[florincmf]

Good morning,

The service light for "engine oil" has come up on the iDrive for my car, which is a 3 series, 320d, 2016 with 28000 miles done. Now the last service was done by the previous owner at a non-partner BMW dealer and he changed the engine oil and the filters at 15000.

Can anyone advise what service I should be doing to the car now as it is crucial for me to be well looked after in order to minimise the risks of having to pay for really expensive failure later on?

I got a quotation from BMW to change the following: Air Filter
13328572522 Diesel Fuel Filter
64119237555 Microfilter
11428575211 Oil Filter Set
83122409031 Screen Wash
83212405948 ENGINE OIL LL04 5W-30

For £629. Is there anything else I should be aware of or any other recommendations?

Regards,
Florin

[bgalakazam]

If it's only 28kmi why is service not covered? Also that price seems way to high, is Europe this expensive in general? Oil change and filters should be under $150. If diesel filter is bad already isn't that warranty?

[florincmf]

Originally Posted by bgalakazam

If it's only 28kmi why is service not covered? Also that price seems way to high, is Europe this expensive in general? Oil change and filters should be under $150. If diesel filter is bad already isn't that warranty?

The car has 3 years warranty until April 2019 but it doesn't have a service pack + included which I know in some countries comes as a standard but not in the UK. I don't think the filters go under warranty because they are considered consumables.

[Simon89]

Was that quote from Coopers at Clifton Moor?

[florincmf]

Originally Posted by Simon89

Was that quote from Coopers at Clifton Moor?

Air-Conditioning Service - £0.00
Engine oil service with microfilter, air filter & fuel filter - £440.00
Vehicle check service - £56.00
Fault Diagnosis - £0.00
End of warranty check - £0.00
I have a recall - £0.00
Winter Health Check - £0.00
Standard Scope - £26.00 =£526

[Billfitz]

Originally Posted by florincmf

For £629. Is there anything else I should be aware of

Yes, you're being screwed, and not in the enjoyable way. Even with off the wall UK pricing I'd guess a good independent shop would come in at half that price. You don't need to have work done at a dealer to protect your warranty, just be sure what's done is documented and you save the receipts. There are plenty of shops who specialize in German cars, staffed by BMW trained mechanics who make better money working for an indy than for a dealer despite the lower costs. Selling cars has a very low profit margin, so the service department supports the overall operation.

[florincmf]

Halfords are offering for the same servicing a price of £206. Now that's 70% cheaper so really tempted to go with them.

[paul e]

Originally Posted by florincmf

Halfords are offering for the same servicing a price of £206. Now that's 70% cheaper so really tempted to go with them.

“Tempted”? Really?

I’d be there before my car warmed up.

[jcbaxter1975]

I doubt very much that the fuel filter needs to be changed at only 28,000 miles. That probably involves some real labour costs but is unnecessary.

This might help

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1195138

[Gen13 F36]

2016 model in Europe doesn't comes with free maintenance? Just asking

[florincmf]

Originally Posted by Gen13 F36

2016 model in Europe doesn't comes with free maintenance? Just asking

Not in the UK. I know about some other countries that you get up to 3 years free servicing. I had 3 years for my 1 Series but that one had a Service Package plus or something

[florincmf]

Originally Posted by paul e

“Tempted”? Really?

I’d be there before my car warmed up.

The only thing that worries me is the iDrive history not being updated by them which might be an issue later on when selling the car.

[Billfitz]

There's no specific need to have the history updated. You would update the service interval, which is a simple process, and you'd keep receipts for work done/parts and materials purchased to show a potential buyer.

[Batang.Gapo]

Wow that is expensive! Here in Canada maintenance is covered for first 4 years/80k.

[luckstr]

And here in California (United States) my 2017 440i convertible (which I got new from the dealer) has a 4yr/50k mi bumper to bumper warranty and a 3 yr/36k mi service maintenance (oil change, filter change, whatever is considered a "scheduled" item). I remember when my wife had her X5 (around 2005), the service maintenance was 4yr/50k mi just like the bumper to bumper warranty and included consumables such as brake pads (good thing since I had to replace pads every 12k on that X5), windshield wipers, belts).

[florincmf]

Originally Posted by Batang.Gapo

Wow that is expensive! Here in Canada maintenance is covered for first 4 years/80k.

Originally Posted by luckstr

And here in California (United States) my 2017 440i convertible (which I got new from the dealer) has a 4yr/50k mi bumper to bumper warranty and a 3 yr/36k mi service maintenance (oil change, filter change, whatever is considered a "scheduled" item). I remember when my wife had her X5 (around 2005), the service maintenance was 4yr/50k mi just like the bumper to bumper warranty and included consumables such as brake pads (good thing since I had to replace pads every 12k on that X5), windshield wipers, belts).

Unfortunately, I live on this island where everything is overpriced!

[Gen13 F36]

Originally Posted by florincmf

Unfortunately, I live on this island where everything is overpriced!

Oh man... if I'm on that situation, I buy parts and stuff ahead of time. That if I'm doing it myself.

Btw, how much shipping to your place. Most can be bought online

[deviantspeed]

Originally Posted by luckstr

And here in California (United States) my 2017 440i convertible (which I got new from the dealer) has a 4yr/50k mi bumper to bumper warranty and a 3 yr/36k mi service maintenance (oil change, filter change, whatever is considered a "scheduled" item). I remember when my wife had her X5 (around 2005), the service maintenance was 4yr/50k mi just like the bumper to bumper warranty and included consumables such as brake pads (good thing since I had to replace pads every 12k on that X5), windshield wipers, belts).

He's the second owner.

Service does not transfer over, you are out of pocket now. At least in the USA.

[luckstr]

Originally Posted by deviantspeed

He's the second owner.

Service does not transfer over, you are out of pocket now. At least in the USA.

That's right! I did not read the original post carefully enough. Sorry

[florincmf]

Originally Posted by deviantspeed

He's the second owner.

Service does not transfer over, you are out of pocket now. At least in the USA.

Service does or it did transfer over for my 1 Series bought 3 years ago. The car had a Service Pack + which I benefit from as the second owner. I booked the servicing with BMW and when I got there they said it's actually free as it still has that package. Now I am not that fortunate with the 3 series.

[florincmf]

Originally Posted by Gen13 F36

Oh man... if I'm on that situation, I buy parts and stuff ahead of time. That if I'm doing it myself.

Btw, how much shipping to your place. Most can be bought online

I booked it with Halfords (£206 compared to BMW £526 and £629) in the end, I got a what's called Major service (everything to be changed in regards to filters, I can choose the engine oil + 76 checks to be carried out and all the fluids to be checked and filled if needed)

Now when I called BMW they told me I have a service recall for something related to the exhaust so I should book the car in asap) I did book a servicing too along with the recall which will include free of charge:

Air-Conditioning Service - £0.00
Fault Diagnosis - £0.00
End of warranty check - £0.00
I have a recall - £0.00
Winter Health Check - £0.00
USB Map Update - £0.00

[wrp]

For a diesels I think you need to replace the diesel fuel filter every 25k to 30k miles. And you might need the newer BMW oil 0w-30 LL-12 FE, part 83212365951.