I just did my first oil change - thank you
JimD this was extremely helpful. Simple, concise, and made me totally comfortable w my 2008 128i. Nice to have my droid tablet next to the car while following your steps!
The only variable I ran into was needing a strap wrench for my filter housing cap... no bolt as expected, just a threaded cover w/ finger indents. Is this a model year difference, or a Euro-US difference? Just curious. Anyway whoever put it on last (i bought my car off 23K miles leased) made it a bit too tight, so I couldn't get it by hand. The strap wrench was 8 bucks down at the corner hardware store. When I put it back on after the oil change, I just tightened till the green marks lined up.
Overall, it was a cake-walk and I'm so glad to have this happening in my garage for only the cost of oil and a filter each time. FYI for those noobs and getting the car up in the air - I bought 2 of these
Rhino Ramps to roll the front up on. At x2 for $40... it was a no-brainer.
Thanks again JimD