Living the Legend

Chris Wallbank

Leeds, UK

@chris_wallbank @chrisjwallbank

Model 997.1 CARRERA S

Year 2005

Acquired NOV 2012

It’s quite hard to believe that this is my second major service with my 997.1 C2S, which means I’ve now owned the car for nearly eight years, and I have to admit those eight years have been practically trouble free apart from routine maintenance! In fact, over the 23,000 miles that I’ve covered in the car, the only non-service items I have had to replace are the tandem oil pump and a seized radiator fan.

The last minor service the car had was at Revolution Porsche Specialists in Leeds, West Yorkshire, and all the friendly help and advice they’ve provided since then has been priceless, so it was the natural choice to book the 997 in there for its major service. Their knowledge is outstanding. Director Gareth Merrick has 20 years of Porsche experience alone, having worked at Porsche Centre Leeds and Pro Porsche before setting up Revolution with partner Russ Stanley. Russ and Gareth met while working together at Pro Porsche and decided to use their combined knowledge to set up Revolution Porsche over nine years ago, back in 2011.

With the lengthy two-year/20K-mile service intervals on the 997 I was eager to see what was found in Revolution’s extensive health check, which is similar to that of an OPC, before moving on to the service. The friendly technician working on my car, Dave, was more than happy to talk me through the condition of the car, and it was music to my ears when he told me he doesn’t see many 2005 997s in such great condition on the underside.

However, he did pick up on two small points that will need addressing in the near future, which I’m told are apparently very common now that the 997s are getting older, those being the front coolant crossover pipes and the coolant bleed valve which has now started to leak ever so slightly.

Dave also brushed off some slight surface corrosion on the offside brake line and lubricated it as a preventive measure, it’s nice to see little bits like this being noticed and addressed before it becomes a bigger problem!

After the check over it was onto the routine items on this particular service such as spark plugs, brake fluid, oil, required filters and the all-important belt change before the complimentary wash and valet.

All in all it had been a day that made me realise just how much I continue to love Porsche ownership, and how affordable 997s can be to run. With a major servicing starting at £299 plus VAT, pricing at Revolution is very reasonable! Mine, along with the spark plugs, drive belt and brake fluid change came in at £533, which I was more than happy with.

I would like to thank the team at Revolution Leeds for once again making my service experience a stress-free one. Their service and attention to detail really is first class.

Visit www.revolution-porsche.co.uk for more detail on their servicing.

Peter Wilson

Adelaide, Australia

@peterwilson_oz

Model 930 3.3

Year 1980

Acquired 2011

At last, winter is nearing an end and car club events are back on the menu as South Australia has managed to keep COVID cases very low. I’ve written previously that I have only been a member of the Porsche Club of SA for a couple of years and haven’t yet been able to