When to get Spyder Serviced

[DDT]

I think I should have asked the question this way. Is there a difference in what the owners Manuel calls "service" and changing the oil once a year. The reason I am asking is we are supposed to pick up our new Spyder this evening and the dealer is offering a service package but it has to be used all in 3 years and I can't see putting enough miles on it to be at the point of it need more than an oil change once a year. Do you get them serviced at the recommended mileage or at certain time intervals.

[ARtraveler]

Mileage is the recommended interval for servicing. One exception, if yours is a 1330 three, oil changes recommended at around 9,500 miles or once a year--whichever occurs first.

[JKMSPYDER]

​Read your owners manual. All you need to know about service intervals is in there.

[Gray Ghost]

Mileage is the recommended interval for servicing. One exception, if yours is a 1330 three, oil changes recommended at around 9,500 miles or once a year--whichever occurs first.

Actually, every vehicle I am aware of calls for changing the oil at least once a year regardless of mileage. The exact wording from the 2013 RT service manual is "Every 15000KM (9,300 MI) or 1 year (whichever comes first).

[MrBones]

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I have a 2010 RSS-ES and change the oil about 6,000 miles and all is working well. Have had it 4 years and got over 40,000 miles on it. So it seems to be the right thing to do!

[Chupaca]

Follow the manual recommendations. In between 998 do oil changes every 4,600 miles or less and 1330 every 9,300 miles I would do a lot less as most oils start to break down around 4,000 miles but hey your covered by the book...:thumbup:

[ARtraveler]

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by akspyderman http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1119885#post1119885) Mileage is the recommended interval for servicing. One exception, if yours is a 1330 three, oil changes recommended at around 9,500 miles or once a year--whichever occurs first.

Grey Ghost:
"Actually, every vehicle I am aware of calls for changing the oil at least once a year regardless of mileage. The exact wording from the 2013 RT service manual is "Every 15000KM (9,300 MI) or 1 year (whichever comes first). "

On my 998's I have always gone with 4,500 oil change intervals. Never got to the once a year thing because all my 998's have had three or four oil changes per year.