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04-04-2019, 03:39 PM | #1 |
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Pulling car out of storage...what service to do?
Hey all - I am pulling my car out of storage (3 months in a detached garage, hooked up to BMW battery tender) soon and was wondering what service I should get.
Car is going on 6 years old and 38,000 miles. Oil change is obvious since it's been at least 6 months. What else? No major service has been done except oil changes. Should I change the transmission fluid? Flush the brake fluid? Thanks!
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04-04-2019, 08:05 PM | #3 |
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Brake fluid. Transmission fluid. Differential fluid. Coolant flush.
These are all relatively simple jobs that you can do in a day after watching youtube videos. It will give you peace of mind knowing you are running on fresh liquids.
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04-04-2019, 08:53 PM | #5 |
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How many miles on the oil? I'd do the steering, coolant & brake fluid for sure. Transmission & differential - Is it manual, automatic or DCT?
* Oil change: every 7,500 mi. (BMW says 12-15k or annually (oil is cheap & engines are expensive) * Cabin air filter: 1-2 yrs / 15k mi * Air filter: 2 yrs / 30k mi. * Coolant flush: 2 yrs / 24k mi. * Brake fluid: 3yrs / 36k mi. * Steering fluid: 4 yrs / 48k mi.
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The last oil change was last March (2018). I've put 1300 miles on it since then. For $80 I may just do the oil change regardless.
At 5.5 years old things like the steering fluid have not been done. Quote:
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As Mybimmer has said, essentially nothing, however:
1. check tire pressure 2. drive car at least 30 minutes 3. change oil (you should have changed it 1-2 weeks before storing it) 4. eventually change brake fluid Tranny, diff, coolant sometime later in spring. Also check air & cabin filters. Two oil changes a year, July and November. I only drive about 5K miles a year, car is stored 5-6 months so I only do 1 oil change per year. When I do my pre-storage oil change, I only add 6 quarts; I put 1 quart in plastic bag and on drivers floor and add that last quart in spring just before starting the car. |
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Other than that, wash & wax & drive.
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Took it out last night. Did a 35 mile drive on the highway. And it's now getting an oil change and brake fluid flush (light came on saying it was due anyway). Looking forward to a good summer with it! I should get some non-RFTs....
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