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DIY - E90 Oil Change (with Pics! - 56K Beware)
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10-29-2005, 01:05 AM | #46 | |
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mine is the same as the pictures.
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http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog....4500&SKU=10122
At this online store there is available this oil extractor. Problem is, it goes down the dipstick! I would like to get one to do my X5 oil changes, but I wonder if it work on the E90???? I had better call them Monday to ask.
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10-30-2005, 02:44 PM | #50 |
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Here's some pics from my oil change. I jacked it up from the right-rear jack point, then placed a jack stand under the right-front jack point for safety. As you can see, my drain plug is parallel to the ground, unlike Wraith's. I've got a 330, late July production. A couple of things I found: The copper crush washer was glued to the drain plug with paint, so it took me a bit of looking to see that I needed to pry it off first. After the change, I parked my car on my slanted driveway, and when I later moved it, there were some oil drippings. I figured I had under-tightened the plug, so I checked it out. There didn't seem to be any oil around the plug, and it was plenty tight. However, there was oil on the underside of the plastic underbody cover. I'm guessing that the oil stream went a little wild while it was draining, and got oil in there. Once I sopped it up, I haven't seen any more drippings. I got about 6.25 quarts of drained oil out, so I initially refilled with 6.5 quarts. I took it for a drive, and at first it showed up as full. As I drove more, it soon showed one notch low. I added another quarter quart, and it still showed a notch low. A little more, still low. Then I took it for a longer drive (around 20 miles) and it eventually showed as full. In all I added about 7.5 quarts. The lesson is, when you think it should be full, take it for a long drive before adding too much oil. I used jacks on the right side instead of ramps. After I had drained it fully, I dropped it back down to level ground, and another 1/2 quart drained out. If you want to be really anal, this a good way to get the most oil out.
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10-30-2005, 03:28 PM | #52 | |
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It must be a change in the production part Ill check if the number changed recently early next week |
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10-30-2005, 10:52 PM | #53 |
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Indeed, your oil pan looks different than mine - a lot larger. I think BMW changed the oil pan between May and July. Let's wait for E90Fleet to verify. I'm sure he will come through for us. |
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11-02-2005, 06:41 AM | #56 |
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Looks like the difference is between auto and manual cars
Please post your type of drain plug ( straight down or sideways ) and what transmission you have |
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11-02-2005, 07:32 AM | #57 |
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Straight down, 330, MT, July production
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11-02-2005, 04:53 PM | #58 |
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I have a 325i with automatic transmission. The drain bolt is sideways.
From what I see of HRC's signature, he has a manual transmission but said his drain bolt is oriented like mine - sideways... |
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Really great write-up. Thanks for this. Just a question...has anyone considered using the Fumoto valve to make the oil changes easier? You can read about it here: http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_2029/article.html
Don't know if it would fit on the E90 however? |
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that's a great little invention, hmm wonder why nobody thought of it sooner.
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Thanks for the DIY.....just got done with my first oil change.
For those of you who wants to wait until 15,000 miles....go ahead. But today, when I empty the used oil into the recycler container.... there were quite a few pieces of metallic debris that I could clearly see......NASTY! The engine was LITERALLY Breakin' In!
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definitely getting mine done before 15,000. Thanks for info nautreboy.
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I'm new to this world and was wondering if the oil filter can be changed without changing the oil. After a 7.5k oil change and the dealer paid 15k oil change I had the idea to change the oil filter every 7.5k and then having the oil services done every 15k. Is this possible and/or reasonable? Make any sense?
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11-06-2005, 11:47 PM | #66 | |
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So, I looked at the oil (by opening up the filter compartment) and saw lots of metal flake in the oil. Based on that, I changed the oil and filter both. I'll take another look at the oil at around 5K miles.
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