First oil change?
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Got a 535d last week and have already covered 3000 km in it. The service menu in the idrive says next oil change is in 28 000 km?! Surely this cant be the case. Never owned a beemer before but most brand new cars get their first oil change at around 5000 km. Please advice
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Originally Posted by sapkan' date='Jun 17 2005, 09:18 AM
Got a 535d last week and have already covered 3000 km in it. The service menu in the idrive says next oil change is in 28 000 km?! Surely this cant be the case. Never owned a beemer before but most brand new cars get their first oil change at around 5000 km. Please advice
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Originally Posted by sapkan' date='Jun 17 2005, 10:18 AM
Got a 535d last week and have already covered 3000 km in it. The service menu in the idrive says next oil change is in 28 000 km?! Surely this cant be the case. Never owned a beemer before but most brand new cars get their first oil change at around 5000 km. Please advice
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thanks, merv havent had time. will post soon. carbon black is superb, car goes like stink what can I say
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I spoke to a BMW garage owner today and he insisted that I change my first oil asap (cars has 9000km). He claims that the first oil is different and is not meant to run for so long. Frankly I am a bit confused as my idrive says that I still have 21000km to go before the first change, why would BMW do something that is not good for their cars?
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Originally Posted by sapkan' date='Sep 14 2005, 10:28 AM
I spoke to a BMW garage owner today and he insisted that I change my first oil asap (cars has 9000km). He claims that the first oil is different and is not meant to run for so long. Frankly I am a bit confused as my idrive says that I still have 21000km to go before the first change, why would BMW do something that is not good for their cars?
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Mine it is eve worth: more than 18000 km ran and still 13000 km before service.
I am not surprised
because most of modern cars have a service which sometimes now reaches up to 40000 km.
Mercedes is doing also so because they use a sensor which tests the oil quality.
I suspect that the 535D is also using such a sensor
I am not surprised
because most of modern cars have a service which sometimes now reaches up to 40000 km.
Mercedes is doing also so because they use a sensor which tests the oil quality.
I suspect that the 535D is also using such a sensor
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Originally Posted by sapkan' date='Sep 15 2005, 02:19 AM
so when do you intend to change your first oil?
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Depends if i hate to top in aditional oil, if so i might go for 15000!
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Originally Posted by sapkan' date='Jun 17 2005, 10:18 AM
Got a 535d last week and have already covered 3000 km in it. The service menu in the idrive says next oil change is in 28 000 km?! Surely this cant be the case. Never owned a beemer before but most brand new cars get their first oil change at around 5000 km. Please advice
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