[Motorchoco]

Since we are on this topic...
My car just hit 1800km... should I do an oil change right after the break-in periods (2000km?) and before I try pushing the engine?


btw, try going to different dealers for service, a lot of times the previous dealer forgot to reset the oil timer and when the next dealer service your car, they give you another oil change again.
Happened to me twice on my car

[SSD]

Giving I only drive 8000km in a year..I just had my oil change annually.

[edisonchenFTW]

Originally Posted by Motorchoco

Since we are on this topic...
My car just hit 1800km... should I do an oil change right after the break-in periods (2000km?) and before I try pushing the engine?


btw, try going to different dealers for service, a lot of times the previous dealer forgot to reset the oil timer and when the next dealer service your car, they give you another oil change again.
Happened to me twice on my car

thats very interesting haha!..
but dont they hv the history of your maintenance work recorded on your keyfob? how did you manage to get around that issue?

[Motorchoco]

Originally Posted by edisonchenFTW

thats very interesting haha!..
but dont they hv the history of your maintenance work recorded on your keyfob? how did you manage to get around that issue?

it seems that they don't have the service record of your vehicle if the work were done at another dealer. (i.e. no centralized database, each dealer keeps their own record)
That or they didn't bother to check the service history

[gj299]

Originally Posted by Motorchoco

Since we are on this topic...
My car just hit 1800km... should I do an oil change right after the break-in periods (2000km?) and before I try pushing the engine?


btw, try going to different dealers for service, a lot of times the previous dealer forgot to reset the oil timer and when the next dealer service your car, they give you another oil change again.
Happened to me twice on my car

i just got my car yesturday, im wondering the same question, should i give it a oil change once i reach 2000km? and where should i do it? at bmw or my frd's shop with my own oil? wut kinda oil do you guys recommand(don't care to spent alotta money)? do i have to change the filter every time i change the oil? and lastly wut is a tranny? im really noob at this ~.~

[visor]

Originally Posted by m-technik

I tried to pull that 1 year oil change thing at my dealership and they told me that they change oil strictly by when the cars computer tells them to (i.e. when the oil service indicator is on). So basically they'll leave it in there as long as the indicator is not on, no matter how old the oil is. Am i getting the run-around by these chumps or what?

Where did you go?

At BJ, I have been getting the free annual oil change even though I only drive 8 to 10 thousand km per year.

[NoKids]

Originally Posted by gj299

i just got my car yesturday, im wondering the same question, should i give it a oil change once i reach 2000km? and where should i do it? at bmw or my frd's shop with my own oil? wut kinda oil do you guys recommand(don't care to spent alotta money)? do i have to change the filter every time i change the oil? and lastly wut is a tranny? im really noob at this ~.~

1-i wouldn't change the oil at 2,000 km. more like 8k or 10k, that's just me.
2-the dealership will cost you roughly $120 for an oil change. filters and oil cost approximately $80 so you're paying them $40 for the labour. it's not a bad deal if you think about it. at the very least, an oil change is going to cost you $80 if you do it yourself.
3-buy the bmw oil, 5w-30 sold at any dealer's part department. or if you can find the same oil somewhere else for less, but it wont be much.
4-yes you gotta change the filter
5-tranny = a condition in which a person identifies with a physical sex different from the one that they were born with.

Originally Posted by m-technik

I tried to pull that 1 year oil change thing at my dealership and they told me that they change oil strictly by when the cars computer tells them to (i.e. when the oil service indicator is on). So basically they'll leave it in there as long as the indicator is not on, no matter how old the oil is. Am i getting the run-around by these chumps or what?

your dealer is satan!!@ go to another dealer asap.

[CHCCubs]

Originally Posted by m-technik

Lol, you speak the truth bro!



I tried to pull that 1 year oil change thing at my dealership and they told me that they change oil strictly by when the cars computer tells them to (i.e. when the oil service indicator is on). So basically they'll leave it in there as long as the indicator is not on, no matter how old the oil is. Am i getting the run-around by these chumps or what?

I was told on several occasions before and when I picked my car up that they will change the oil once a year regardless of what the car says and mileage so you might try another dealership.

[bulldog_yyc]

do a post break in oil change at 2000km if you purchased the car; there is quite a bit of crud in there after break in

[Hedges]

When's the next oil change due after the 24km one?

[shipill]

Originally Posted by Hedges

When's the next oil change due after the 24km one?

around 40km

[335ifanatic]

If you own the car, do the first oil change around 7000 km's. If you leased your car, don't waste your money and let the engine/service light come on.

[NaTuReB0Y]

Originally Posted by 335ifanatic

If you own the car, do the first oil change around 7000 km's. If you leased your car, don't waste your money and let the engine/service light come on.

+1

[Me_Hi]

I guess they'll be a lot of lemon e90's on the road in about 5 years

[NaTuReB0Y]

Originally Posted by CHCCubs

I was told on several occasions before and when I picked my car up that they will change the oil once a year regardless of what the car says and mileage so you might try another dealership.

not true......i had to wait until 20,000+ miles before they changed it.......

13 months......

[m-technik]

Originally Posted by visor

Where did you go?

At BJ, I have been getting the free annual oil change even though I only drive 8 to 10 thousand km per year.

AutoWest...When i mentioned this the service rep checked with the manager and they both said they had never heard of this being done before. Looks like someone's being a cheapass!

[samchoi604]

Originally Posted by m-technik

AutoWest...When i mentioned this the service rep checked with the manager and they both said they had never heard of this being done before. Looks like someone's being a cheapass!

I thought BMW Canada will pay them back.. the stealership doesn't pay out of it's own pocket for customer's maintenance, ever.

[m-technik]

Originally Posted by samchoi604

I thought BMW Canada will pay them back.. the stealership doesn't pay out of it's own pocket for customer's maintenance, ever.

Then i dont know why they would deny knowing about it....Anyone else try autowest for the 1 year oil change?

[visor]

Originally Posted by m-technik

Then i dont know why they would deny knowing about it....Anyone else try autowest for the 1 year oil change?

It's possible that some dealers play by the book and others "bend" the rules a bit...

Anyways, looks like I'll find out in a few weeks as my car reaches the 1yr mark, with only 9000 km...

[m-technik]

Originally Posted by visor

It's possible that some dealers play by the book and others "bend" the rules a bit...

Anyways, looks like I'll find out in a few weeks as my car reaches the 1yr mark, with only 9000 km...

Be sure to keep us posted! I'd be curious (and probably a little pissed off) to hear if your results differ from mine.

[w2]

I had mine in yesterday for its first oil change at 21,000 km. They said the computer indicated I could go another 12,000 km (said it checks the oil condition and measures driving conditions to estimate the required interval) but that I could do a "low mileage" oil change under covered maintenance because I've had the car for a year. I was also told by one of the SAs that the oil change intervals are probably alright for cars driven in Germany, but not for somewhere like Ottawa where the weather is a lot more extreme.

If it were my own car, I wouldn't feel comfortable going that long between oil changes: I'd do them every 7-8,000 km (3 times a year). But since this is a lease, I am not going to try to second guess their reasoning. Maybe BMW is just trying to save money by under-maintaining the cars, but it's also just possible that they know something about cars that I don't

It does make one think twice before buying a CPOed BMW with the intention of keeping int longer than 3 or 4 years, though.

[samchoi604]

Originally Posted by w2

I had mine in yesterday for its first oil change at 21,000 km. They said the computer indicated I could go another 12,000 km (said it checks the oil condition and measures driving conditions to estimate the required interval) but that I could do a "low mileage" oil change under covered maintenance because I've had the car for a year. I was also told by one of the SAs that the oil change intervals are probably alright for cars driven in Germany, but not for somewhere like Ottawa where the weather is a lot more extreme.

If it were my own car, I wouldn't feel comfortable going that long between oil changes: I'd do them every 7-8,000 km (3 times a year). But since this is a lease, I am not going to try to second guess their reasoning. Maybe BMW is just trying to save money by under-maintaining the cars, but it's also just possible that they know something about cars that I don't

It does make one think twice before buying a CPOed BMW with the intention of keeping int longer than 3 or 4 years, though.

+1

BMW doesn't want their cars to last forever, because that's bad for business. I especially love how they tell us engine warm-up is not necessary. "Just redline the engine on a cold morning to warm it up!" Jk they didn't really say that, but I bet they wanted to.