Oil change every 7,000 miles overkill?
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I just had my oil change done at Autobahn East @ Lexington, MA for $70. When my car was done, I asked the tech how the previous oil was and he said it was about as dirty as it could be. I just had my car in for 30K mile service at the dealership 2 weeks ago and they told me that it didn't need it (yet).
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Originally Posted by Bedford530i' post='394836' date='Feb 23 2007, 01:44 PM
I just had my oil change done at Autobahn East @ Lexington, MA for $70. When my car was done, I asked the tech how the previous oil was and he said it was about as dirty as it could be. I just had my car in for 30K mile service at the dealership 2 weeks ago and they told me that it didn't need it (yet).
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Because I drive BMW harder than my Toyota Solara, I found it's a peace of mind to change oil every 7500 miles. It's a personal preference ![Smile](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/smile.gif)
Think about this, just change oil at 7500 mile interval for the first time and tell yourself how you feel - good or bad. If you feel good, do it every 7500 miles. If you feel bad, it sounds like $70 is quite significant to you
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Think about this, just change oil at 7500 mile interval for the first time and tell yourself how you feel - good or bad. If you feel good, do it every 7500 miles. If you feel bad, it sounds like $70 is quite significant to you
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Originally Posted by MikeBuzzsaw' post='394725' date='Feb 23 2007, 01:50 PM
The maintenance changes your oil every 15k miles. Would it be overkill to change it yourself at 7k miles and than have dealer change it at 15k??
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It is overkill. The new synthetic oils will last much longer. One thing you cannot argue with is that your engine will last longer.
I changed my oil on my e39 petrol, well over the recommended limit. I reckon on average i changed the oil every 25,000 miles and used normal oil not synthetic. And my engine still runs with 267,000 miles on it!
I would reckon with oil changes using synthetic oils you would easily get 300,000-400,000 miles.
Guys do you have any idea what your car would look like after 300,000 miles. A perfect engine in a bag of bones. Your paint will look crap, the electronics, suspension door seals, hinges, suspension you name it. Will all be knackered long before your engine says goodbye.
Another thing, i do 1,000 miles every week at 52,000 miles a year if i plan to get 300,000 out this car thats 6 years. How many guys just do say 12,000 per year which is supposed to be the uk average. At 300,000 miles on the clock you would have owned the car for 25 years!!!
If you change your oil at the service intervals as per the book you are not going to get any problems with your engine.
I changed my oil on my e39 petrol, well over the recommended limit. I reckon on average i changed the oil every 25,000 miles and used normal oil not synthetic. And my engine still runs with 267,000 miles on it!
I would reckon with oil changes using synthetic oils you would easily get 300,000-400,000 miles.
Guys do you have any idea what your car would look like after 300,000 miles. A perfect engine in a bag of bones. Your paint will look crap, the electronics, suspension door seals, hinges, suspension you name it. Will all be knackered long before your engine says goodbye.
Another thing, i do 1,000 miles every week at 52,000 miles a year if i plan to get 300,000 out this car thats 6 years. How many guys just do say 12,000 per year which is supposed to be the uk average. At 300,000 miles on the clock you would have owned the car for 25 years!!!
If you change your oil at the service intervals as per the book you are not going to get any problems with your engine.
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Originally Posted by MikeBuzzsaw' post='394838' date='Feb 23 2007, 04:56 PM
2 weeks? Didn't you get your oil change @ 30k service?
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I'm the first to say that it overkill to change your oil too often and the oil change shops trying to convince everyone to do it at 3,000 miles (with conventional oil) are just hurting the environment and making themselves rich.
Having said that, I change the oil in BMW's at about 7,500 and then let the dealer do it when the service indictor says so. The oil may last that long under most conditions, but I don't think the filters are that good and I don't drive under perfect conditions. It's also interesting that BMW basically doubled their service recommendations when they started covering routine maintenance....
If the car doesn't feel better with new oil at 7,500 miles, at least I feel better about the car and not guilty when driving it hard!
Having said that, I change the oil in BMW's at about 7,500 and then let the dealer do it when the service indictor says so. The oil may last that long under most conditions, but I don't think the filters are that good and I don't drive under perfect conditions. It's also interesting that BMW basically doubled their service recommendations when they started covering routine maintenance....
If the car doesn't feel better with new oil at 7,500 miles, at least I feel better about the car and not guilty when driving it hard!
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Originally Posted by JPJ' post='394928' date='Feb 24 2007, 01:38 AM
Having said that, I change the oil in BMW's at about 7,500
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