Weekend car, should I change the oil sooner? - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

Canada Jeff · 02-23-2013, 07:58 AM

Bought my E92 in October. Its a weekend car (when weather permits up here

) my question is should I change the engine oil sooner than the mileage I drive? took a quick look in the book but couldn't find a minimum monthly sugestion. sure its in there some where.

Or should I just wait till the car tells me to change the oil?

BillionPa · 02-23-2013, 06:35 PM

If your car gets properly warmed up when you do drive it (200F + oil temps) then no, go by mileage (7500 max) or time (1yr max)

If you are a rev to redline full throttle kind of driver, I would consider 5000 miles or 6 months

Of course, the oil choice does matter, if you are using expensive exotic oils, you can probably go more miles with hard driving

Canada Jeff · 02-24-2013, 06:47 AM

I do let her warm up before pushing it. And honestly 90% of the time I have my 3 year old in the back so the car isn't pushed.

Thanks for the info. I will take your advise.

02-23-2013, 07:58 AM	#1
Canada Jeff Private First Class Drives: 2007 335i coupe Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ottawa Posts: 116 iTrader: (0)	Weekend car, should I change the oil sooner? Bought my E92 in October. Its a weekend car (when weather permits up here) my question is should I change the engine oil sooner than the mileage I drive? took a quick look in the book but couldn't find a minimum monthly sugestion. sure its in there some where. Or should I just wait till the car tells me to change the oil?
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02-23-2013, 06:35 PM	#2
BillionPa Second Lieutenant Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: USA Posts: 288 iTrader: (0)	If your car gets properly warmed up when you do drive it (200F + oil temps) then no, go by mileage (7500 max) or time (1yr max) If you are a rev to redline full throttle kind of driver, I would consider 5000 miles or 6 months Of course, the oil choice does matter, if you are using expensive exotic oils, you can probably go more miles with hard driving

02-24-2013, 06:47 AM	#3
Canada Jeff Private First Class Drives: 2007 335i coupe Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ottawa Posts: 116 iTrader: (0)	I do let her warm up before pushing it. And honestly 90% of the time I have my 3 year old in the back so the car isn't pushed. Thanks for the info. I will take your advise.