Break-in Oil Change...
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I wanted to change it after break in... but I never got to it... since BMW offers a oil change every year... I think I should change it myself 6 months into time...
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When ordering YOUR car think about adding the Head Up Display,its probably one of the greatest options BMW offers.
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When ordering YOUR car think about adding the Head Up Display,its probably one of the greatest options BMW offers.
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vern
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Originally Posted by uwsc11' date='Jun 8 2005, 09:45 PM
I just had the oil changed on my car. I did it with a little bit over 3K miles on the engine. Especially the break-in period is important to me. So I paid for the oil change. From now on, though, I think I will just go with the regular maintenance schedule. Meaning whenever the car says it is time for an oil change. They also did not re-set the service indicator.
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.?
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.?
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Originally Posted by uwsc11' date='Jun 8 2005, 09:45 PM
I just had the oil changed on my car. I did it with a little bit over 3K miles on the engine. Especially the break-in period is important to me. So I paid for the oil change. From now on, though, I think I will just go with the regular maintenance schedule. Meaning whenever the car says it is time for an oil change. They also did not re-set the service indicator.
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.?
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.?
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Originally Posted by vern' date='Jun 9 2005, 11:03 AM
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.?
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[/quote]What Vern said! Mine was $82 w/ tax. Hope they gave you the gold plated filter!
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Originally Posted by vern' date='Jun 9 2005, 10:03 AM
[quote name='uwsc11' date='Jun 8 2005, 09:45 PM']I just had the oil changed on my car. I did it with a little bit over 3K miles on the engine. Especially the break-in period is important to me. So I paid for the oil change. From now on, though, I think I will just go with the regular maintenance schedule. Meaning whenever the car says it is time for an oil change. They also did not re-set the service indicator.
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.?
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.?
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[/quote]I paid $113 at Peter Pan, including 10% BMWCCA discount on parts. To those who don't live in CA, those prices sound outrageous, but the hourly labor rates here are a lot higher than most (all?) places...just like the real estate...
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' date='Jun 9 2005, 12:13 PM
[quote name='vern' date='Jun 9 2005, 11:03 AM']
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.
On the down side. It cost me $126 bucks for the oil and filter change, which I thought was a little steep.
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vern
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[/quote]What Vern said! Mine was $82 w/ tax. Hope they gave you the gold plated filter!
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[/quote]Bushing, too!
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Does anyone do this themselves? I always do it myself for my 528i, except when I could get it for free. It's pretty easy and although I could afford to pay for it, I get satisfaction from doing it myself as well as other simple maintenance & repair. Is a 545i oil & filter change also easy? I haven't had a chance to get jacked up on my stands and poke around underneath yet. I think read somewhere that changing the filter is messy. Comments?
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Originally Posted by stream' date='Jun 9 2005, 11:26 AM
I paid $113 at Peter Pan, including 10% BMWCCA discount on parts.? To those who don't live in CA, those prices sound outrageous, but the hourly labor rates here are a lot higher than most (all?) places...just like the real estate...
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' date='Jun 9 2005, 11:32 AM
[quote name='stream' date='Jun 9 2005, 11:26 AM']I paid $113 at Peter Pan, including 10% BMWCCA discount on parts.? To those who don't live in CA, those prices sound outrageous, but the hourly labor rates here are a lot higher than most (all?) places...just like the real estate...
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