[Emon Crew]

Hi guys, just got myself a 2008 328xi with 100k miles to have as a nice commuter car. Looking to lease a car for the weekends, but this will be my daily driver. Im coming from a 08 G37s I sold and had an e46 prior to that.

The lady I bought the car from pretty much had little to no clue on the proper maintenance and upkeep of the car aside from BMW's initial maintenance up to 60K miles and local garage work with oil changes thereafter. The car has no codes and seems to be slightly shaky at times when pressing down on the throttle so I was looking for some advice.

I've done some reading on the forums and this is what I've done so far and what I plan to do:

Done:

brake bleed with replaced fluid
Flushed power steering fluid

Will do:
Changing the spark plugs
Changing ignition coils
Walnut shell blasting intake valves (anyone know of a reasonably priced shop in Nj?)
Oil change (due in another 1500 miles)


Anything else you guys recommend looking into or adjusting on a used e92 with this many miles?

Thanks again in advance guys
(feels good to be back in a bimmer )

[PichaDis11]

Basically nailed all the good points. Except for the Walnut blasting. You do not need and will be a waste. Walnut blasting is more for the 335i with the turbocharged engine.
Other than that, check for codes to see if any. If none drive and be happy.

Best of luck with the new toy.

[floydarogers]

Originally Posted by Emon Crew

... The car has no codes and seems to be slightly shaky at times when pressing down on the throttle so I was looking for some advice.
...
Will do:
Changing the spark plugs
Changing ignition coils

Changing coils is generally a waste of $$$: unless you've got a misfire code I wouldn't change them. Change the plugs and see if that fixes the shake.

I'd probably throw some Techron in the tank to see if that might clear a mildly plugged injector, who knows, it's cheap.

[Ph0zenstone]

Between 50K-60K I did the following (all DIY thanks to this forum which probably saved me over $1K):
1) tranny pan and fluid (redline d6)
2) front and rear differntial (redline 75w90)
3) transfer case (BMW fluid)
4) power steering (pentosin)
5) brake fluid (ATE)
6) serpentine belt (Dayco from Advance Auto)
7) spark plugs (NGK)
8) oil (I do this every 5K anyway with Mobil 1 0W40
9) brake rotors and pads (oe rotors and Akebono pads)
10) air filter (K&N)
11) cabin filter (from Advance Auto)
12) battery (autocraft platinum AGM H8)

Next on my list is coolant and I think I'm set until 70K