Mid 7.5K oil change : Odometer or I-Drive
05-11-2009, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by salaki' post='875299' date='May 11 2009, 04:45 PM
Do you guys change per Idrive mileage or real odometer mileage?
05-11-2009, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MacoBMW4life' post='875306' date='May 11 2009, 01:53 PM
i change it every 4-5k miles...depending on my mood and how dirty the oil looks.
05-11-2009, 01:13 PM
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Fully synthetic every 7,000 miles. Doing it earlier is really a waste of your money. I've read a lot about it and talked to many different mechanics and all of them agree with this. Fully synthetic will not show signs of degradation before 7k.
On the other hand, BMW having the audacity to recommend changing your oil every 15,000 miles is complete and utter lunacy.
On the other hand, BMW having the audacity to recommend changing your oil every 15,000 miles is complete and utter lunacy.
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='875324' date='May 11 2009, 05:13 PM
Fully synthetic every 7,000 miles. Doing it earlier is really a waste of your money. I've read a lot about it and talked to many different mechanics and all of them agree with this. Fully synthetic will not show signs of degradation before 7k.
On the other hand, BMW having the audacity to recommend changing your oil every 15,000 miles is complete and utter lunacy.
On the other hand, BMW having the audacity to recommend changing your oil every 15,000 miles is complete and utter lunacy.
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