04-04-2017, 02:25 AM | #23 |
Private First Class
22
Rep 126
Posts |
Sigh, so I went in today for my scheduled appointment and they said they couldn't do it because it wasn't annotated with an "X" next to the service record they printed out and that it wouldn't be covered by the original maintenance plan even though I'm at the one year mark. CBS says I have 2800 miles to go and they said that it trumps the 1 year/15000 mile thing. I'm currently at 14,700 miles and 1 year right now....
What really pissed me off is that the SA who made my appointment had said I should be good for an oil change and made me drive all the way over for nothing, he said he was looking at my service records I called and scheduled. I live in the next town over and it's a good 30 minute drive to get there, when I mentioned that the SA just shrugged his shoulder....makes me believe half of them don't understand BMW's policies at all.... |
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 02:54 AM | #24 |
Lieutenant General
18493
Rep 14,085
Posts
Drives: G82 M4C X-Drive
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Orange County, CA
|
I have never paid for it because it's always been covered under the maintenance plan.
__________________
2022 G82///M4 Competition X-Drive - KW-HAS, EBC Bluestuff, Millway Race Camber Plates, Cup2 Connect*, PSI High Flow Midpipe, Lightweight Front Lip, M Perf Flow Through Wing Previous • 2018 F80 ///M3 CS • 2016 F80 ///M3 IG: Raging_G82 |
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 06:51 AM | #25 | |
Colonel
241
Rep 2,389
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
2016 340i XDrive, EBII/black, 6 MT, M Sport, Track Handling, Cold Weather, Tech, Lighting, Driver Assistance Plus.
2012 Z4 35i, ED 2/24/2012, Melbourne Red Metallic, Black Leather, Carbon Trim, 6MT, M Sport, CW, PP, PS, NAV, CA. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 03:31 PM | #26 |
Private First Class
22
Rep 126
Posts |
Called another dealer and they said 24 months or 15,000 miles for my particular car (apparently based on production month/year). But he said they can usually do it once the computer says 2,000 miles to go to the next oil change...guess I'll wait out the next 800 miles and then send it into that dealership.
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 03:37 PM | #27 | |
Second Lieutenant
57
Rep 216
Posts |
Quote:
hmmm that sucks. Probably try another dealer. I'm going in on Monday for brake fluid change because it was time. I had him checked my oil and he said I'm due for one too since it was performed a year ago. Brake fluid, oil change and in cabin filter being replaced.
__________________
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 03:46 PM | #28 | ||
Major General
2940
Rep 5,983
Posts |
Quote:
|
||
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 04:31 PM | #29 |
Lieutenant General
8170
Rep 15,966
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 04:42 PM | #30 | |
Lieutenant Colonel
772
Rep 1,503
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 04:46 PM | #31 |
Major General
2940
Rep 5,983
Posts |
You can do your own additional oil changes, but don't reset the CBS so you can continue getting the free ones as well.
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 05:06 PM | #32 | |
Brigadier General
3086
Rep 4,210
Posts |
Quote:
More complexity for sure in a hybrid but less drain on the gas engine. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 05:18 PM | #33 |
Lieutenant General
8170
Rep 15,966
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 05:22 PM | #34 | |
Banned
536
Rep 2,825
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 05:25 PM | #35 | |
poopycat
266
Rep 791
Posts |
Quote:
Plus just changing your oil doesn't guarantee that warranty will be upheld anymore. With that said, I do keep a quart of the non-approved walmart oil in the trunk. I don't burn any oil, but it's better than none if I'm travelling. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 06:14 PM | #36 |
Captain
278
Rep 689
Posts |
may be a stupid question but how can you tell and be absolutely sure that the Dealer actually changed the oil? if you can not see the color of the oil on a dip stick and see if its dirty or clean how do you know if they "FORGOT" to change the oil? Is there any other way to tell if it was really changed ?
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 06:32 PM | #37 |
Colonel
4833
Rep 2,442
Posts
Drives: 2022 M3 6MT
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: New Jersey
|
I guess I'm old school but I'd never go that long. I change mine every 5k on my own, and I now have 75k on the car
__________________
2022 M3 6MT - Portimao Blue Metallic
2022 X3 M40i - Tanzanite Blue Metallic |
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 06:35 PM | #38 | |
Major General
2940
Rep 5,983
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 08:45 PM | #39 | |
Brigadier General
1594
Rep 3,926
Posts |
Quote:
If you have a 2016+ N55, it may require BMW LL-01FE. Either way, I've met the manufacturer requirement for my model year. I'm at 75k miles on the N55 with no issues including track time. The car's powertrain is stock. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-04-2017, 10:23 PM | #40 | |
Major General
2940
Rep 5,983
Posts |
Quote:
|
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-05-2017, 04:52 AM | #41 | |||||||
Brigadier General
1594
Rep 3,926
Posts |
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
My 2014 335i N55 states this in the owner's manual: Quote:
Quote:
Genuine BMW N55 Engine Oil Change Kit - MY2016 and on Quote:
Genuine BMW B58 Engine Oil Change Kit - MY2016 and on Quote:
At the end of the day, is anyone getting their warranty denied because of what oil they're using as long as it conforms to one of those BMW specifications? For example, if a stock 2016+ N55 blew up, is using BMW LL-01 or BMW LL-01FE going to make the difference? I think we all know it's not. The two big areas BMW would look into are 1. was the car stock or 2. was there a sufficient amount of oil. If the difference between BMW LL-01 and BMW LL-01FE was so huge that N55s were suffering catastrophic failures at an alarming rate due to oil differences, BMW would make the BMW LL-01FE spec retroactive, but BMW has not yet. Last edited by Polo08816; 04-05-2017 at 05:05 AM.. |
|||||||
Appreciate
0
|
04-05-2017, 12:47 PM | #42 | |
Major General
1467
Rep 5,029
Posts |
Quote:
0W allows better lubrication at startup than 5W. The W20 versus W30 makes a difference at operating temp, for now only B46/B58/LCI-N20 can use W20. Those engines that require W30 will need that weight to perform within spec at operating temp. To summarize LL-01 5W30 and LL-01FE 0W30 should work for N55/preLCI-N20/N26, while LL-14FE 0W20 is specifically used for 46/B58/LCI-N20 only. |
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-05-2017, 05:05 PM | #43 |
Private First Class
22
Rep 126
Posts |
Another update: just got off the phone with Rusnak BMW in Thousand Oaks, CA and they looked into my service records and promised they would be able to get me in for my oil change. Even they were confused why the other dealership said "No" to it.
|
Appreciate
0
|
04-05-2017, 05:18 PM | #44 |
Major General
2940
Rep 5,983
Posts |
Make sure they reset your CBS after the oil change so you'll get your next oil change on time. Also keep your service records so you can show when you got your oil change in case the CBS shows you didn't and they try to refuse warranty claims due to non-maintenance. You can reset the CBS yourself if they didn't and you leave the dealership without checking if they did. You can press the trip reset button and hold it down a few seconds and it will let you reset it. The trip itself won't reset but it will appear to at first. Apparently this is a common enough occurrence that there are youtube videos showing how to reset it and I rented an F10 showing the oil change was way past due, so likely this was the case with that car. The rental car SA said she was certain it was done and they forgot to reset the CBS because they make sure to take care of those things.
|
Appreciate
0
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|