[Raptor7]

So I just got my 428xi (Canada), dealer says the car will tell me when to go for oil changes. I'm finding articles that say the notification is at 15000KM. But I've also read that people recommend changing it every 8000-10000KM?

Should I stick with when the car tells me?

edit: I think I may just go every 10000km

[lens]

Originally Posted by Raptor7

So I just got my 428xi (Canada), dealer says the car will tell me when to go for oil changes. I'm finding articles that say the notification is at 15000KM. But I've also read that people recommend changing it every 8000-10000KM?

Should I stick with when the car tells me?

edit: I think I may just go every 10000km

7500KM, pay out of your own pocket oil change.

and the next 7500KM is the free one provided by dealer.

That was my schedule, but now since I'm near 80,000KM and my 4 year free maintenance is up, I'm doing it every 7500KM myself.

[canukgtp]

I've just always let the computer tell me...never had an issue...but I don't keep my cars for more than 5-6 years so no time to have any major issues

[Nick340xi_qc]

Second bmw, i wait that the light comes on. My e90 250k km and my f30 50k km. No issue, but not driven hard that much and no track. Mostly highway

[Polo08816]

Originally Posted by Nick328i_qc

Second bmw, i wait that the light comes on. My e90 250k km and my f30 50k km. No issue, but not driven hard that much and no track. Mostly highway

+1.

I wait for the Low Oil Pressure indicator, but before the CEL (Change Engine Light) comes on.

[Raptor7]

I'm most likely going to be keeping it for 5-6 years, so I guess I'll stick to dealer changes

[paul e]

My car has 1600 miles, I'm going to do an oil change at my expense at 2,000 miles. I want the break-in oil out of there, even if it is a waste. After that I will let the service light rule.

[Minkia]

my car is telling me it's due for service in 2k km and i currently have 11.5k. i think the dealership will honour the service as long as within a reasonable window.

[Macky]

Hi Chaungo,

Which oil are you using ?
Where are u getting you oil filter ?

Thanks

M

[Obsessive Detail]

Even if you change your own oil, don't you still have to take the car to BMW to have the service light turned off?

[crono06]

Originally Posted by Minkia

my car is telling me it's due for service in 2k km and i currently have 11.5k. i think the dealership will honour the service as long as within a reasonable window.

If your car is a newer one, the service window has been dropped down to ~15k km.

Originally Posted by Obsessive Detail

Even if you change your own oil, don't you still have to take the car to BMW to have the service light turned off?

There's a way to reset it use the buttons on the dash.

[eluded]

The car is always right , listen to her like you would a wife....

[CalCarNut]

Originally Posted by Polo08816

+1.

I wait for the Low Oil Pressure indicator, but before the CEL (Change Engine Light) comes on.

Now there's one light I never want to see....(Change ENGINE Light)

[CalCarNut]

Pretty sure the service notification comes on either 1yr or whatever miles you're at on low mile driven cars. My car triggered it saying oil change due at 6600miles..which was pretty much 1yr after I bought the car.

[Polo08816]

Originally Posted by SoCalDave

Now there's one light I never want to see....(Change ENGINE Light)

In all seriousness, when the car was covered under the BMW service plan I would do an oil change every 5000 miles - alternating between the dealer and my own oil changes.

Now that the service plan is over, I typically do an oil change every 5000 miles if the car has seen a track event during that interval or 7500 miles if the car has not seen a track event.

[CalCarNut]

Originally Posted by Polo08816

In all seriousness, when the car was covered under the BMW service plan I would do an oil change every 5000 miles - alternating between the dealer and my own oil changes.

Now that the service plan is over, I typically do an oil change every 5000 miles if the car has seen a track event during that interval or 7500 miles if the car has not seen a track event.

Better safe than sorry, I'd agree. My car isn't driven that much so the current intervals,(about 1x/yr at 6000miles) is fine. The miles are highway so at least the engine oil reaches operating temperature etc...even if they're low (miles).

[NightWriter]

Once again, I'm amused that people try to weigh between the official recommendation by the company that designed, built, and warrants the engine, and the masses on the Internet

Yes, there's a lot of smart people here, and yes, there may be legitimate reasons for choosing to change oil more frequently. But given how cheap it is for BMW to change the oil and how important oil changes are to an engine...does it really make sense that they'd artificially prolong the standard maintenance intervals at the potential expense of undermining engine longevity?

My advice: Stick to the engine computer's recommendation and find other things to worry about.

[casualDIYer]

Originally Posted by Raptor7

So I just got my 428xi (Canada), dealer says the car will tell me when to go for oil changes. I'm finding articles that say the notification is at 15000KM. But I've also read that people recommend changing it every 8000-10000KM?

Should I stick with when the car tells me?

edit: I think I may just go every 10000km

You could change it every 1000km and it won't make a difference. Imagine there are people who build engines for a living and imagine there are people who make oil for a living. Now imagine some anonymous poster on a web site who gives you information contrary to what the engine builder and oil maker recommend. Why would you believe the anonymous source?

You think any rent-a-car company would ever change oil sooner rather than recommended? You think rent-a-cars are blowing engines? Do you think if you change oil more often your car will last longer? Plenty of seized f30 engines and few to do with the interval.

Additionally keep in mind the interval is tied to distance and how hard you drive the car. If you drive 700 really hard that oil interval will drop by almost double. I did a track day and the car said 4K to oil change. End of the day it said 2k.

Dirty oil isn't great for engines but it's the heat they generate that kill them