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Unique 1200 Mile Service Issues
Spring has arrived in the far north, and what may be the world's farthest north 1M is nearly at 1200 miles. I have a small dilemma, and thought I would ask for fellow 1M forum members' advice.
My dealer is 400 miles away, and I cannot make the trip for a month due to my work schedule. The car is essentially at 1200 miles, but the computer has not indicated any need for service (iDrive says oil change not due until 14000 miles - did anybody else not get a service warning for the 1200 mile service?). Nonetheless, we all know 1200 mile service is advised by BMW. If I continue to drive the car during this month, and then drive to the dealer (400 miles), the odometer will likely be around 2000 miles before the usual 1200 miles fluid changes are performed. I could leave the car in the garage for a month, but that is cruel and unusual punishment after 5 months of being mostly garage bound during a long cold winter (and I doubt I have the will power not to drive it anyways - way too much fun!). So I am considering just changing the fluids myself. The oil is no big deal as I do that all the time. I have 3 liters of the LT-5 manual tranny oil (thanks again ///BYU!) which I would have to change myself anyways since BMW NA doesn't direct dealers to do so. That leaves the M diff, which shouldn't be a big deal, but if there is anything I should know beforehand, I would appreciate your advice. Lastly, should I still make the trip at some point and have the dealer do another set of fluid changes so the BMW system records that I have done the proper maintenance on the vehicle? |
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Having your first service done at 2K miles or so is not a problem. I wouldn't worry about it. Drive your car now and have it done next month. And yes, I think there have been one or two guys who did not have their car indicate a first service. But we all know it IS needed. Changing the fluids is no big deal. You will need the correct tools, like: a good floor jack, four jack stands, 17mm ratchet/socket, 14mm hex for the diff oil plug, 8mm hex (low profile) ratchet/socket or even just a L-shaped allen "key" for the tranny fill and drain plugs, and 8mm and 10mm 1/4 sockets for the middle belly pan. And a bubble level to make sure your car is sitting level. You should not need my suction pump - since the 1M has a real drain and fill holes on the diff pumpkin case. I made a DIY when I did this on my 135i. Here it is... post #70... DIY: manual transmission and diff fluid change http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...=409293&page=4 Dack |
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Thanks for the reply! Your posts are always helpful, and full of useful info. Already got the tools since I do regular maintenance on my 335xi (which has been sadly relegated to winter beater status). But it's reassuring to know that if I don't get time to do it myself, then driving down won't be a problem. Will be in Munich the first week of June. I have book marked your awesome guide to German car museums. Unfortunately we won't have time to head north to the ring, and will also miss the Miniatur Wunderland in Hampburg. |
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I picked up my 1M on 2/24 and have a little over 1800 miles on it now. Here on Guam so it's the only 1m here. According to the service indicator, it also show the first service at 14000miles. I had to inform the dealer that there is a 1200 mile service, BMW headquarters Germany confirmed this with them. Apparently there are very few M's here so they had to order the fluids which takes about 2-3 weeks to arrive. So I'm scheduled for next week service, I'm sure I'll be close to 2000 miles at that point. What I do is still keep my engine below 5000 rpm following the break in recommendation.
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An update just in case there is anybody else in the U.S. who have not yet done the 1200 mile service (I'm probably the last one ). My dealer informed me there is a threshold around 1800-2000 miles which will affect your warranty. So I'm off to the dealer...
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just serviced the car with less than 1200 miles. it says need oil change around 800 miles. so i did it and bmw dealer says which comes first. miles or time limit.
anyway having change oil diy for a brand new M car is it avoid any warranty? just becareful before performing anything that comes with regret in future. best things to do is bring your key to nearest bmw workshop and have them read it and it will tell you when to do service. |
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More follow up about this issue.
I received an unsolicited phone call today from BMW customer relations and was told having seen my posts regarding this topic (and also speaking with my SA), BMW wanted to make sure everything had been worked out to my satisfaction. This phone call is a pretty impressive demonstration of customer service on BMW's part, and I sincerely appreciate their interest in such a low level problem. While I am mostly impressed, I must admit the Orwellian overtone of receiving a phone call related to a presumptively anonymous internet posting (bad assumption!!) is a little unnerving. What else are they monitoring? So BMW if you are listening (or reading) please fix my iPhone media adapter! I will be happy to exchange it at the Welt when I visit in June. Also thanks for building such an incredible little beast. Love it! |
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Just got my 1200 mile service done. I brought it in with 2066 miles, service advisor did not mention anything about my warranty being affected. Now I can open it up
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This. A car in the UK missed its 1200 miles service (allegedly due to BMW telling the supplying dealer no was needed at this mileag). The owner came to sell the car and the lack of 1200 miles service prompted BMW GB to refuse the car a warranty. When it was pointed out to them that they'd told the supplying dealer no 1200 mile service was required, they capitulated and agreed to reinstate the warranty if an engine oil and filter change was carried out. However BMW GB refused point blank to warrant the differential as the oil hadn't been changed at the recommended mileage. To sidestep the issue, the dealer undertook to warrant the differential themselves (having changed the oil) |
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