10-30-2022, 12:09 PM | #1 |
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I heard that people ignore the recommended 10kmi and tend to do their own service at 5k regardless. IS this true or just hearsay from enthusiasts? I see the oil change interval is changing...for instance it said due in 7500mi a few weeks ago and now says 8000mi. Is this due to the way the car is driven? I'm not much into doing my own car maintenance but I do have tools, I HAVE changed oil in a car before etc...Is this procedure any different or more involved than any other vehicle? Is it that much more difficult than any honda/mazda? The dealer told me there are specific BMW branded liquids...like transmission/brake fluid even washer fluid lol? Any truth to this? I'm debating on doing my own oil and taking the car in at the recommended service points ( my next would be 60k). Not sure if its worth it. the entire vehicle history up to this point has been done at the dealer so keeping those records immaculate would be great for resale/trade-in. Plus the dealer will scan for other potential problems which is a positive and a negative as they want my cash. |
10-30-2022, 12:35 PM | #3 |
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without oil analysis you don't know.
if you don't plan to keep car forever, 10k is ok as it is within long life oil spec if you want to be super super safe without doing oil analysis 5k |
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For ex, I had my oil last changed at 15k miles and am now at 18,600 miles and have consumed about 70% of my oil. My local shop just did the oil change for me yesterday.
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11-01-2022, 10:46 PM | #5 |
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I have no issues changing oil at 5k miles as I only drive maybe just over that in a year anyway. Who knows might Increase but not by much.
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For my current 330i, last 328i, and f90 before that, i just went by the recommended oil change light in the car. Typically it was either 10K miles OR one year. I think that is fine for non M engines.
I always change the oil myself, not because it makes economic sense, but because I like working on cars and not much else I can do with modern ones. The oil is generally much darker, indicating that it picked up impurities as it should. Also, cabin filters get quite dirty around here, in an urban area. Manual says change every other oil change, but I may do sooner in the future. Just changed the air filter on my current 2019 330i, at the recommended 4th oil change. Also a bit dirty. Will check every change, may increase replacement frequency. Last 2015 328i recommended changing spark plugs at 60K miles, which I did. They looked kind of bad and the car seemed to run a bit better with new plugs. Something to consider when you get over 50K miles, but a good mechanic can check at the close oil change. Long winded answer.... recommended maintain sched warning lights and in Service manual is fine. Filters depend on local, so just check at each oil change. |
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For my M340i X drive, I've been trying to find the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual (a download) but cannot.
From what I read on this site, it seems they recommend every 10k. What about Cabin and Oil filters? I found something that showed Brake Fluid change at 3 years. How do you get a free Brake Fluid Change at 3 years when the free maintenance expires? My Audi and MB both recommend brake fluid change every 2 years. I can see Germain BMW responding to me saying "sorry, your 3 years free maintenance is up" when I show up on the 3rd year anniversary for a brake fluid change. I only put about 5k per year anyway.
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Don't mean to resurrect an old thread, but I am a new M340 owner/member here, also from Columbus (east side). Best Motor Werks has great reviews online, that is where I was planning to take mine.
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