[Pequin]

Hi all, one of my occasional posts

Oil service light is on, 3,500 miles since the last one but 2 years. BMW quote £260 for oil, micro filter etc.

Question….. should I have it done?

67 335D no issues with oil, level at max and regular short trips.

Thank you

Update - Full oil service, filter £82.00 all in. Mobil 1 ESP. Shout out to ATS Cwmbran 😀

[3-GT]

If you've hit the time based element of the service countdown, I would.

Have you tried getting an online quote?

[MY340i]

yes

[Pequin]

Originally Posted by 3-GT

If you've hit the time based element of the service countdown, I would.

Have you tried getting an online quote?

No, who would you recommend and thank you 😃

[3-GT]

Originally Posted by Pequin

No, who would you recommend and thank you

Try an online quote from BMW.

[BIFCAIDS]

Originally Posted by Pequin

Hi all, one of my occasional posts

Oil service light is on, 3,500 miles since the last one but 2 years. BMW quote £260 for oil, micro filter etc.

Question….. should I have it done?

67 335D no issues with oil, level at max and regular short trips.

Thank you

Irrespective of Mileage, change the oil. Oil degrades regardless of use or age.

You can go to either BMW or a BMW registered Indie, not two weeks ago there was a post similar and it turned into an argument about where was better.

Which ever you choose do your research and pick a good one based off it.

[Rick Sanchez]

If you are not bothered about service history buy the parts and do it yourself it's a doddle. I drop the oil midway through intervals. Maybe OTT but rather preventative than curative.

[RobUK]

I always figure if you're planning on keeping the car, do interim oil changes. Up to now I've been getting the local dealer to do it (as 340i filters have been known to disintegrate on removal) but now looking at a local indie instead as the car is 6yrs old.

[BIFCAIDS]

Every MOT I book the car in for an oil and filter irrespective.

[Eddamoo]

Definitely get it done. Last few years they've done a Black Friday deal around mid Nov so may be back down to £90 for an Oil change

[Andy07841]

I just take my 330d to national tyres in between my bmw services and it's £80 to have the oil and filter done and you can specify your oil too for an extra cost,quite handy in the winter so your not doing it yourself in the cold 🤣

[Alpina 91]

Just been quoted £139 including vat by Sytner Harold Wood

[SuperHamz]

Barons online quotes:
£204.40 for minor service (including the standard scope)
£398.16 for major service

[StuieUK45]

Would you guys recommend using a K&N oil filter, or sticking with OEM ?
I ask as i used to use K&N over the oem Nissan one for my R34 , so now i got a 335d, when it comes to service time soon, my plan was to buy K&N air filter, oil filter, and then i will go with Motul for the oil...

[MY340i]

Originally Posted by StuieUK45

Would you guys recommend using a K&N oil filter, or sticking with OEM ?
I ask as i used to use K&N over the oem Nissan one for my R34 , so now i got a 335d, when it comes to service time soon, my plan was to buy K&N air filter, oil filter, and then i will go with Motul for the oil...

OEM for sure. get some pics of your R34 up

[StuieUK45]

its gone now, hence the switch to the 335d
Am assuming i should get better MPG with my remapped 335d!
So OEM air filter too rather than K&N ?


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[leej320d]

Originally Posted by Alpina 91

Just been quoted £139 including vat by Sytner Harold Wood

it's showing 214.26 with Standard scope

[MY340i]

Originally Posted by StuieUK45

its gone now, hence the switch to the 335d
Am assuming i should get better MPG with my remapped 335d!
So OEM air filter too rather than K&N ?


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Looked mint, always had a sweet spot for these r34’s

335d is a great platform, a remap and an alpina gearbox flash and it’s a whole new beast.

Are you doing the services yourself? If so autodoc is the best place to get parts, although takes two weeks or so to arrive from Germany.

Yeah would stick with oem, aftermarket ones can cause headache down the line

[StuieUK45]

cheers for the info dude!
and not doing service myself, but if it was a case of buying aftermarket service parts, and asking the garage to service using those parts....
I'll look at using either BMW or a specialist who uses OEM parts
Autodoc = very good, used several times with the R34 .....

335d goes in this Sat for stage 1 ECU remap + Dyno + Gearbox map (cost £600), am using Avon Tuning nr Bristol...

[leej320d]

Originally Posted by StuieUK45

cheers for the info dude!
and not doing service myself, but if it was a case of buying aftermarket service parts, and asking the garage to service using those parts....
I'll look at using either BMW or a specialist who uses OEM parts
Autodoc = very good, used several times with the R34 .....

335d goes in this Sat for stage 1 ECU remap + Dyno + Gearbox map (cost £600), am using Avon Tuning nr Bristol...

that's very very cheap

is gearbox on zHP stage 3?

[StuieUK45]

its £650 normally, but discount got it down..
Stage 2 on the gearbox, i like my MPG for motorway miles
and the pricing is just right (am factoring in 15yrs worth of tuning on the JDM side )...

[goram]

Originally Posted by StuieUK45

cheers for the info dude!
and not doing service myself, but if it was a case of buying aftermarket service parts, and asking the garage to service using those parts....
I'll look at using either BMW or a specialist who uses OEM parts
Autodoc = very good, used several times with the R34 .....

335d goes in this Sat for stage 1 ECU remap + Dyno + Gearbox map (cost £600), am using Avon Tuning nr Bristol...

Keep us posted on the results mate!