27,000 miles what maintenance do I need?

[Brettprmsry]

So I recently hit 27k miles on my 2008 128i and I am wondering what maintenance should be performed at this point? I purchased the car with 19k miles and have since changed the oil once, that's it. I apologize in advance for the newbie question, but any help would be appreciated!

[snub-nose 28]

First: there is the time lapse since new. You need to replace the following, or have serviced to
1) drain oil and replace filter. Oil available in 1-gallon container Castrol Edge 0w-40 full synthetic widely used on this forum. Get two containers, need 7 qts net

2) Non-phosphate anti-freeze BMW spec 'Blue', at Amazon

3) intake 'cabin-air' filter, @Amazon. Install in the housing spanning between wiper arms at the firewall in engine bay

4) Red Line ATF in the 6-speed manual gearbox. Yes, you read that right...@Amazon

5) battery is near end of its' design life, if it hasn't already been replaced.

Explore the forum for verification of these suggestions.

I performed these within the last 45 days on my 09 128i at 48k, 6mt

That will get you started. Suggestion: a low-profile aluminum trolley jack at HF and some tools if you're new to servicing a special car.

[Brettprmsry]

Originally Posted by snub-nose 28

First: there is the time lapse since new. You need to replace the following, or have serviced to
1) drain oil and replace filter. Oil available in 1-gallon container Castrol Edge 0w-40 full synthetic widely used on this forum. Get two containers, need 7 qts net

2) Non-phosphate anti-freeze BMW spec 'Blue', at Amazon

3) intake 'cabin-air' filter, @Amazon. Install in the housing spanning between wiper arms at the firewall in engine bay

4) Red Line ATF in the 6-speed manual gearbox. Yes, you read that right...@Amazon

5) battery is near end of its' design life, if it hasn't already been replaced.

Explore the forum for verification of these suggestions.

I performed these within the last 45 days on my 09 128i at 48k, 6mt

That will get you started. Suggestion: a low-profile aluminum trolley jack at HF and some tools if you're new to servicing a special car.

Thaaaanks!
Good to have a place to start! Just want this thing to run smooth for as long as possible. Hopefully any big ticket items will all just be preventative maintenance things. I appreciate the help!

[Gangplank]

Here is the maint schedule I plan to follow on my 135i. YMMV research & follow what you can afford. Maintenance cost less than repair work. Oil is cheap, motors are expensive.

BMW Maint. Sched.
Oil change: 6k mi. w/ Castrol 0w-40 or 5w-40 (Chose your brand as long as it's "LL-01" euro formula)
Air filter: 2 yrs or 24k mi.
Brake fluid: 2 yrs or 24k mi.
Coolant flush: 2 yrs or 24k mi.
Cabin air filter: 3 yrs or 45k mi.
Spark plugs: for 135i 45k mi. w/ PPK or n54, 60k mi. If n55 or 138i
Trans. flush/fill: 50k mi. (DCT, don't know for MT?
Differential: 3 yrs or 50k mi.
Water pump, tstat, rad. cap: 4 yrs or 55-65k
Power steering fluid: 60k mi.
Fuel filter: 60k (?)
Belts/hoses: as needed or 100k mi. (Or likely sooner if OFHG causes the squeaky belt prob.)

[Olgeezer1]

My standard answer is to google "Mike Miller's Maintenance Schedule". Somewhere around 30 pages, lots of good info., from a guy with considerable experience.