Should I bother to do an oil change?

jibaholic101 · 03-19-2010, 06:50 PM

well, i had the oil changed at 1300 miles, am now at 7200. should i do an oil change or wait until june when i will get a free one. until june i estimate i will drive maybe another 2-3000 miles.

plasar · 03-19-2010, 08:43 PM

I'm gonna do mine every 7.5K miles. I did an initial change at 2K (?), but I'm gonna ignore that to keep the math even. I'll do the 7.5K change, BMW the 15K change, me 22.5K, BMW 30K, etc. So I'll vote "change".

Dackelone · 03-19-2010, 08:47 PM

You can NOT change the engine oil too often enough! Whats the worse thing that can happen? Bmw pays again to change your oil for free in a few months. Worse case... they say your car doesn't need one! IF it were me I would change the oil, for my own piece of mind.

SlickShift · 03-20-2010, 11:42 PM

I changed mine at 2000 and 10,000 miles, and now I'm waiting on my free one.

IDBMW · 03-21-2010, 06:30 AM

I had my oil changed at 1500 miles and have it changed every 7500 miles. And I don’t plan on keeping the car past the warranty period. It must in my DNA.

new2the3 · 03-21-2010, 09:34 AM

I do mine every 6 months, one out of pocket one on dealer. This way the millage doesn't matter much. I do 10-12k year max.

jkp1187 · 03-21-2010, 12:10 PM

I'm kind of in the same boat as you -- car's anniversary is in May, but I'm almost at 7500 now. I figure I'll just do one out of pocket now at 7500 miles, and then have BMW do the freebie one at 12,500 (whenever that rolls around).

themyst · 03-22-2010, 08:03 AM

I do it around every 7500 miles. Also ask yourself how long you plan on keeping this car. For me, I don't plan on keeping it past 50k or close to it.

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03-19-2010, 06:50 PM	#1
jibaholic101 Brigadier General 160 Rep 3,496 Posts Drives: women wild Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (0)	Should I bother to do an oil change? well, i had the oil changed at 1300 miles, am now at 7200. should i do an oil change or wait until june when i will get a free one. until june i estimate i will drive maybe another 2-3000 miles. __________________ some italian, german, and japanese ones; and on order more of the same
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03-19-2010, 08:43 PM	#2
plasar plasar 24 Rep 385 Posts Drives: M3 Vert Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 Conv [0.00]	I'm gonna do mine every 7.5K miles. I did an initial change at 2K (?), but I'm gonna ignore that to keep the math even. I'll do the 7.5K change, BMW the 15K change, me 22.5K, BMW 30K, etc. So I'll vote "change".
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Dackelone European Editor 10589 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	You can NOT change the engine oil too often enough! Whats the worse thing that can happen? Bmw pays again to change your oil for free in a few months. Worse case... they say your car doesn't need one! IF it were me I would change the oil, for my own piece of mind. Last edited by Dackelone; 03-21-2010 at 07:34 AM..
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SlickShift Lieutenant Colonel 323 Rep 1,804 Posts Drives: '11 BMW E90 M3 ZCP, '21 X5 ZMP Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (7)	I changed mine at 2000 and 10,000 miles, and now I'm waiting on my free one. __________________ -Nick 2018 BMW 440i - M Sport, Exec Glacier Silver Metallic/Coral Red Dakota Retired: '00 323i, '06 325Ci, '09 135i, '06 Z4M Roadster, '93 525i, '76 2002, '14 X1, '14 M235i, '16 X4, '16 435i
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IDBMW Captain 41 Rep 825 Posts Drives: 2019 X3 M40i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boise, ID iTrader: (0)	I had my oil changed at 1500 miles and have it changed every 7500 miles. And I don’t plan on keeping the car past the warranty period. It must in my DNA. __________________ 2019 X3 M40i - Black Sapphire Metallic - Mocha Lather - 21" 718M wheels - Every option except Sun Shade
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03-21-2010, 09:34 AM	#6
new2the3 Colonel 382 Rep 2,067 Posts Drives: 2020 X3M Competition Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	I do mine every 6 months, one out of pocket one on dealer. This way the millage doesn't matter much. I do 10-12k year max. __________________ 2020 X3MC 2009 135i: AW/CR Aluminum Trim, 6 speed, M-Sport, Premium, Heated Seats, Ipod, BMW Performance Pedals, BMW Performance SSK, BMW Performance Exhaust, BMW Performance Grills E93 M3 FSB
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03-21-2010, 12:10 PM	#7
jkp1187 Unindicted co-conspirator 66 Rep 1,734 Posts Drives: to work, mostly. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Detroit, Michigan iTrader: (0)	I'm kind of in the same boat as you -- car's anniversary is in May, but I'm almost at 7500 now. I figure I'll just do one out of pocket now at 7500 miles, and then have BMW do the freebie one at 12,500 (whenever that rolls around).
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03-22-2010, 08:03 AM	#8
themyst Major General 177 Rep 6,631 Posts Drives: '16 MK7 GTI Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (8)	I do it around every 7500 miles. Also ask yourself how long you plan on keeping this car. For me, I don't plan on keeping it past 50k or close to it. __________________ E90 LCI N54 6AT
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