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04-17-2014, 08:21 AM | #1 |
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Highway Milage Maintenance
My 135i is my daily. I have a long commute a couple days of the week. Average about 300-400 miles a week (all highway). So far I have put 15k miles on my car since October when I bought the car.
Any thing I should be checking and changing regularly besides the oil? Currently I'm changing the oil every 5-6K. Next investment will be an OCC. Sitting at 27,500 miles. |
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Guess i can answer my own question: but ill share.
Bavauto has a nice check list: http://www.bavauto.com/Assets/inst_pages/e82mc.pdf But if anyone else has any other recommendations please post. |
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04-21-2014, 11:22 PM | #5 |
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i personally have 106k on my 08 128i, i use Mahle air and oil filter (it's about $25 for a set or air and $10 for the oil). also i do oil change every 6 months (so about 7-8k miles). spark plugs/differential fluid/manual trany fluid/ and coolant flush every 50k. Cabin filter every 30k.
(to answer your question, what i usually do is clean it every 4-6 months and at around 15k interval i go with aftermarket Mahle fresh set of filter. to be honest with you, just simply cleaning it with a brush does a good job and you can arguably run the same filter for 30k but i just simply don't. |
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This is up my alley. I drive 750 miles/week, 90% highway. I have a 08 128i 6MT with 127k miles. Bought the car with 35K miles. Here's my maintenance schedule:
oil/filter every 7500 miles - Valvoline SynTech 5W-30/Mann filter air filter every 30K miles - Mann Gear box fluid every 30K miles -- Redline MTL Diff fluid every 30K miles -- Redline 75W-90 Coolant every 2 years -- BMW OEM Brake fluid every 2 years -- ATE Typ 200 Spark plugs every 60K miles - Bosch Water pump/tsat every 120K miles - Piersburg I have had two repairs: replaced MAF sensor at 100K and a frozen RF brake caliper at 122K. Last edited by Pkaia524; 06-02-2014 at 08:34 PM.. |
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Same here. Redline 75/90 in the diff., Redline ATF D4 in the 6MT, and German Castrol 0/30 for the motor.
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06-02-2014, 08:30 PM | #13 |
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Valvoline SynTech 5W-30
Maybe you've confused dinosaur Valvoline with SynTech. SynTech is listed in the owner's manual as a BMW-approved oil for the N51.
Proof is in the pudding - now at 127K miles with no lubrication issues. |
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Like I said, for your oil change interval, it probably doesn't make a difference. The only lube issues you would probably have at this point is some consumption anyway, but a lot of highway miles is not hard on oil. Last edited by Iron Man; 06-02-2014 at 09:16 PM.. |
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wooh water pump...what is that $1k?
it's funny if you look at the BMW info....it's almost as if you don't have to do anything...other than change the oil every year. I think they just want these cars to die!? |
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Thanks for the info. |
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The good news is that you have been oil changing on a good interval, so it's not the end of the world. |
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Now if your driving conditions change (short trips, a lot of city driving, etc.) and/or you were driving a 135i, I would make sure to use a LL-01 approved oil. |
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I'm buying BMW oil at the dealer for my next oil change. What bothers me is the BMW notice I have stating acceptable oils includes "Valvoline SynTech 5W-30". No mention of the MST designation. Well, now I know.
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