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04-18-2008, 01:05 AM | #1 |
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1ers over 1200miles - how have you been driving it?
so i came onto the freeway tonight (101 northbound, for whose on u in the bay area) and my passenger said, "let's see what this car can do" and i floored it.
man, this car is quick! i felt like the car can do a lot more tho. next time, i'll use the paddle shifter, which i m sure there's a difference. all i saw on the side were lights flashing by and it hit 90 in no time. Freakin AWESOME!!! and i did my 1200 oil change today. couldn't find a dipstick, probably dont' have one so we had to put the car on the hoist to drain the oil out. |
04-18-2008, 01:20 AM | #2 |
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^^ You changed your own oil???
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04-18-2008, 01:23 AM | #3 |
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I have a friend that is a mechanic and he takes care of my cars.
anyone doing their own oil change. let your car cool down before draining the oil cuz it's HOT! |
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04-18-2008, 01:38 AM | #4 |
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There is no dipstick! The cars with the nav system and iDrive have a "virtual" dipstick in the menus, but I'm not sure how cars without the nav systems can check the oil.
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04-18-2008, 01:44 AM | #5 |
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Correct me if i m wrong for non-iDrive owners.
On the left side of the steering wheel, the upper handle stick has a "scroll" button and you push it up or down, then push the button "in", you can check your oil that way also. it'll show the status on the dash board lcd. |
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04-18-2008, 01:54 AM | #6 |
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No way would I let someone other than a BMW dealer change my oil, especially while under warranty. Putting too much in is very bad, and I can see that happening with those unqualified. And if someone other than BMW does it wrong, you're screwed.
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04-18-2008, 02:01 AM | #7 |
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i totally agree but he's a very close friend and he's been a mechanic for years. he does great work. i m not worried. on top of that, it's an oil change. what idiot can't do an oil change?!?
it's just that dealership won't do a 1200 mile oil change for free so i rather do the oil change else where. |
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04-18-2008, 06:31 AM | #9 |
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since its all covered for free anyway why not just take it in. isn't all your oil changes free for 4 years?
that said you have to be pretty cluless if changing oil on a car is scary to you. pull plug, drain, install plug ( and torque ), add oil, run car, cheak oil, add as needed to full line. |
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04-18-2008, 06:33 AM | #10 | |
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agree..do it yourself or go to bmw your car looks sharp...best of luck |
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04-18-2008, 08:16 AM | #15 |
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how did the oil come out? did it have any metal fragments in it? What oil did u use?
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04-18-2008, 12:32 PM | #16 |
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I didn't look at the oil that came out but i heard metal fragments are so small that you need microscope to see it.
I went to the dealer and asked them for the oil for 135i. I bought 7 quarts but ended up only using 6 quarts of 5w30 synthetic. |
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