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02-22-2012, 10:38 AM | #221 | |
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Your dealer gave you correct info on the oil to use. DO NOT use the TWS 10w60 Castrol oil that other M models use/need. Your 1M should use the BMW full synthetic oil that is used in the N54 and N55 models. Your dealer was correct is telling you that your car requires engine oil for a "N" motor and not a "S" engine designation for the TWS M oil. As long as you use a oil that carries BMW Long Life One (LL-1) approval - you should be fine. I use Castrol RS Edge 0w40 oil in my N54 - I actually find the engine runs cooler with this Castrol oil as compared to Mobil-1's 0w40 LL1 oil. Dack |
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02-22-2012, 10:56 AM | #222 | |
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I would try ordering the Castrol SAF-XJ (without FM) from a good import autoparts store or even just look in your local yellow pages for your nearest Castrol oil supplier. Over here n Germany you can find this diff oil everywhere. Even the grocery stors sell it! lol No joke! Maybe the bar code UPC number(in the last photo bellow) might help you order this oil. ? |
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02-22-2012, 09:47 PM | #223 | |
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Interesting Thread
And yet a very scary thread. I will say, that I have always had my BMWs serviced at Patrick. While I won't purchase a car from them, their service department is top notch and I agree with the post below 100%.
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03-15-2012, 05:45 PM | #225 |
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Finally my first service also arrived and after a meeting with the service manager 2 weeks ago, checking the oils together, mailing them in detail later and re-confirming 2 days before the service plus leaving a few copies of what is right and what is wrong with the car including photos of right oil bottles, they just managed to put the engine oil 10W 60!
I noticed while checking the paperwork, warned them, they said must be a typo, I said please ask the technician and result: yes we have a problem; draining the oil, putting the right one and receiving apologies, loosing time etc. I think if there was anything left in me as a last drop of faith in human race it just disappeared today. I am certain that basically we are a useless and irrelevant species. Other victims who had this bad joke before, can you please suggest how long or how many kms/miles shall I wait before repeating the same procedure of flushing the oil and putting the new one, again? Thanks. |
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03-16-2012, 04:10 PM | #226 | |
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Since the first oil change at 3500km, the engine is running with 10w60 and until now, after 2 changes and near 10000km of rock´n´roll, the engine did not exploded... yet. I also was unable to change the oil from the gear box and diff, because the refinery probably located in Mars is not sending the oil to Brazil. I think there is no problem to use the 10w60… just wait a little longer to the engine warm up. Quote:
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03-16-2012, 05:30 PM | #227 | |
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As I said, the car is already with the correct oil and never been on the road with 10W 60, and after a 100 kms or so I will go there and have the second filling to make it real clean. But really, how do you track intensively with the factory filled transmission and differential oil for 10,000 kms, in addition to a 10W 60 engine oil? I remember now some similar lame performance from my years in Brazil when I had the 330i, they keep on wasting your time etc. We need to be real brave and passionate to buy and keep a car like this in Latin America (hope someone from BMW reading). Hey BMW dudes, it is not just selling the cars, remember! We buy it DESPITE the aftersales experiences you provide but for how long!? |
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03-16-2012, 08:52 PM | #228 |
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BTW, Patrick not only changed to correct motor oil, they told me "on them if they couldn't get BMW to pay"--they seemed confident that BMW would pick up the tab.
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03-19-2012, 05:42 PM | #229 | |
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Don't you think the bmw engineers know better than the tech (or SA)working on your car? The correct oil for the 1M is bmw full synthtic LL-1 motor oil. Not TWS! |
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03-23-2012, 07:53 AM | #230 |
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Just had initial service
Just had my 1200 mile service at 1440 miles and I brought my USA service bulletin specifying that all three needed changing. Also brought my own oil, filter, magnetic drain plug and tranny fluid, the only thing I didn't bring was diff oil. I had them capture a sample of engine oil for analysis at Blackstone...I'll post results after getting the readout.
Total service charge was 132€ for a German "M" dealer which I was really happy for. All in all a relatively painless event.
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No go with BMW Toronto. Was told that gearbox was going to get changed when I made the appt and when I came in but service sheet showed no gearbox changes. When I asked about it they referred me to the service bulletin that said the manual trans oil didn't need to be changed. He did tell me I could get it done for ~250 though. Anyone think this is worth it?
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03-24-2012, 09:38 AM | #232 | |
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03-24-2012, 09:59 AM | #233 | |
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+1. Fresh oil is good oil. It is a difference you can feel with new trans oil in your manual gearbox. |
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03-24-2012, 01:46 PM | #234 |
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I'd probably get it changed at the dealership just for the sake of warranty and having documentation if I ever need it.
Thanks for the advice though. I'll probably get it put in soon. |
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03-24-2012, 04:38 PM | #235 | |
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It is such a waste throwing out 6 liters of oil that is used just for 100 kms. but at the end I am happy I didn't go with the "free of charge" dealer service once again. Obviously, nothing is free of charge at the end if you want things straight. |
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03-24-2012, 04:44 PM | #236 |
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^^Yes, I remember. Glad to hear your 1M is doing fine. Fresh oil is really the best oil. I don't buy into BMW's no service lifetime fluids. Now that reminds me... my car is due for an oil change - and - I gonna change it myself, like I always do!
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I just had my 1200 service and I wanted to ask..... are the majority of people electing to pay for the transmission flush in the USA even though the service bulletin doesn't specify it? I'm considering doing the flush because I plan to keep the car forever.
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04-05-2012, 01:02 PM | #238 |
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I paid. It seemed peculiar that it was recommended for the rest of the world but not NA, and had the feel of cost-cutting in the context of the Free Maintenance moniker.
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04-05-2012, 01:06 PM | #239 |
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I think I'm going too also, I'm going to have to make a special trip, but it doesn't cost that much they said $150 or so and that's my reasoning also, if every other country is covering and recommending this as a regular part of the maintenance then why would the USA be any different. Same car.... better stick shift drivers in the USA so no need to get the transmission fluid changed.... I duh know...
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05-29-2012, 07:03 PM | #241 |
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So I finally had my 1,200 mile service done at Patrick. Just like the others who had their cars done there, all perfect (heck, I think they even road tested the car JUST to make sure everything was in order )
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Just had the 1200 mile service as well. I brought my own transmission lubrication and said I'd pay to have it changed. When the work was completed the SA came out and said the BMW instructions indicated changing the transmission fluid was part of the service and it was done at no charge (with my fluids because they didn't have any in stock).
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