Only 8000 miles and car say to go in for service?

Spool · 07-07-2008, 09:32 PM

7 months old, 8000 miles now...and computer say i have to go in for service...

Anyone have to do theirs this early?

jonzilla23 · 07-07-2008, 09:44 PM

Mine says 9000 miles till first service, so i'm wondering also.

BzsBimmer · 07-07-2008, 10:07 PM

Drive a bit hard eh!

SGe998 · 07-08-2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jonzilla23

Mine says 9000 miles till first service, so i'm wondering also.

interesting.....my car is having an early service too...9000miles

I wonder

1clean335i · 07-08-2008, 07:12 AM

that cant be right... i drive my car hard and my first oil service was at 12.5k miles. must be a glitch. does it say brakes are due?

LEDZEP · 07-08-2008, 07:14 AM

Service intervals are determined by the number of gallons that have passed through the engine. The harder you drive (or the poorer your commuting conditions) the shorter those intervals will be in terms of miles. You are also entitled to a service every year, regardless of mileage and if you don't put many miles on the car you might hit the annual service first.

1clean335i · 07-08-2008, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LEDZEP

Service intervals are determined by the number of gallons that have passed through the engine. The harder you drive (or the poorer your commuting conditions) the shorter those intervals will be in terms of miles. You are also entitled to a service every year, regardless of mileage and if you don't put many miles on the car you might hit the annual service first.

i did 12.5k miles in 6 months... thats alot of gas.

darkcloud · 07-08-2008, 07:18 AM

i think the computer is a little retarded. It does supposedly react to your driving style so everyone's service intervals will be different depending on how hard you drive the car.

My first service was at 12k. Now my car is closing in on 24k which you would think my next service would be coming up. Well the computer still says 7k until next service. Go figure that one out? Good thing when I took my car in last thursday for a brake warning light the day off the 1qt low oil warning came on so they changed my oil. Apparently they have to change the oil to fix the warning, not just add a qt of oil. Plus they don't reset the service indicator.

dougman · 07-08-2008, 07:51 AM

There is also a date programmed in for state inspection required. My light went off, I went into the dealer and it had been set for the wrong date and they reprogrammed it with the correct date on my sticker for emissions inspection.

nyc3r · 07-08-2008, 08:34 AM

break fluid light at 9k

Spool · 07-08-2008, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LEDZEP

Service intervals are determined by the number of gallons that have passed through the engine. The harder you drive (or the poorer your commuting conditions) the shorter those intervals will be in terms of miles. You are also entitled to a service every year, regardless of mileage and if you don't put many miles on the car you might hit the annual service first.

Not sure, because my commute is 90% highway, and i've avg about 23MPG for the past 7 months so it can't be that many tanks of gas

Craigito · 07-08-2008, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by darkcloud

i think the computer is a little retarded. It does supposedly react to your driving style so everyone's service intervals will be different depending on how hard you drive the car.

My first service was at 12k. Now my car is closing in on 24k which you would think my next service would be coming up. Well the computer still says 7k until next service. Go figure that one out? Good thing when I took my car in last thursday for a brake warning light the day off the 1qt low oil warning came on so they changed my oil. Apparently they have to change the oil to fix the warning, not just add a qt of oil. Plus they don't reset the service indicator.

Your driving habits must have changed then. Did you move? Do you take a different route to work then you did the first year? If no then I'm at a loss.
My service guy told me the car is very sensitive to driving habits. He even told me today...you must drive on the freeway a lot.

I do about 80% highway. I'm at 15,500 and it still says 2500 to go. However, I'm at my one year anniversary so they are doing my service anyways...it's there right now actually.

Haywire · 07-08-2008, 03:24 PM

yeah, highway driving must have a lot to do with it... ive put about 4ooo clicks on my car and im supposed to have a service at 25 ooo. I still have 21 ooo to go LOL... almost ALL my driving is highway, other than when i get off the main stretch and hit a few stop signs before i pull into my driveway.

SGe998 · 07-10-2008, 11:52 PM

funny thing....
my service interval went from 12k to 9000 to 8000 in just two week's length
I guess it really depends on your driving habit, cuz I've changed from driving mostly city to almost all highway for the past week or two

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darkcloud Colonel 335 Rep 2,385 Posts Drives: 09 VW JSW Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: cleveland, oh iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	i think the computer is a little retarded. It does supposedly react to your driving style so everyone's service intervals will be different depending on how hard you drive the car. My first service was at 12k. Now my car is closing in on 24k which you would think my next service would be coming up. Well the computer still says 7k until next service. Go figure that one out? Good thing when I took my car in last thursday for a brake warning light the day off the 1qt low oil warning came on so they changed my oil. Apparently they have to change the oil to fix the warning, not just add a qt of oil. Plus they don't reset the service indicator. __________________ retired 06 E90 325i New: 09 VW Platinum Grey Jetta Sportwagen 2.0T SEL w/DSG, panoramic sunroof and Ipod adapter
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nyc3r Colonel 112 Rep 2,589 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (24)	break fluid light at 9k __________________ FS: Interior Parts - Msport knob, split armrest etc FS: Interior Parts Msport wheel, Msport knob, Boot, Idrive, FS: BMW factory oil change kit
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Haywire Haywire, brand new BMW owner :D 28 Rep 782 Posts Drives: 328i coupe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	yeah, highway driving must have a lot to do with it... ive put about 4ooo clicks on my car and im supposed to have a service at 25 ooo. I still have 21 ooo to go LOL... almost ALL my driving is highway, other than when i get off the main stretch and hit a few stop signs before i pull into my driveway.
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SGe998 New Member 2 Rep 25 Posts Drives: E70 X5 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	funny thing.... my service interval went from 12k to 9000 to 8000 in just two week's length I guess it really depends on your driving habit, cuz I've changed from driving mostly city to almost all highway for the past week or two
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