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      01-02-2009, 09:14 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by turner23 View Post
I am a mechanical engineer and 38 ppm is nothing to worry about. If you are concerned, just replace the filter. BMW recommends oil changes every 12000 miles. If your engine is damaged before then as a result of 'foreign particles' in the oil, BMW will pay to replace it.

Just drive the car as it's meant to be driven, no worries!
If people and corporations always did what they were supposed to do, there'd be a lot of starving lawyers out there.

I personally am planning on an oil change between 1,000 to 2,000 miles once I get my 1er...then probably at 7,500 intervals thereafter.
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