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04-10-2007, 08:28 AM | #46 |
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I just DIY mine... in Canada the dealer charges about 97 dollars CDN... if I do it myself, I get an oil filter from www.factorypartsonline.ca and put in Mobil1 0w40 at 8.99 per liter so oil changes run me roughly 70 - 72 dollars. Much better and I know the job is done right.
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04-10-2007, 09:53 AM | #48 | |
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For the average driver, the above is justified. However, most BMW owners are passionate about their cars. Personally, I did not feel comfortable relying on just the oil sensor to determine my oil quality. Therefore, I changed it before the scheduled maintnence. Changing the oil whether it is justified or not, has it merits that have been discussed in many other posts. It is up to the reader to decide. |
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04-10-2007, 10:04 AM | #49 | |
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Further, have you ever seen some of the pictures of E46 cars that ran purely on scheduled service? Sludge problems were not uncommon in these cases! Very gross and unexpected. |
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04-10-2007, 10:06 AM | #50 |
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Jiffy LUBE! That's crazy talk. They'll probably spend hours looking for the oil filter and dip stick?
DIY or BMW dealer. That's the price we pay to own a BMW. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4768 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44590 |
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04-10-2007, 10:36 AM | #51 | |
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If you are going to spend $40-$50K on a car you should take care of it. If your going to keep it for under 50K miles or you are leasing it don't worry about it, it will be the next persons problem. BTW I also have a 2001 E46 330i with 135K miles and it still runs as good as it did when I bought it and the oil was changed every 7500 miles. Oh and one more thing my Ford pickup gets the same oil as my BMW's Mobil-1 and at the same interval. Rich
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04-10-2007, 10:36 AM | #52 |
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I change mine after work. $37 in parts and oil . Ah the luxuries of working FOR the stealership
I changed mine at 1200. Was a little dirty, but overall clean, and still easy to see through while draining it. |
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04-10-2007, 10:38 AM | #53 |
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The oil isn't necessarily the problem. It's the filter. I wouldn't trust the filter to last the duration of the factory specified interval, because it won't.
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04-10-2007, 10:59 AM | #54 | |
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The oil change interval on the E36 was 3 or 5K and you had to pay for it along with the 30k transmition and rear diff oil change and now its a lifetime fill I call BS unless lifetime = 50k miles and the end of your warranty.
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04-10-2007, 11:34 AM | #55 | |
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You are right though... BMW free maintenance did start with the E46 model in MY 1999... and with it came 25,000 kilometer service intervales and life time fills... Its strange because Lifetime fill started at that time as well on E46s and now lifetime fill continues, but on E90s there is actually a sticker on the transmission that says explicitly not to change the oil. This sticker is not present on E46s. Strange... |
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04-10-2007, 01:29 PM | #56 | |
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04-10-2007, 01:54 PM | #57 | |
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04-10-2007, 02:13 PM | #58 |
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i got mine done for $89
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Making an intelligent decision about this without some real data is pretty much impossible
I don't care if someone has a friend whose Uncle Gus found sludge in his 3 Series after 2000 miles or someone else's brother's oil still looked new after 15K miles...I want to see engine failure rates or at least get an SA to pipe in and tell us what he's observed. Without that, the best thing we have to go on is what BMW and synthetic oil manufacturers have to say. Both have no doubt conducted countless tests under the harshest of conditions to come up with their recommendations, and neither has any real, long-term-viable incentive to lie that I can see. Why would BMW want to sacrifice its reputation as a builder of fabulous, high-quality engines or piss off hundreds of thousands of loyal customers just to shave a couple hundred off the MSRP of a $45K car? And why would Mobile 1 want you to buy less of its synthetic oil? I'm sure conspiracy theorists will have answers to both these questions, but I just don't see it. I won't dispute that you may get a little more life out of your engine if you shorten the oil-change interval, but that's not going to add any life to the rest of your car. Most modern engines will still be going strong long after the car as a whole is feeling tired and old, so, unless you're planning to drive your car until it's a qualified relic, I remain skeptical that a shorter oil-change interval is worth the extra money and hassle. Now please me and tell me why I'm wrong -Dan
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Someone will correct me if I am wrong, but the BMW oil life monitor appears to simply track fuel burn. Other systems, such as GM's, apply penalties for adverse conditions.
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Do it yourself. I'll never trust Jiffy Lube after I saw those news videos about them.
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04-11-2007, 09:11 AM | #66 | |
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So if your like me and get good gas milage you get a free oil change every 20k miles.
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