One year has passed, should I wait for 15k or service it?

[jibaholic101]

Originally Posted by syenisch

When I hit my 1 year I had 14k miles on the odometer. The countdown said I had 3000 miles until my first oil change was necessary. They did the 1 year oil change and said they don't reset the countdown, so I'm about to go in for another for free!

yeah the same thing with me, weird, but ill take it! would have done it myself anyway

[B_2_B_P]

Yea I'm still waiting till my comp says bring it in. I have about 13,500miles on it and I bought it in July 09. The comp says 15,000 or 01/2011.

After reading the post(can't find it at the moment) about the guy who bought a BMW at the start of the new maint. interval and he had 225,000 miles on it with no problems I'm sold on trusting the comp. He also said he sold it at that point and the next owner still has no problems at 235,000 miles.

[dragon1761]

Originally Posted by jibaholic101

yeah the same thing with me, weird, but ill take it! would have done it myself anyway

i dunno bout my dealer though. I took it to New century BMW and after my 1st yr oil change they resetted the thing for me. They told me that i had to wait till 5k miles or 7 months whichever one comes last from the time of service for me to bring it back in again. I already placed another 10k since 7 months ago for my last service and is due in aug. Probably never go back to that dealer or buy any cars from that dealer again.

[RPM90]

Originally Posted by jibaholic101

so one year passed at the beginning of july, and i have nothing but positive things to say about this car

i've been busy modding and driving the hell out of it and my appreciation and love for this car continues to grow with time

so my question to the group is, i am inches away from 12k miles, should i take it in for the one year service or wait for 15k? keep in mind that i DIYd oil changes at 1200 and 7000 miles.

It's been a year for me and only 10k miles.
BMW's maintenance will do the oil service at the prescribed mileage or at the 1yr time interval.
I'd do it now as the chemistry of the oil has changed enough during the 12 months that it needs changing.

I was a quart low a couple of weeks ago, so I added a quart.
I'll be taking the 1 in in the next couple of weeks.

[tankus]

Hey there, i just purchased a 08 128i with 23k on the clock. The dealer can not find the manual though. What mind of mileage would my next major service be?

[dragon1761]

Originally Posted by tankus

Hey there, i just purchased a 08 128i with 23k on the clock. The dealer can not find the manual though. What mind of mileage would my next major service be?

The info is in your car. You need to use the BC button to scroll and find the service information. It tells you exactly when to do what to the car.

[michifan]

Originally Posted by tankus

Hey there, i just purchased a 08 128i with 23k on the clock. The dealer can not find the manual though. What mind of mileage would my next major service be?

Take your car to the dealer, they will pull from your key or the ECU all the service records - and when / what you have to do next.


As far as waiting a year between oil changes, I guess if it was a lease car, go for it. But these cars really need more frequent oil changes to keep out the sludge and perform. The oil isn't the issue, but there is just only so much that a filter can hold.

I look at the 'free' BMW service as a partnership. They do some, I do some...