08-14-2014, 01:10 AM | #1 |
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2nd Service Interval
Once you've cleared the initial 1200 mi service, what does it show for the next service interval upon startup? Obviously it's condition based service and will be dynamic but I was curious what the car says when you get it back as a baseline.
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08-14-2014, 09:47 AM | #4 |
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you get an oil change every year if you don't drive enough to for the car to tell you to get one. I used to drive my e92 about 7000 miles a year, and my dealership changed my oil once a year.
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08-14-2014, 10:15 AM | #5 |
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PERSONALLY, I changed the oil every ~5K in my E92 M3. Ill probably stick with that same plan on this one.
That being said, mine will get the 1200 mile service done, then ~6500, ~11500, ~16500, etc.
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Mine will be 1200 miles, 5000 miles, then every 5k after that. Too much experience with both M motors and turbo motors to push 10k intervals. To my knowledge, this car should be on a 10k or 1/year interval for oil changes according to BMW.
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08-14-2014, 02:20 PM | #8 |
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If you don't change your oil yourself between the "free" ones i think you're crazy. This is why I don't like used cars. 10,000 miles on an M car is lunacy IMO. I was in the bay the entire time w/ my tech when he did oil and rear diff, my fiancé could do both, it's that easy.
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I wouldn't want to buy your car used, since it was not properly (according to manufacturer's suggestion) taken care of.
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I've been wondering about this and decided to wait till someone who knows this shit writes their views on the matter.
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Mine say abt 15 k
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09-01-2014, 12:43 AM | #14 | |
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No I was thinking about this actually earlier, that that seems quite long while with the car. I just choose not to ask it here, since I truly have no vocabulary for this shit, and my street cred has taken every hit possible over the years already.
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09-08-2014, 02:02 AM | #17 |
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Sure it does but that will be on your dime, or DIY. I watched that too, a drain plug and fill hole, that easy... There will be a How To soonish I'm sure. I can attest that unless you're rich, you don't need to pay labor for that one.
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Surely changing oil at an interval that is before the manufactures stated recommended one, is not reason to eliminate a used car from selection. In my humble estimation, it would go a long way in giving me insight to the owners maintenance attitude. I am still waiting for my M4 Vert to ship but when my wife's 435 reached 2100miles I changed the oil and filter and had it analyzed by Blackstone Labs (as I always do once a year with much of my 2-3-4 wheel vehicle's). Sun of a gun, it came back with a larger then normal amount of iron in the sump??? Now if you want to go around with that type of situation till 10k miles...so be it, not I. Oil is cheap, in these BMW models it is VERY easy to change the oil & filter (yes a new drain plug is also needed each time in the current model M3 & M4). Having experienced problems with engine wear previously with MB and there recommended oil change intervals on my wife's ML320 (needed a total rebuild after 40K from the amount of oil it was burning) I don't look at the manufactures recommendation as "gospel". To each there own as the saying goes For more insight look at Blackstones web site for very informative articles. No affiliation with Blackstone here, just a satisfied customer
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After all, it's a car. Drive it and treat it as it was designed to be used/ treated. After several years turn it in and get a new one. Rinse and repeat the process. Done. |
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For that kind of view you can buy a Korean Automobile and bank the rest
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