Oil and filter change 335D

Sunnyb11 · 08-18-2018, 08:15 AM

Hi guys,

recently picked up a 2016 335d and am wondering about the servicing on it.

I've read up its condition based servicing, but im wary that 25k between services is quite a lot!

Having come from a VW GTI where I used to do an oil change every 5k (£30 for genuine oil and filter from TPS), I'm tempted to do interim oil changes myself between services - is this a good idea?

What oil does the 335d use, 5W30? is there a specific brand? and oil filter? is MANN the genuine brand? How many litres does it take?

Can these be purchased from bmw or will I need to go eurocarparts/GSF?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Jeff123 · 08-18-2018, 08:50 AM

It won’t be 25,000 miles, 18,000 seems like a reasonable norm. It is for me.

Abrek · 08-18-2018, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunnyb11

Hi guys,

recently picked up a 2016 335d and am wondering about the servicing on it.

I've read up its condition based servicing, but im wary that 25k between services is quite a lot!

Having come from a VW GTI where I used to do an oil change every 5k (£30 for genuine oil and filter from TPS), I'm tempted to do interim oil changes myself between services - is this a good idea?

What oil does the 335d use, 5W30? is there a specific brand? and oil filter? is MANN the genuine brand? How many litres does it take?

Can these be purchased from bmw or will I need to go eurocarparts/GSF?

Any help would be much appreciated.

It is a bit of can of worms and splits opinions. For me due to the low costs of diy oil change it’s worth to do more frequent changes. BMW oil filter is £23 from dealers. Castrol EDGE 0w30 (Bmw recommended) is £35 for 4 liters from ECP. So about £55 for 6.5 liters needed. I’d say for the sake of keeping engine from premature wear £80 is not a lot considering the cost of the car

Abrek · 08-18-2018, 10:06 AM

Forgot to add, it literally takes 20 minutes to do from start to finish. Just need jack to lift the car, 17” socket for oil plug and slightly larger one for oil filter(can’t remember the size). BMW oil filter comes with metal washer for oil plug so probably worth a bit extra compared to generic ones.

teaston · 08-18-2018, 12:33 PM

It definitely won't be every 25K, it has been every 15K or so for me:

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Jeff123 Jeff 318 Rep 1,451 Posts Drives: 330d M Sport x-drive F30 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	It won’t be 25,000 miles, 18,000 seems like a reasonable norm. It is for me.
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Abrek Second Lieutenant 124 Rep 256 Posts Drives: MY18 435d Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Edinburgh iTrader: (0)	Forgot to add, it literally takes 20 minutes to do from start to finish. Just need jack to lift the car, 17” socket for oil plug and slightly larger one for oil filter(can’t remember the size). BMW oil filter comes with metal washer for oil plug so probably worth a bit extra compared to generic ones.
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