[BravoX]

Coming from a Mitsu Evo, I was absolutely fanatical about oil quality.

First change after 1500 mile break-in, and every 3k miles after that. Sometimes I stretched it to 3500 miles, but never went more than 4000 miles without fresh oil and filter.

Well I just hit the 1500 mile mark with my F30 328i, checked the maint interval under "vehicle info" expecting to be prompted for a post break-in oil change, and was shocked that it is telling me oil isn't due for a change for another 11k miles. How can this be?

I realize that these are two completely different engines, but is it realistic for ANY engine to go 12k before (first) oil change? Turbo engines are known to be much tougher on oil, so I am highly skeptical that this can be good for long term engine life.

So are most F30 owners sticking with this recommended schedule?