Good Deal on Oil Change Kit (7qts + 1 filter = $59)

[3002 tii]

FCPEuro has 7 quarts of BMW Castrol 5w-30 & filter for $59 with free shipping on any order over $49.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...-oilchgkit6327

Tischer offers the same kit for $76 shipped so I thought this was a pretty good deal. I know sometimes dealers send e-coupons for $79 oil change but I find those dates always to be the most inconvenient (last 2 I got were both on holidays or the day after).

[Marc08EX]

WOW! That is a great deal! Thanks for sharing!

[Bigiggs]

Originally Posted by 3002 tii

FCPEuro has 7 quarts of BMW Castrol 5w-30 & filter for $59 with free shipping on any order over $49.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...-oilchgkit6327

Tischer offers the same kit for $76 shipped so I thought this was a pretty good deal. I know sometimes dealers send e-coupons for $79 oil change but I find those dates always to be the most inconvenient (last 2 I got were both on holidays or the day after).

Great find!

[JimD]

That is a good buy and gets you genuine BMW parts. It is still cheaper to buy Mobil 1 0-40W European formula from Walmart and a Mann 816x filter over the internet, however. For instance, my local walmart gets $23.56 for a 5 qt and 7.74 for individual quarts of Mobil 1. I buy two 5 qts but if you did this the easy way you are still out only $39.04 for oil. Cheapest price I saw on the filter was $5.57 from National Fleet Parts but I don't know about their shipping. Titan Direct (reachable from Amazon) gets $12.86 delivered. If you got from Titan you are still at only $51.96. So if you stick with the 5 qts and get a really good buy on the filter, you can be under $40. If you do it the easier way with Mobil 1, you are still at about $50. Both undercut the BMW parts while sticking with quality materials.

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by JimD

That is a good buy and gets you genuine BMW parts. It is still cheaper to buy Mobil 1 0-40W European formula from Walmart and a Mann 816x filter over the internet, however. For instance, my local walmart gets $23.56 for a 5 qt and 7.74 for individual quarts of Mobil 1. I buy two 5 qts but if you did this the easy way you are still out only $39.04 for oil. Cheapest price I saw on the filter was $5.57 from National Fleet Parts but I don't know about their shipping. Titan Direct (reachable from Amazon) gets $12.86 delivered. If you got from Titan you are still at only $51.96. So if you stick with the 5 qts and get a really good buy on the filter, you can be under $40. If you do it the easier way with Mobil 1, you are still at about $50. Both undercut the BMW parts while sticking with quality materials.

Agree M1 is cheaper but while the car is under warranty (free oil changes from dealer), I prefer not to switch between different oils. Once I'm out of warranty though I will switch to M1. That's what I run in my Z4 which has 70k on the odometer. And I do the same as you, 5qt jug from WMT + 2 qt individuals + Mann HU816x filters. I usually pick up a bunch of air/cabin/oil filters and Techron additive from Advance Auto whenever they have 40% coupon + free shipping.

[MightyMouseTech]

Originally Posted by 3002 tii

Agree M1 is cheaper but while the car is under warranty (free oil changes from dealer), I prefer not to switch between different oils.

Exactly why I don't take my car to the dealer for "free" oil changes. I just do them myself.

[jsublime]

Awesome deal, thanks OP! Yeah you could save a few dollars by going to walmart but who wants to deal with that mess, and what's your time worth? Oh, and the final price was only $57

[mike@x-ph.com]

Good find !

[BEAR-AvHistory]

Reads like a winner

[owen2001]

Originally Posted by 3002 tii

FCPEuro has 7 quarts of BMW Castrol 5w-30 & filter for $59 with free shipping on any order over $49.

Just saw this thread. Great find, 3002 tii! Appreciate the link.

I'm not due to change my oil until December. How long can these unopened bottles sit on the shelf? I assume they can sit for a long time?

[JimD]

Originally Posted by jsublime

Awesome deal, thanks OP! Yeah you could save a few dollars by going to walmart but who wants to deal with that mess, and what's your time worth? Oh, and the final price was only $57

I'm not sure what you mean about time but I can change my oil much quicker than I can go to the dealer and wait for them to change the oil. I go to Walmart for other things so I normally don't make a special trip for oil but if I do, it still adds up to less time than going to the dealer and back for an oil change. But I agree that having an oil change kit delivered to the door saves the running around time.

Another good source for the filter is Advance Auto. Their website gave me a price of $12.49. This thread inspired me to place a Amazon order, however, at about $9.50 with free shipping. I had to add a few other things, of course, but I wanted one of the items so the filters were more "filler" to get above $35 with stuff I know I need.

If you haven't planned ahead and need materials, Walmart + Advance Auto can get you quality materials at a fair price.

I also agree with the comment about not switching to Mobil 1 until you are out of warranty. I don't think it's a big deal to switch back and forth but I didn't do it either. I used a couple oil change kits using BMW oil while under warranty and went to Mobil 1 after the warranty expired.

[Iron Man]

Originally Posted by owen2001

Just saw this thread. Great find, 3002 tii! Appreciate the link.

I'm not due to change my oil until December. How long can these unopened bottles sit on the shelf? I assume they can sit for a long time?

If you store your oil in a climate controlled environment, un-opened, you can store it for years and have no problems.

[Iron Man]

Originally Posted by 3002 tii

Agree M1 is cheaper but while the car is under warranty (free oil changes from dealer), I prefer not to switch between different oils. Once I'm out of warranty though I will switch to M1. That's what I run in my Z4 which has 70k on the odometer. And I do the same as you, 5qt jug from WMT + 2 qt individuals + Mann HU816x filters. I usually pick up a bunch of air/cabin/oil filters and Techron additive from Advance Auto whenever they have 40% coupon + free shipping.

M1 0W-40 is a BMW LL-01 approved oil, so using it should have no impact on your warranty.

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by Iron Man

M1 0W-40 is a BMW LL-01 approved oil, so using it should have no impact on your warranty.

It's not a matter of warranty. The concern is switching between a 5w-30 to 0w-40 back and forth during such short intervals (or every 5k for me at least).

[Iron Man]

Originally Posted by 3002 tii

It's not a matter of warranty. The concern is switching between a 5w-30 to 0w-40 back and forth during such short intervals (or every 5k for me at least).

Switching between the two, as long as they are both LL-01 should cause no problems. A 30W LL-01 oil is a very thick 30W, so not that much thinner than a 40W.

[3002 tii]

Originally Posted by Iron Man

Switching between the two, as long as they are both LL-01 should cause no problems. A 30W LL-01 oil is a very thick 30W, so not that much thinner than a 40W.

Like I said, it's my preference. For the few bucks more to buy Castrol 5w-30 and stay consistent with my oil changes, it's worth it. I have nothing against M1, I use it on my track car all the time.

[daflamme]

Lol they quoted me 51$ to ship to Canada... too bad