I know this is a dated post. However, I want to thank everyone here for the very valuable information. I have a pre-owned 2014 Cayman S and I performed my first oil change yesterday. I bought the 981 Oil Filter Change Kit for $21 from Suncoast and 2X 5-gallon jugs of Mobile 1 Advanced Full Synthetic 0W-40 for $22 each at Walmart. I planned in advance and purchased the Hazet 2169 Oil Filter Socket (14-Flute 74.4mm) on Amazon for $28, and just like everyone said, it fit like a glove. I used the gallon-size ziplock bag trick, which worked perfectly for me. I also made sure a I had an 8 mm hex-key socket and a cheater bar nearby.
The procedure went as follows:
1) Warmed up the engine oil temperature to ~190-215°F.
2) Chocked the front tires. Raised the rear of the 981 Cayman S using the jack point immediately in front of the exhaust (will investigate a Fabspeed Motorsports Rear Jack Point block for the future) and placed jack stands at the rear factory jack points on each side of the vehicle. I left the hydraulic jack just touching the rear jack point for added safety.
3) Placed the used oil collection reservoir underneath and loosened the oil pan drain plug with the 8 mm socket (needed the cheater bar...had to think twice that I was actually loosening the bolt!). Then I switched to an extension handle with universal-joint coupling to make sure my hands were very far from the hot oil.
4) Returned the 981 to level, removed the oil filler cap (inside the vehicle), and waited an hour for the 981 to finish draining. To pass the time, I replaced the engine air intake filters...lol...that's a whole different story! Took almost longer to do than the time invested in the oil change!!
5) At the end of the hour (maybe it was 2? See air filter comment above!), I set the 981 again on the jack stands and replaced the drain plug. Using the ziplock bag trick, I fit the Hazet adapter to the oil filter canister housing. I loosened it completely and unsuccessfully attempted to remove together both the adapter, which was on quite tight by this point, and the oil filter housing out from in between the oil pan and suspension struts. In the future, I will loosen the housing with the adapter, remove the adapter, and then finish removing the oil filter housing by hand...but carefully because parts up in there were still quite warm for touch. I cleaned the housing, replaced and lubed the new seal, and filled it about half full with the new oil. I soaked both ends of the new filter in the housing, rotating the filter and angling the housing for full coverage. I replaced oil that was soaked up by the filter as needed. It took quite a bit of pressure to push the new filter into the recess to catch the first threads of the housing. I tightened the housing by hand and finished seating it using the Hazet adapter. I did find a very convenient resting place for a small headlamp that gave me a clear view of the oil filter housing seating area (see attached image).
6) I returned the vehicle to level and used the remainder of 8 quarts to fill. I checked the level and I have 2 bars on the vehicle oil indicator. Others have stated that 8.25 to 8.5 quarts were needed and that 1.8 quarts is needed to fill from the low position to the high position, or approx. 0.4 quarts per segment, so I'll probably add another 0.5 quart sometime in the next week.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to reset the oil change warning light. I bought a Creader V+ which did not have the right options. I guess I'll be on the lookout for a 7S model...definitely not easy to find anymore!
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