02-28-2014, 10:36 AM | #1 |
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Featured on BIMMERPOST.com I am in the process of buying a 12,000 mile 1M. What should have been done service wise and recall etc. Cheers |
02-28-2014, 11:41 AM | #2 |
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Maintenance: 1200 miles: engine oil&filter+diferential oil+tranny oil change 10,000 miles (in UK?) or anual: standard engine oil&filter change and control of the vehicle Brake fluid should be flushed at least once by now (max 2 years) regardless of mileage too. Depending on where/how the car was used it could be nice(r) to own a second hand car with cabin (A/C) microfilter and windshield wipers renewed as well. Issues: At least in UK, cars produced before a certain date (August 2011?) were subject to a software upgrade to avoid a blindspot in the alarm system which made lots of cars vulnerable and easy to steal; Front wheel house plastic fender liners have been modified by BMW and if you suffer from slight rubbing even with stock tires and wheels you may ask your dealer to change them under warranty (there is a thread about it with PUMA number); Rear mirror housing (gloss black part attached to the body of the car) could develop micro cracks due to a production/installation error; dealers change it under warranty after inspecting (my car never showed signs of it). All typical issues and else plus regular maintanence tips and types of oils that must be used are in sticky threads. So better go and check those threads in the sticky section of this 1M sub-forum: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=760815 and http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=620282 Enjoy the 1M!
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02-28-2014, 06:44 PM | #5 |
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True. I am not sure that was valid in all markets though.
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"The mark of a great car is one whose overall competence exceeds what you should expect from its individual components and the 1M does just that", Chris Harris.
BMW 1M-SOLD-: TECH: Evolve Race+N55mids, Evolve IC, Michelin PSS, ER cp, aFe filter, CDVx, Vorshlag camber plates, BMS OCC EXTERIOR: trunk spoiler, blacklines, black grills, IND goodies INTERIOR: Alcantara steering wheel, steel pedals, custom mats, MPower e-brake. |
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What does control of the vehicle mean? Also when I asked about the oil change he said it had one @ run-in and the next is at 20K,Should there have been one at 10k? What are the intervals for an oil service? Cheers |
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03-02-2014, 07:38 AM | #7 | |
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By 'control' I mean diagnostic control of the car to see if there are any codes etc. as well as a test drive dealers are keen to realize. If the first owner never changed engine oil after the run-in service I would not wait till 20K miles to have the second one with these cars.
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03-02-2014, 09:08 AM | #9 |
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Well this one has fallen through.
After looking at it carefully I noticed all panels except the roof and boot lid had been painted, also it had three previous owners not one. |
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03-02-2014, 07:27 PM | #11 |
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Hm, might have had more than just an oil change.
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However, to stand corrected, some sources quote that 1M cars are not potentially affected by this issue/recall. Indeed, there exists some confusion about it (see for example http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs...-b0aa031e8e7f: "The 1M and M3 models are not included"). Probably on some 1Ms battery cable connectors have been replaced anyway (several US forum fellows reported that their 1Ms underwent a replacement: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=805698).
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03-03-2014, 12:18 PM | #14 |
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Check also these threads about 1M service intervals:
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=825956 http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=911935
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