996 Turbo Turbo Oil Reservoir need draining?

[doug996]

In the 996tt, is it necessary to drain oil from the turbo reservoirs as well as sump and oil tank?

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[Casey at Pelican Parts]

I like to...although it is not absolutely necessary. Make sure you buy the extra sealing washers, I believe they are the 18x24 size. From the factory they did not come with the seal washers but I've found that they will leak after some time if you don't install a seal washer.

- Casey

[A914Guy]

It's a good practice to do so but you shouldn't find much oil there. My '03 had the seals but on some cars the plugs can be hard to break loose if they didn't and haven't routinely been drained.