square.... Got myself to the point where I need to drain and found out it need tamper proof. 🤦♂️
+An Tran yes good point! Thanks. 🍻
@@HelpMeDIY since I have no 2nd car ... I have to put everything back together and save it for another day 🥲
@@antran05 ahh that sucks. The set I linked in the description has the right one though…
@@HelpMeDIY yup, they are perfect. But I didn't pay attention and didn't look at the link at all 😂. I actually had a set of triple squares in my tool box, so I was like "sweet, no extra tools needed". Until when I actually see the plug 🤣 and you know the rest lol
how many litre did you need? thank you!
+TIM Cheou I mentioned that in the video. 3 quarts
@@HelpMeDIY thanks i have also done the partial oil change twice, to have full change need to take trans filter out, bigger job, i did what you did but i did it twice, just forgot how many ltr came out. Thanks
Why didn't you take the sump off and change the transmission oil filter?
+Vass because I have a manual transmission and there is no filter. Only the automatics have them. 😉
@@HelpMeDIY thank you, I'm still learning before I buy my first Box
@@Vass881234 glad to help! Still learning myself 😁
ok sooo please for goodness sakes put jackstands under both ends of the car before ya lay under it an twist it off them flemzy lifts youre trusting your life to.... second.... nowadays what with technology an all we found a thing called penetrating lubricant..... soaking major suapension fasteners a couple days prior to disassembly is not unheard of i mean after all ya usually gotta wait on parts anyhow sooooo ya have opportunity..... next.... third.... lol whatever ..... if ya budget dictates or supply isnt available or ever what reason.... the head of a bolt make a great makeshift allen socket jus add a couple nuts locked together to git a wrench on and its all reuseable as fasteners later .....
+Grady Turner good tips. I trust quickjacks way more than jack stands that most people end up using though 😉
@@HelpMeDIY Have a quickjack and trust it fully. not flimsy.
Is there anything I should do after complete like shift through the gears or let it run?…
+Pirate Hipster just drive 😁
Why swepco over the Porsche brand? Just curious
+Pirate Hipster it’s just what was recommended in the 101 projects book. I assume it is the same stuff just cheaper, but don’t know that for sure.