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03-15-2010, 05:31 PM | #24 |
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03-16-2010, 06:54 AM | #26 | |
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03-16-2010, 07:57 AM | #27 |
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I would disagree with this for anyone who plans to keep a car for a long time. Even during the warranty period it would be more beneficial to change the oil more frequently while the engine is in top shape. Bumping up the intervals later will not change the fact that the long intervals during warranty created marginally more wear.
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03-16-2010, 08:57 AM | #28 |
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03-16-2010, 09:09 AM | #29 |
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Yes, and you got me to go look it up. The bigger engines do hold more than I thought (the V6 Passat being even larger than the E90).
So it depends. But a 5,000 mile OCI on the common 1.8T/2.0T VW/Audi would certainly equate to something much longer on an E90. |
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03-16-2010, 12:59 PM | #30 |
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can you go to the dealership and ask them to do it without being charged? anyone able to do that?
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03-16-2010, 05:35 PM | #31 |
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I do mine at every 5k but im running stock would recommend more frequent if you drive very hard with mods.
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03-18-2010, 08:29 AM | #32 |
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About every 6500 miles. I would do it a little more often, being a high-strung turbo engine, but this thing holds 7 qts. That's a TON for a 3L engine...4 or 5 would be more typical on an American or Japanese 3L car. I think that extra capacity makes it last that much longer between changes. 7 qts vs 5 is 40% more, so all else equal you could go 40% longer between changes. 6500 miles would be like 3900-4500 miles on 5 qts (depending whether you consider 5 29% less than 7, or 7 40% more than 5)
My CBS Indicator had me on track to go 25,000 miles between changes! No friggin way! These are mostly city miles, too. Question though: with changes this frequent, is it necessary to get the expensive LL01 oil, or can I just use Mobil1 5-30? Last edited by carve; 03-18-2010 at 09:05 AM.. |
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03-18-2010, 08:56 AM | #33 | |
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Something to keep in mind is that you're still entitled to a oil change once a year which makes the whole "CBS says 25k miles" moot. The dealership won't reset the CBS, and you really don't want them to. IIRC part of the requirements of the LL01/LL04 rating is extended drain intervals. I would guess that you could run any similar weight oil made for turbocharged engines if you're going to change that oil every 3k-5k miles. |
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05-20-2010, 07:23 PM | #35 |
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every 7500 miles with full synthetic = once on my own between every BMW scheduled service.
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05-21-2010, 10:52 AM | #36 |
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15,000 miles and 7500 miles for oil filter changes. I did that in my e46 for 184,000 miles using mobil 0-40 and when I replaced the valve cover gasket the head was clean no sludge build-up.
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05-21-2010, 11:52 AM | #37 |
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I ran my E46 with the ~15k interval for 120k miles and never had a problem.
Has anyone seen any hard data that correlates oil change interval to engine problems? Or is everyone just going on the 3k/5k interval based on what they were told 20 years ago by the people who make money on oil changes? |
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05-21-2010, 12:10 PM | #39 |
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05-21-2010, 02:58 PM | #40 | |
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So maybe I am wasting money with my cautious approach with my wife's E90. On the other hand I probably saved myself a lot of grief with my cautious approach with her Passat. Of course the best approach is systematic oil analysis, which very few people seem to be doing. |
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05-21-2010, 03:07 PM | #41 | |
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That Europe can go two years while BMW only allows one year for North America is a testament to the quality of our gasoline. |
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A product of combustion is water, and water also gets in the oil by simple condensation as the engine heats and cools. Add the combustion products that get by the rings, including the sulfur that is in gasoline, and you have acid. What we need on the forum is a chemical engineer... |
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